Job Description

The Financial Reporting team also provide expert accounting advice to wider finance teams within the Department, providing information used to inform key decisions.
It is a great opportunity to play an important and active role in the production of the Departmental group accounts and build positive strong relationships with partner organizations and partnering with a variety of different teams. Line management responsibilities include both qualified accountants and non-qualified accountants. Strong leadership skills will be important to the role, as well as mentoring and coaching others within the team. We will provide you with the opportunity for a diverse, exciting, and worthwhile career. We promote training and development opportunities for everyone.
You will be entitled to the benefits of working for the civil service including flexible working and the option to join the civil service pension scheme. Along with 25 days annual leave, growing by 1 day for each year of service up to 30 days leave entitlement.
The successful post holder will be able to deliver at pace, whilst working together with Financial Reporting team, partner organizations. They will make effective decisions in providing sound advice on the application of International Accounting Standards, to ensure the Group Department's financial records are free from errors and the annual accounts are laid pre parliamentary recess.

Behaviors

We'll assess you against these behaviors during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Developing Self and Others

Benefits

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.

A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or CIMA)
• Strong problem solver
• Effective communication skills
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Excellent Excel skills
• Excellent Leadership and project management skills
• Good Presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with several teams.
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Preparing financial statements in a complex organization, within government or outside of government
• Experience of external audit cycles in Central Government / public sector set of accounts or private sector organization.
• Accountancy - Double entry question at interview