Finance Operations Senior Executive Officer

Are you looking for an opportunity to be actively involved in reshaping the RAF’s vision for the Finance Function in the years ahead?

The Air Finance vision is to be an agile, high performing team integral to effective decision making for a world class Air Force.

The Air Finance Team consists of three functional areas; Finance Business Partners, Specialist Services and Finance Operations, which all sit within the Director of Resources area of responsibility, interacting with numerous stakeholders across the Command.

This recruitment is for 1 x SEO management position within the Finance Operations Financial Management Reporting (FMR) team.

The team is made up of approximately 60 personnel, divided into 13 sub teams.

This post offers the opportunity to build upon financial, communicating and influencing and leadership skills, whilst working as part of a large, friendly and flexible team. We are looking for a proactive individual to oversee the production of timely and robust financial information, to help inform recommendations to senior management.

Job holders will be required to liaise with stakeholders including wider finance colleagues (Civilian and Military), RAF Stations and Units and Senior Managers; therefore, proven communication skills are essential.

Professional Finance qualifications are not essential. Air Command is building a learning culture within the Function and your continued development is important to us, therefore support may be available for you, to undertake further appropriate qualifications or attend CPD events.

We are based at Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe; an attractive place to work, located in the village of Walters Ash. There are good public transport links with regular bus services to/from Aylesbury and High Wycombe as well as free car parking on site.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week with an expectation to attend the office on a weekly basis.

Finance Operations is responsible for conducting all foundation financial activities regarding Air Command through owning report production and initial financial analysis. The team provide an efficient and effective In-Year Management (IYM) and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) reporting function, across various budgets for Air Command units.

Team Leaders at SEO level are responsible for assuring the output of their respective teams through effective task, training and people management, facilitating a supportive and inclusive workplace environment for team members (HEO’s).

Team leaders must be excellent communicators and be able to strongly demonstrate the leadership behaviour. All applicants must also demonstrate excellent communication skills, with a strong focus on customer service

– Lead with the preparation, interpretation and presentation of financial information for Finance Business Partners (FBPs) to enable effective briefings with budget holders.

– Review group positions and narratives prior to submission to TLB.

– Conduct assurance checks on Control Total (CT) Transfers, Formal Change Requests (FCRs) and Options.

– Cohere internal reporting, ensuring processes are in place to enable ‘one version of the truth’.

– Produce financial reports to support 2* and 1* Holding to Account sessions.

– Attendance at Programme Board Working Groups as required.

– Review and where applicable approve high level CP&F requests.

– Ensure effective controls are in place to maintain accuracy of the data held in PB&F.

– Liaise with central finance services outside Air.

 – Financial accounting activities; assuring the integrity of Air Command’s accounts.

 – Liaising with Corporate Governance to ensure policy is adhered and facilitate better decision making.

 – Finance System local support: Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting (PB&F), Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) and Excel.

 – Be the escalation point for Unit Business Managers.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Flexible working
• Training and personal development opportunities
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• A highly competitive Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes
• Café and shop on site

  The post does not offer relocation expenses. 

  External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period. 

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Job contact :

• Name : Michelle Rawlinson
• Email : Michelle.Rawlinson291@mod.gov.uk
• Telephone : 0300 165 1996

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam3@mod.gov.uk