Job Description

You will be an experienced professional, who is proactive and flexible in their approach, a strong leader and team player who enjoys working collaboratively with others, and keen to drive forward improvements across the business. They will wish to enhance and exploit knowledge of Cognos Finance Management Information, Planning Budgeting and Forecasting, Oracle e-business suite ERP and Power BI.

Key responsibilities will include leading the team on the following activities:

• Analysis of GL activity for compliance with MOD policy and business processes, including appropriate usage of account codes, manual journals, misbookings, Goods Received Not Invoiced Accrual. Work with stakeholders to spread best practice and business process improvements.
• Review, develop and improve Management Information to enable improved financial accounting and resolution of issues.
• Direct stakeholders with respect to the GL schedule and supervise year end activity – including the yearend GL closure process, AP0 activities (re-organization and account code roll-ups).
• Monitor Manual Journal activity in the General Ledger and liaise with stakeholders to identify the causes of the activity and seek to improve processes and minimize volume of transactions.
• Manage the Resource Accounting Code Establishment (RACE) exercise which establishes the departments Chart of Accounts, liaising with stakeholders, proposing improvements and scrutinizing proposals.
• Ensure Extra-Ordinary Business Transactions are processed in a timely way and investigate the Inter-Management Group (IMG) imbalances, taking corrective action to clear as necessary and recommend proposals to minimize such transactions.
• FMPA lead as Oracle Financials Subject Matter Expert including Business as Usual issues and leading on Change Projects, working closely with the Business Development Team.
• Oversee and improve Armed Forces Pension Reconciliations in line with Financial Accounting Team requirements
• Develop General Ledger role, including best practice guidance/rules, policing role, desk instructions and review business processes to improve efficiency of the General Ledger function for the whole of MOD.
• Develop and maintain resilience across the team.
• Line Management for 1 member of staff and countersigning officer for 2 members of staff.

Behaviors

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

• Leadership
• Developing Self and Others
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• 25 days’ paid annual leave rising (one day per year) to 30 days after five years’ service
• Salary enhancement for suitably qualified CCAB candidate

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Drive improvements in the Statement of Financial Position (SoFP)/General Ledger by reviewing accounts, highlighting issues to stakeholders and improve management information;
• Work with other teams in within the business to improve financial accounting;
• The team will utilise MI to identify issues for resolution, work with stakeholders to implement improvements, escalating to the board as appropriate:
• Be proactive, resilient and flexible in approach