About the job
Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic team member to assist in providing business and resource management advice, and support to decision-making, for a highly deployable, diverse RAF station and Force headquarters, with units spread across the UK and overseas.
This post is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
You will work in a team to deliver a range of resource advice, governance, and assurance to units based at RAF Wittering, and Support Force units in the UK and overseas.
Person specification
You will be directly responsible for scrutinising resource requests for purchases and hospitality and analysing losses and write-off data. You will report direct to the Business Manager, acting as their deputy, and at times may be called upon to brief Force and Station execs on public expenditure and civilian workforce.
You may be called on to brief and advise on various financial matters including, but not restricted to, the following:
* Governance and Assurance (G&A) for all financial and management accounting
* Requirement scrutiny
* Provision of business and resource management advice, including in-year management
* Support to decision-making
* Provision of volumetric and timing data to HQ AIR Finance Team
* Investigation of issues raised by HQ AIR Finance Team
* POC for consolidating and investigating Losses and Write-Offs
* Travel and Subsistence and EPC Management and Audit Functions
* Income Generation/Wider Markets
* Business Cases and Investment Appraisals
* In Year Reward and Thank You Award – maintenance of station/unit records
* Fraud
* Parenting Statements
* Official Hospitality
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Leadership
* Communicating and Influencing
* Working Together
* Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £28,300, the Ministry of Defence contributes £8,198 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting role, where you will help support RAF operations worldwide.
We will provide:
* Learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension
* Onsite Gym, parking, and catering facilities
* Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
* The post does not offer relocation expenses.
* External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 2nd December 2024.
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below. #J-18808-Ljbffr