Assistant Finance Business Partner

National Savings and Investments

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 20th October 2024

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Details

Reference number

373178

Salary

£33,463 - £35,986

c£35,986 London; c£33,463 Durham, Lytham, Glasgow

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

NS&I Band 5

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

NS&I - Finance

Type of role

Accountancy

Working pattern

Full-time

Location

Durham, North East England, DH1 1SL : Lytham St Anne's, North West England, FY8 4TS : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8JX : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1P 3BT

About the job

Job summary

To deliver a high quality, effective and value-adding financial management service for NS&I providing comprehensive financial support, analysis, advice and guidance at all levels of the business to support robust, value-adding decision making and delivery of strategic objectives.

To work in partnership with internal Directorate(s) to ensure they are operating within NS&I’s financial control framework and that budgets are being appropriately managed and controlled to ensure the effective, efficient and economic use of financial resources.

Job description

See attached Role Profile to see full details on the role

Person specification

Essential skills and experience

Working in financial management, including experience of budget monitoring and forecasting.
Analysing and interpreting financial information, and providing advice and options for resolution of issues arising.
Ability to explain financial information to senior management and non-finance colleagues.
Able to manage own workload to deliver multiple priorities within tight timescales.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and build effective relationships with colleagues and key stakeholders.
Working across team boundaries to achieve common goals.

Essential technical knowledge

Effective communication skills, presentation and relationship management skills. Experience of engaging effectively with multidisciplinary teams and delivering to deadlines.
Good up-to-date knowledge of core accounting standards and principles.
Computer skills with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

One of the following:
• Full qualification with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
• Part qualified with Consultative Committee Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
• Actively studying for CCAB/CIMA qualification.

Behaviours

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

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

Computer skills with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
Essential qualifications

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

Computer skills with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply, please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form.

In your application you will be asked to provide the following

An outline of your career history and qualifications with your key responsibilities and achievements.
A 250 personal statement focusing on your experience in the following key areas
- Analysing and interpreting financial information, and providing advice and options for resolution of issues arising.
- Able to manage own workload to deliver multiple priorities within tight timescales.
A 250 statement for each of the 2 selected behaviours at sift. Please use examples from your experience and knowledge to demonstrate how you meet them addressing the essential criteria in the Person Specification. We would recommend using the STAR method.
A 250 statement on the technical skill
- Computer skills with advanced knowledge in Microsoft Excel.

In the event we receive a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted first on the personal statement on the key experience. Those who demonstrate the minimal acceptable level of experience will then qualify for the full sift.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 60 minute panel interview via video call. With a 30 minute excel assessment held either before or after your interview. Further details of this will be confirmed in the interview invite.

The interview questions will focus on each of the selected behaviours and the listed essential qualifications.

Please make us aware in your application of any reasonable adjustments you may need at interview.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 18th November 2024.

Note we are unable to accept CVs.

This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Working for NS&I

NS&I is currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work in the office for 40% of their working month and this will be increasing to 60% of their working month in the summer of 2024. If you are applying to work in London, the role is currently based in Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BT and in summer 2024 it is anticipated that NS&I will be moving out of Sanctuary Buildings and into another office within central London.

Any move to NS&I from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary of the role is higher, if you are successful, any salary increase will be at the discretion of NS&I and will be reviewed as part of the next annual pay review, in accordance with the NS&I employee handbook.

Further information

Please visit our website http://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi for further details about NS&I.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : HR Team
Email : jobs@nsandi.com

Recruitment team

Email : jobs@nsandi.com

Further information

The law requires for selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis for fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service recruitment principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact jobs@nsandi.com in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission info@csc.gov.uk