Job Description

Details

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Reference number

415819

Salary

54,531
The salary for this role is 54,531 (National).




For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Grade 7

Contract type

Temporary

Length of employment

23 Months

Type of role

Finance

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Bristol, Darlington, Manchester, Wolverhampton

About the job

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Job summary

Are you able to build strong relationships that will enable you to influence and challenge at all levels?


Are you able to present data in a clear and concise way to different audiences?


If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Transactional Process Change Lead to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we'd love to hear from you!


The Finance Transactional Process Change Lead will be a key member of the team working on the Department's engagement with the Unity Programme. They will work closely with other members of the Process and Data team, staff operating current finance transactional processes, Unity teams and technical staff and undertake a wide range of duties to support the implementation and development of the Unity technology and processes and related systems. The role will include participating in collating business requirements, process design, resolving data issues such as data cleansing, testing and assisting the business teams through the go live of the Unity Programme including assisting in the development and delivery of training materials and helping the teams adopt the changes.

Job description

As the Finance Transactional Process Change Lead your responsibilities will include:

o Lead the development and optimization of finance transactional processes.

This will include:

o Working with existing teams to understand and where appropriate challenge existing processes

o Capture of business requirements

o Attending workshops to represent the department in discussions with other Unity Partners

o Assisting with system and process testing activities.

o Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process inefficiencies and implement solutions to enhance accuracy and efficiency.

o Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.

o Evaluating data quality and working with the data lead to optimise data quality, undertake data cleansing and look for process and training improvement to deliver good quality data

o Develop and maintain process documentation, including process maps, standard operating procedures, policies and guidelines.

o Provide training and support to finance team members on new processes and systems.

o Monitor and analyse process performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.

o Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of finance transactional processes.

Travel to other MHCLG locations may be required.

Person specification

The Successful candidate will:

o Hold an accounting qualification, e.g. full or part CCAB or CIMA Global qualification or AAT qualification, or can demonstrate relevant experience in a finance setting.

o Demonstrate a strong understanding of a breadth of finance transactional processes, and associated accounting requirements, with prior experience of implementing improvements in this area

o Demonstrate a capacity to think in strategic terms and evaluate business processes to ensure they meet the strategic vision of the business.

o Demonstrate the ability to work at pace and under pressure, including managing conflicting deadlines.

o Have the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and with cross-functional teams, with relationship-building skills.

o Show strong analytical, creative and pragmatic problem solving skills with the ability to identify and implement system and process improvements in response to business needs

o Have the ability to produce high quality deliverables including develop and deliver training modules and presentations to large groups.

o Demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to present information clearly and explain complex issues to a range of audiences with varying levels of understanding.

o Possess strong negotiation and influencing skills, , the ability to influence others outside the direct sphere of control

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 54,531, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government contributes 15,797 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

As part of our pre-employment checking process, we will be using your CV to confirm your job history. Please note that by providing us with your CV you are consenting to us using the information enclosed as part of the checking process.

CV and Cover Letter Declaration

We recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background, gender or ethnicity - this is called name blind recruitment.



Please remove references to your:

name/title educational institutions age gender email address postal address phone number nationality/immigration status

You will need to merge your CV and covering letter into one document.

When submitting your application Applied will ask you to upload a CV, when doing this you should upload your merged document of your CV and covering letter

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Most of our campaigns utilise multiple assessors and so it is possible that your application would be viewed by different assessors.

At sift, through your CV and covering letter we will be assessing:

Experience


Technical


In your CV and covering letter, please include how you meet the essential skills and experience required. Your Cover letter should be no longer than 500 words. You will be assessed against your Experience and Technical Ability.

The interview will be of a blended nature consisting of the following success profiles elements:

Behaviour - Changing and Improving, Working Together


Technical: Yes - Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.


Candidates invited to interview will be expected to complete a Technical exercise. This will include a short scenario to review and then candidates will be expected to present back their findings at the start of the interview.

In the full campaign we will test the below Success Profile Elements:

Experience: Yes - Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description


Technical: Yes - Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.


Behaviours: Yes

Please contact the vacancy manager if you have any questions about the role.

We do not consider direct CV applications - you must apply for this role via the application link on Civil Service Jobs.

Please note that near miss offers may be made at the lower grade to candidates who do not meet the grade criteria for this campaign.

Grade 7 salary

The salary for this role is 54,531 (National).

For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply and is non-negotiable. If you apply for a role that requires a transfer of location, for example if you are transferring from London to a National location, your salary will be adjusted in accordance with our policy on transfer between HQ pay ranges.

Please note that the average employer pension contribution is based upon the National minimum salary for this role. Should your agreed starting salary for this role be different, the average employer pension contribution will be calculated accordingly. If you are a Secondee, this will not apply as you will remain on your home organisation's terms and conditions.

Benefits

Transfers across the Civil Service on or after 4 October 2018

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Any move to MHCLG 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 at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.


For further information about the benefits available to MHCLG employees, please see the attached Candidate Pack.

Location

Manchester Wolverhampton Darlington
Bristol


There may be opportunities for candidates to work flexibly depending on the business needs. This will be discussed with the vacancy manager on a case-by-case basis if you are successful for the role.

Please note:

The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring together people across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important economic issues of the day. The work of the Campus will make a real difference to people both across the UK and internationally. There will be substantial career opportunities and exciting prospects - a career at the Campus means you will be working at the heart of Government, with access to the benefits and fantastic opportunities offered by the civil service.

For further information on the DEC, please take a look at the attached DEC candidate pack.


At present, a minimum of 60% of your working time will be spent in your contractual office location. Requirements to attend other office locations or off-site meetings will be counted towards this. You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process.

Sift and Interview dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place Starting 28/07/2025 with interview dates to be confirmed. All interviews are currently being held remotely via videocall.

Reserve List

In the event that we identify more appointable candidates than we currently have posts available, we will hold applicant details on a reserve list for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. This may include roles at a lower grade. Candidates placed on a reserve list will be informed of this. Those candidates who do not wish to remain on the reserve list should contact recruitment@communities.gov.uk to be removed from the reserve list.

For external candidates

- you will be offered a 23 month fixed term appointment with a possibility of permanency.

For existing civil servants

- you will be offered a 23 month loan opportunity. Before applying for the role, you will need to seek approval from your parent department to take up a loan appointment should you be successful.

For MHCLG employees -

you will retain your existing contract

Before starting your application it's very important to make sure that you are eligible to apply and meet the Civil Service nationality requirements. All candidates are expected to read the information provided in the MHCLG candidate pack regarding nationality requirements and rules

Candidate Pack Information

Please see attached Candidate pack for further information.

Internal Fraud Database

The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to MHCLG as a participating government organisations. MHCLG then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented.


For more information please see- Internal Fraud Register



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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.

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) 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .
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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Debbie Walker & Hannah Cahill Email : cahill.walker@communities.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

* Email : recruitment@communities.gov.uk