Assistant Management Accountant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Working with a variety of stakeholders including business managers, the Accounting and Control Team, Financial Reporting (accounts) Team and others as required to support the FBP team in ensuring compliance with financial process.
• Processing transactional adjustments for your business area and support the FBPs in providing robust financial management information to business units on a monthly basis.
• Supporting the FBPs in the year end accounts production process for your area working with your business area FBP to make sure all disclosure returns are completed accurately to pre-agreed timelines.
• Working with Accounting and Control Team and Financial Reporting team to provide/prepare evidence for year-end audit queries.
• Supporting FBPs in providing financial information or data gathering for FOIs/PQs for your business areas.
• Maintaining robust audit trails and records of key financial decisions.You will post accruals and transactions correctly, in a timely manner and with sound supporting evidence.
• You will undertake monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• You will monitor, analyse and report on accurate financial data.
• You will ensure that the system/ ledger data is correct.
• You will support SEOs and G7 in improving and maintaining a robust project ledger reporting tool.
• You will liaise with General Project Managers and Projects Manager to create costings and then create new projects within MAPS system once approved.
• You will work with business groups to better understand capital expenditure and the nature of non-current assets, and action updates to the capital ledger.
• You will actively support the team in the implementation of new ways of working, adopting smarter processes. You will engage in continuous improvement through regular review and sharing of ideas to support improved ways of working and develop thematic analytics expertise across the team.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Selection process details

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the below listed 4essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application

• 500 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

Please do not exceed 500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

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Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) or at one of our scientific campus sites (Colindale, Porton and Chilton).

Eligibility Criteria

This vacancy is open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules. Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

If based at one of our scientific locations you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You shouldnormally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Experience of working in a diverse team to deliver an effective and efficient service in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Understanding of accuracy and confidentiality issues
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core HQ or Scientific Campus

Birmingham, Chilton, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Porton

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)