Financial Reporting Manager
HM Land Registry
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 10th November 2024
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Plus a non-pensionable allowance of £8,245 [Pay award pending]
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Job summary
As Financial Reporting Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that HM Land Registry reports its financial data in an accurate and timely way to stakeholders, whilst also ensuring compliance with all statutory, Cabinet Office and HM Treasury reporting requirements.
You will be the expert in ensuring effective procedures and policies are in place, as well as working with your team to review processes and implement continuous improvement.
You will join our active Finance Community where we share experiences and practices, seek support and raise opportunities for development opportunities, as well as hosting regular conferences. We feed into the cross-government Finance Networks and there are many opportunities to network and learn.
Job description
Reporting to the Deputy Financial Controller, this role is part of a wider Finance team supporting the Deputy Chief Finance Officer and the Finance Senior Leadership team.
Your main duties will include production of statutory financial accounts including liaising with a range of colleagues and wider stakeholders.
You will prepare all submissions to HM Treasury including Main and Supplementary Estimate returns, production of the Whole of Government Accounts, monthly cash drawdown and monthly expenditure, using the OSCAR system.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Cash Management and Income Recognition teams including cash forecasting, processing of bank payments, payment approvals and associated reporting.
You will ensure performance levels are maintained by monitoring and acting on key performance metrics whilst contributing and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
You will be accountable for providing accurate, relevant and timely information which meets decision making needs, and will develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of Finance and Business colleagues.
You will work as part of a team, sharing experience and knowledge (including designing training courses) to improve team efficiency and develop knowledge and skills, and support your fellow team leads including Financial Accounting, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable in achieving their deliverables.
Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more information.
Person specification
To be successful for this role, you will be a fully qualified CCAB accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body.
You will have experience of preparing annual accounts in the public sector, including working with the National Audit Office throughout the audit process, and be adept at identifying opportunities for system and process improvements, including developing and implementing proposals.
You will possess strong Excel skills, and be able to build and maintain strong working relationships within team and wider business.
Where an individual taking up the responsibility will be based in our Swansea Office, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
- We have integrity– we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
- We drive innovation– we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
- We are professional– we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
- We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
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Selection process details
You will be asked to confirm that you are a fully qualified CCAB accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body. If you don’t then the application process will end here as this is an essential requirement for the role.
Please copy and paste your CV onto the online application form, detailing your qualifications and work history.
The Personal Statement section (in no more than 500 words) should be used to outline your skills and experience for the role and detail how you meet the essential experience criteria listed below:
- Preparation of annual accounts in the public sector, including working with the National Audit Office throughout the audit process
- Identifying opportunities for system and process improvements, including developing and implementing proposals.
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview.
The blended interview will test the experience and behaviours listed in the Candidate Pack, as well as the strengths associated with the role. We want to hear your first, unrehearsed, natural response to strength questions, and so we don’t advertise which strengths are being tested.
Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.
You should ensure you read the attached Candidate Pack fully before submitting an application.
Please note, the Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the entire recruitment process are of your own experience. HM Land Registry take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Any detected instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating, including the use of artificial intelligence, will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.
Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration please notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Ed Dutton
- Email : Edward.Dutton@landregistry.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk
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