Senior Management Accountant
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 10th November 2024
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Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work at the forefront of current policy making decisions? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.
Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK’s journey to net zero.
Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.
Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive
We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.
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 and the Civil Service D&I Strategy.
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Job description
Are you a high-calibre finance professional looking for a new challenge as a Senior Management Accountant? This pivotal position in our Strategic Finance and Management Accounts team requires expertise in managing complex financial data, providing financial management and insights, and gaining credibility with stakeholders at all levels within Finance and the wider business.
Join us at an exciting time as Management Accounts is critical to supporting the Department to deliver its objectives and in building finance capability across the business. You'll be part of a team that fosters data excellence and enables strategic analysis and insights. Opportunities to support change activities will broaden your skills and experience in a delivery-focused team with significant business-facing activities.
Management Accounts oversees the month-end finance process, produces reports for senior leaders, and manages in-year budgeting and forecasting. We offer a supportive environment for career growth and development.
Person specification
Key responsibilities
You will be responsible for reporting the financial position at strategic level to provide insight and highlight the key issues, risks and opportunities, with the ability to convey a message and "tell the story" around financial information. - Provide expert advice and challenge to teams on financial matters, helping them to live within their delegated budgets and deliver value for money. - Challenging consolidated forecasts through finance checkpoint meetings with FBP teams underpinned by strong analysis and an understanding of the Departments broad policy and delivery remit. - Provide high quality information and advice to support prioritisation decisions within the Department. - Provide narrative for management reports using compelling and persuasive language to influence and challenge. - Provide intelligent analysis of complex financial information, drawing out common themes and understanding linkages/dependencies - Providing assurance, integrity, and consistency in the quality of reported information to stakeholders. - Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and undertaking collaborative activity to improve service and data quality within the function. - Work to raise the level of financial awareness and capability across the Department. - Lead and develop finance professionals. Skills and experience Skills and experience required for the role include: - Evidence of delivering at pace under challenging circumstances. - Ability to work well as part of a team, motivate and inspire others. - Ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders and influence them with impact and professional credibility. - Being able to effectively challenge stakeholders to optimise financial data and insights for senior stakeholders. - Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Experience with data visualisation tools such as QlikView or PowerBI would be advantageous. - Experience of presenting financial messages to non-financial people. - Experience of managing people. - Financial systems experience, including Oracle and Enterprise Management systems. - Candidates should be full or part qualified. Where candidates are part qualified, they should be committed to finalising their qualification. Desirable criteria - Evidence of success in understanding and using central government finance policies and protocols, such as Managing Public Money, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance, and the Government Financial Reporting Manual. |
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Communicating and Influencing
Benefits
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- 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.
- Accountancy Allowance up to £4,495 pa.
Office attendance
The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home-based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and a behavioural statement.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to demonstrate your experience within a financial position, working with others, communicating and Influencing.
Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.
Applications will be sifted on behavioural statement and personal statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behavioural statement - Communicating and Influencing.
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and strength-based questions.
Sift and interview dates
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 11/11/2024
Interview dates: w/c 25/11/2024
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
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Reasonable Adjustment
We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.
Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DESNZ Candidate Guidance. A DESNZ Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.
We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants' section.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location-based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero 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 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
DESNZ does not normally offer full home working (i.e., working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
DESNZ cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
DESNZ holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jo Wilson
- Email : jo.wilson@energysecurity.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : desnzresourcing.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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