East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber
Job Summary
This is a Nationally based role.
Job Description
Job role: Financial Controller
Grade: G7
Directorate: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
About Us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
About The Role
As a Financial Controller in HMCTS’ Management Accounting Team, you will be reporting to the Head of Management Accounts. You will oversee delivery of robust, transparent and timely financial management information for the business and spend area(s) that you support. You will lead and support a team through a programme of change and improvement, providing innovative, well-considered solutions to organisational wide issues. You will maintain collaborative relationships across the wider finance community, ensuring key stakeholders are supported in a timely, constructive and consistent way. Working together, you will develop and deliver the activities to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the products and processes delivered.
Your role will encompass several key aspects (but not limited to):
* Lead a nationally located finance team of approximately 20-25 finance professionals, overseeing delivery of robust, clear, and timely financial management information and insight, and delivery of the improvement portfolio.
* Be responsible for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data, and the efficiency of the monthly management accounting products and processes delivered by your team (i.e. Journals, reports, variance analysis and forecast/budget workbooks).
* Maintain collaborative customer-focused relationships across the wider finance community, working seamlessly with Finance Business Partners to ensure the business are supported in a timely, constructive, and consistent way.
* Demonstrate visible, approachable leadership and strategic direction to the Management Accounting team(s), maintaining a continuous dialogue in respect of change, performance and celebrating successes.
* Show personal commitment to change, innovation and continuous improvement. Looking outwards in the identification of innovation opportunities to deliver better more streamlined, efficient and effective value for money solutions to business process issue.
* As the management accounting subject matter expert, provide specialist, technical financial knowledge in support of the directorate.
What are we looking for? (Person Specification)
Essential
The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate:
* Full or nearing completion of CCAB qualification (incl. CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, ACA or equivalent)
* Proven experience of management accounting, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial data, products and processes.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders.
* Strong excel and analytical skills, with an ability to present complex financial information to a variety of audiences.
How To Apply
Application stage
Please submit a
* An anonymised CV
* Statement of suitability demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria (up to 750 words)
* Behaviour statements illustrating the Civil Service Behaviours “Changing and Improving” and “Leadership” (up to 250 words each).
Please ensure you cover both ‘what’ you do but also ‘how’ you do it. (i.e., the effective skills, knowledge & experience needed to undertake the role).
In the event of a high volume of applications, the panel may perform an initial sift based on the lead behaviour, Changing and Improving. Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift.
Interview stage
If successful at sift you will be invited to attend a formal interview remotely via Microsoft Teams.
Shortlisted candidates should expect a strength-based question, and questions relating to the following Civil Service Behaviours:
* Changing and Improving
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
There will also be a short presentation based on your skills and experience as a management accountant and leader. The discussion question will be provided in advance to candidates that are invited to interview.
Further details
The post is eligible for an accountancy allowance, currently £2000, for fully qualified CCAB accountants for both National and London base locations. This specialist allowance is non-contractual and subject to annual review.
Occasional travel to other HMCTS locations may be required as part of these working arrangements.
HMCTS offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, subject to the demands of the role and business needs. Applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.
About Our Benefits
We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.
Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Job role: Financial Controller
Grade: G7
Directorate: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
About Our Benefits
We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.
Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.
Person specification
Please Refer To Job Description
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Changing and Improving
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £56,532, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £16,377 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
* Access to learning and development
* A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
* Annual Leave
* Public Holidays
* Season Ticket Advance
For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.
Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
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.
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).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
* Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
* Telephone : 0345 241 5359
Recruitment team
* Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
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