Job Description

The Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) is a set of consolidated accounts for the public sector, which incorporates central government, devolved administrations, local authorities, health bodies and public corporations. This is a highly complex account, with technical and logistical issues. There is strong support for WGA both from within the Treasury and by other interested parties such as Parliament, the National Audit Office and the Office of Budget Responsibility. This is a really exciting time to be joining the team as we seek to produce the account more quickly, improve the document, remove the qualifications and ensure that the best use of it is made across user communities.

1. Provide a helpdesk function to all users and preparers of WGA materials, ensuring that queries are responded to promptly and accurately
2. Support the production of the account through the elimination of counterparty transactions, reviews between WGA data and published accounts and by carrying out analytical review of key balances and disclosure notes
3. Maintain key documents to support the production of the account including the reconciliation between WGA and the national accounts and the procedures used by the WGA team
4. Prepare and maintain analytical review files used by the external auditors during their verification processes
5. Support the development and maintenance of data collection tools to ensure that they reflect the requirements of the accounting standards, have appropriate controls and collect the data in the most effective and efficient manner
6. Support the delivery of training though the development of materials, management of the training programme and review of guidance
7. Take responsibility for preparing responses to Freedom of Information requests, Parliamentary Questions and Ministerial correspondence, and maintaining good knowledge management practices
8. Produce analysis as required to support the production and use of the account

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Ability to work independently and manage a busy workload in a complex environment
2. A well-developed understanding of and ability to communicate financial reporting requirements
3. Excellent IT skills and the ability to work confidently with large amounts of complex data

The lead criteria is: Managing a quality service
If we receive a large number of applications, applications will be assessed against this criteria alone first. They will then be assessed against the other criteria if they have met the minimum score on the lead criteria.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities