Apply Now
Details
Reference number
Salary
Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Contract type
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment
Business area
Type of role
Analytical
Audit
Corporate Finance
Finance
Working pattern
Number of jobs available
Contents
Location
About the job
Job summary
Would you like the opportunity to contribute to the fight against serious and organised crime?
NCA officers work at the forefront of law enforcement, building the best possible intelligence picture of serious and organised crime threats; relentlessly pursuing the most serious and dangerous offenders; and developing and delivering specialist capabilities on behalf of law enforcement.
As a member of the finance team you will be supporting the agency in protecting the public from serious and organised crime. We are looking for officers to join our Finance Department as a Senior Finance Officer.
**To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role.**
Job description
As a member of the Finance Business Partnering team, you will actively support the Finance Business Partners and manage a team within the Finance Department which provides finance support to the wider business to help the NCA deliver its business objectives.
You will be accountable for the delivery of a management accounting service for specific business areas, teams and projects, ensuring reporting and transactional accuracy.
This role will be suitable for those with a Level 4 financial qualification and experience of working in a finance department, looking to develop their career further with responsibility for managing a team to deliver financial reporting. You will be able to demonstrate your ability to develop relationships, understand the business of NCA commands and communicate financial data and other information clearly and provide valuable financial advice, challenge and support.
Person specification
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage and direct resources to ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/financial constraints and quality standards, in line with NCA policy.
- Manage a team within the Finance Department, responsible for providing management accounts / financial accounts support of an area of business (as designated) and to manage and monitor expenditure / income for that area.
- Supervise research, development, collation, co-ordination and dissemination of management information, including policy, reports, briefings, business plans, risk registers, presentations and web-based communications, as appropriate.
- Support Finance Business Partners and Finance Senior Leadership Team to help commands to develop budget and savings proposals to inform the negotiations on future budget delegations.
- Provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that the NCA complies with general accounting standards and the NCAs corporate governance requirements.
- Produce monthly variance analyses, ensuring corrections and changes to both actual costs, forecasts and budgets are identified and accurately reflected on the finance system.
- Provide financial advice to budget holders and project leads, as required.
- Identify improvements to the effectiveness and efficiency of the NCAs business, including Finance internal systems and process, so that accurate and consistent information is produced, together with ad hoc reports when required.
- Develop an understanding of the financial system within the NCA and the relationships between the various systems and tools so that accurate and consistent information is produced together with ad hoc reports as and when required.
- Develop policy, reports, procedures and manage/monitor data systems across business areas.
- Supervise the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information, maintaining confidentiality, sensitivity and a duty of care in line with NCA policy.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to foster collaborative working.
- Work with government departments and attend working groups, government committees/ meetings (as required).
- Manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with NCA values.
- Manage/coach and develop staff (as required) in accordance with the NCA Performance Development system; set objectives and development plans and manage staff performance.
Qualifications
Hold a Level 4 qualification with AAT, CCAB or CIMA.
Please ensure the dates of any accreditations you are relying on, are entered on to the CV.
Should you progress to the assessment stage of the process, you will be required to provide a copy of the original certificate.
Failure to provide evidence at interview may result in your application not progressing to the next stage.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Good technical knowledge of accounting processes, policies, statutory requirements and internal controls.
- Experience of supervision or first line management and developing individuals in a finance environment.
- Good Excel skills relating to analysing data, information and statistics from a wide range of sources.
Benefits
£10,433 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.
If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too.
All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for:
- Civil Service pension scheme
- 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
- Training and development opportunities
- Cycle2work scheme
We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer.
We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period).
Things you need to know
Selection process details
If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by 23:55 on 19th November 2023.
You will be asked to complete a CV as part of the application process, Please see the candidate information pack for more information.
Please note depending on the volume of applications a Longlist at sift may be conducted on following criteria:
- Good technical knowledge of accounting processes, policies, statutory requirements and internal controls.
Candidates must pass this criteria for their application to be progressed.
A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Entry Criteria section.
Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
Sift results are expected to be released w/c 4th December 2023.
Interviews will take place throughout December 2023 and January 2024 – locations to be confirmed. Please be advised that the type of interview (eg. virtual/face-to-face) may be subject to change and successful candidates will be notified of this prior to attending. However the interview is conducted, the interview criteria will remain as shown on page 17 of the Candidate Information Pack.
The above sift and interview dates are an indicative timeline.
Should you be successful at sift but cannot attend on the interview date(s) listed the recruitment team cannot guarantee an alternative date. Please contact the recruitment team.
You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Any instances of plagiarism including copying of examples/answers from internet sources will result in a withdrawal of your application. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.
Multi-Location
Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be appointed in merit order for each location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.
Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only. If you are posted to a location that you have requested and you do not accept that location, you may not be offered another role.
Please note, only advertised location can be offered. Notes populated in a free text box will not be taken into consideration.
Near Miss
Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be considered for other positions in the NCA which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match.
Hybrid Working
Here at the NCA we have a hybrid working arrangement in place enabling officers to work a proportion of their role remotely. Eligibility and the degree of home working will vary depending on the requirements of the role. Further details can be discussed at offer stage.
Reasonable Adjustment
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. As part of our application process you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process that you may need. If you have a disability or long-term condition (a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities protected under the Equality Act 2010) and need us to make any adjustments or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Please contact us by emailing ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk or calling 0117 372 0000 as soon as possible before the closing date if you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying.
Inclusion and Accessibility
The NCA embraces and values diversity in all forms. Being truly reflective of the communities we serve and building a culture where everyone can perform at their best is critical to leading the UKs fight against serious and organised crime something which affects us all. We want to recruit and retain the very best and broadest diversity of officers so the NCA welcomes applications from individuals from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader we are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VETTING REQUIREMENTS SC
All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK.
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements.
Checks will be made against:
- Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
- UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records.
- Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
- Security Services records
We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the candidate pack which explains the role further before submitting an application.
If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the candidate pack, please contact:
ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Medical
Nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : NCA Recruitment Team – GRS
- Email : ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-complaints/
