Senior Qualified Accountant (£44,808)
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 3rd November 2024
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Job summary
Our strategy is to be at the heart of decision-making. We are experts in our field and pride ourselves on providing a professional service to all of our customers and stakeholders. We operate within seamless governance and assurance processes, and we are fully committed to developing all of our staff to their full potential through formal learning and development courses and more informal shadowing and mentoring opportunities.
Job description
We are looking for 3 qualified accountants to join our Finance and Assurance Services Directorate. You will be assigned to one of the business areas listed in the Functional Accountabilities section of the role profile attached to this job advert; namely:
- Financial Reporting
- Strategic Finance
- Finance Business Partnering
In addition to the day-to-day requirements of your role, you may also have management responsibilities. If you have not worked as a manager previously, we will support you to develop the necessary skills.
Responsibilities
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile and candidate pack.
Additional Information
Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact Hays in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact Hays, please use the contact details listed below under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
Please note that we advocate several Civil Service recruitment schemes:
Great Place to Work for Veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme – RIS (for current Civil Servants)
If you believe that you are eligible to make an application under one of these schemes then please let us know at the point of application.
Person specification
We are looking for someone:
- With strong technical accounting skills. You should be confident explaining accounting issues in a readily understandable way to colleagues outside the finance profession.
- With strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. You should be an excellent communicator with the ability to tailor your communication style to your audience, interpreting complex financial information and making it accessible to all key stakeholders.
- Who is confident taking the lead with your work to deliver against tight deadlines, but who is also keen to collaborate with others, building strong stakeholder networks and maintaining positive relationships.
Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits.
- Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
- Generous employer contribution of 28.97%, depending on chosen pension scheme
- 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata
- Access to the staff discount portal
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff
- A non-contractual hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual need.
There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your CV must include your employment history, relevant experience to date, and professional qualifications and memberships.
In addition, your CV must include instances when you have demonstrated the following skills (the “essential criteria”):
- Working with applicable accounting standards (such as UK GAAP, IFRS etc.) and / or experience of conducting financial analysis or interpretation.
- Managing stakeholders, which can include team members, management, clients, or other external partners.
- Meeting urgent deadlines.
Click here for further guidance on writing a CV.
For this recruitment campaign we will be working with our recruitment partners: Hays. To apply, please send your most up to date CV (which should include the information above) to jackie.taylor@hays.com before the advertised closing date/time.
Following this, Hays will compile a long list of applications, and these will be sent through to the DVLA recruitment team. The DVLA recruitment team will then complete an internal sift. Successful candidates from the sift will then be progressed to interview.
The internal sift is due to take place from week commencing Monday 4th November 2024.
Interviews will be held from week commencing Monday 11th November 2024.
Interviews will be conducted on site at DVLA, Swansea. Further details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
- An interview and presentation
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview is truthful and factually accurate. Applications may be rejected if plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or concepts generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Document Accessibility
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.
Further Information
For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.
Pre-employment Checking
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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jackie Taylor
- Email : jackie.taylor@hays.com
Recruitment team
- Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here
