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Are you a Finance Analyst looking for a new opportunity in an organisation that makes a difference to us all? The FSA is a non-ministerial department of over 1400 people. We play a critical role in protecting public health and consumers wider interests in food across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our vision is an important one – to drive change, delivering food you can trust and working towards a healthier and more sustainable food system. The FSAs important and varied work is made possible by the wide array of teams that support our remit and enable us to best deliver our services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our Finance Planning and Analysis team works to provide insights and guidance that shapes the Agencys approach to its work, allowing us to achieve better value for our money so that we can further its impact and do the best we can to protect public health. |
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As our new Finance Analyst you will support the FSA in achieving Value for Money (VfM) throughout its reporting cycles ensuring consistency of approach and ensuring better quality management information for decision making by the Executive Management Team, Heads of Division (HoDs) and Cost Centre Managers. This is a varied role that will give you the chance to make a real difference to the effective financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring and reporting of activity in the FSA. Working collaboratively with finance colleagues, you will develop good working relationships with budget holders across the organisation so that you can identify their business, financial and reporting needs and ensure that their forecasts are updated regularly and their budgets actively managed. If you have experience in a financial or other relevant business support role, are proactive about building relationships and can work well under pressure wed love to hear from you. |
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Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process. We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.
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or willing to commence study to obtain CCAB, CIMA, AAT within the first 6 months of joining the FSA .
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We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
£8,809 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
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Full details of the selection process are detailed in the attached candidate pack. Application and shortlisting You will be asked to provide personal details (not seen by the Panel) and to confirm your eligibility to apply for the role. Ability: You will be asked to complete an online numerical test and, if successful, will proceed to the rest of the application. Technical: You will be asked a question to confirm that you meet the Technical requirements of the role. · Part qualified with CCAB, CIMA, AAT (or equivalent) or · willing to commence study to obtain CCAB, CIMA, AAT within the first 6 months of joining the FSA .
If you cannot answer yes to this question you will not be able to proceed further with your application. You will then be asked to complete an application which will be used to assess you against the following essential and desirable criteria. (Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie between candidates). Experience Essential · Lead criteria: Experience in a financial or other relevant business support role involving producing monthly / year-end accruals and prepayments and monitoring forecasts & budgets. · Evidence of developing effective budget holder relationships. · Proven ability to work well under pressure and manage work to fixed deadlines. · Intermediate MS Excel skills (e.g. able to effectively utilise Pivot tables, vlookup, sumIF etc). Desirable · Using a computerised accounting package (Workday preferred or SOP/Oracle or similar), and intermediate Word/PowerPoint/IT skills. Lead Criteria An initial sift may take place on just the identified Lead Criteria indicated. In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise. Interview If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a final interview in which we will assess you against the following Experience requirements of the role and Civil Service Behaviours Level 3 Behaviours · Delivering at Pace · Communicating and Influencing · Developing Self and Others Full details of the positive indicators being assessed for each Behaviour can be found in the Candidate Pack.
Experience · Experience in a financial or other relevant business support role involving producing monthly / year-end accruals and prepayments and monitoring forecasts & budgets. Expected Timeline Advert closes: 12 November 2023 (23:55) Sift: Expected to take place during week commencing 13 November 2023 Final panel interview: Expected to take place during week commencing 27 November 2023 Interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams. (If you do not have the Microsoft Teams application installed on your computer, you can join on the web without installing the application.) Please note that indicated dates may be subject to change. The FSA is dedicated to a policy of equal opportunity for all. Being truly reflective of our society and building a culture where everyone can perform at their best is critical to the work of the FSA. We are looking to recruit from the widest possible talent pool and encourage candidates to apply from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment and selection process and beyond. All appointments are made on merit. Please be assured that diversity or socioeconomic information requested during the course of your application plays absolutely no part in our selection processes and is not seen by anyone assessing applications. Any information provided is anonymised and used for statistical purposes only. We actively review the deployment of talent on a periodic basis in the interests of optimising personal development and the achievement of business plans. Childcare Vouchers Any move to the Food Standards Agency from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk Reserve List A reserve list will be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made. Visa Sponsorship Please note that the FSA does not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications and we are unable to provide any advice about visas. |
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Job contact :
- Name : James Stimson
- Email : james.stimson@food.gov.uk
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- Email : hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk
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