Are you a qualified accountant with varied accounting experience?
Do you have experience of leading a team and are looking for a senior leadership role?
If you’ve answered yes then we want to hear from you and show you our opportunities for an exciting and rewarding career in Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) Finance Directorate.
DVLA Finance Directorate is a vibrant and dynamic place to work. We offer a new approach to finance, flexible working and the opportunity for you to grow and express yourself in a forward thinking team.
We are looking for an experienced and qualified accountant that will join the wider Finance Directorate leadership team to lead a unit across the following disciplines:
* Business Partnering
* Commercial Finance
* Financial Modelling
* Financial Planning and Analysis
* Financial Reporting
* Investment Appraisal
You will be joining a fast-paced environment with a multifaceted workload where resilient individuals will thrive. The role provides consistent engagement with a variety of senior stakeholders including Head of Group and members of the DVLA Executive Team, providing excellent exposure to network, build strong working relationships and build upon your career.
Our strategy is to be at the heart of decision making, providing both insight and foresight. We are experts in our field providing a professional service to customers and stakeholders. We operate within seamless governance and assurance processes that aid, not delay, and will transform our own services alongside wider business transformation, harnessing developments in technology, regulation and customer demands.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
* Delivery of agreed individual, team, Unit, Group and Directorate objectives
* Undertaking leadership, task management and people management within Group including career development, support and mentoring staff
* Acting as senior Subject Matter Expert for relevant financial activities being mindful of the Agency’s strategic agenda and the relevant accounting standards, legislation and best practice
* Building and maintaining working relationships with colleagues, customers and stakeholders in relation to business as usual and development programmes, ensuring due process is followed
For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.
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 the vacancy holder 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 the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.
Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
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