Job Description

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Reference number

407080
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Salary

43,700
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
PII/C1/SEO###

Contract type

Permanent###

Business area

MOD - Submarine Delivery Agency###

Type of role

Accountancy

Finance###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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

Location

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HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Helensburgh

About the job

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Job summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK's nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK's continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent (CASD), and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence. At least one of four nuclear-armed submarines, supported by smaller attack submarines, is on patrol at all times: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.




At the SDA, we strive to Support, Deliver and Aspire and put out values at the heart of our recruitment process. We believe that everyone should feel comfortable to be themselves and be supported to do their best work. As part of a diverse and inclusive workforce, our team will find a community to belong to. We believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and different perspectives, together we'll achieve the extraordinary.

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Job description

As part of the Superintendent Fleet Maintenance (SFM) delivery team, manage and report financial forecasting, including financial risk, providing accurate and insightful commentary, challenge forecasts and provide variance analysis. Manage the Financial input to the Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) process, ensuring supporting data is accurate and relevant. Act as Delivery Manager for STSII and STSI cost control staff, providing coaching and development opportunities where appropriate. Manage the team to actively support audit and internal compliance, ensuring accruals, journals and option proposals have robust supporting evidence. Ensure efficiencies captured are promptly and adequately supported by auditable evidence. Work collaboratively with the Finance business partner (FBP), provide timely financial information for Business Cases/Project spend approvals. Provide prompt evaluation of proposals, returning feedback to Project Managers and monitoring project spend against approval levels.


Hybrid and flexible working can be considered for this post but will need regular workplace attendance due to security constraints. Candidates are encouraged to discuss options with the recruiting line manager before submitting an application.


This position is advertised as 37 hours per week


If you need to contact Defence Business Services (DBS) regarding this vacancy, please indicate that your vacancy is being handled by Resourcing Team 1. If you experience any technical difficulties with the CS Jobs system, please contact the Support Team at candidate@support.oleeo.com



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Person specification

For this role, we are seeking the following:

Previous experience of working within a cost or finance environment at a delivery level. Previous experience in cost or budgeting and forecasting and/or equivalent relevant qualification. Strong Line Management skills with experience of leading a team.

Essential Skills:

Previous experience of working within a cost or finance management environment, or within a suitable analytical discipline is essential for this role. Must be able to communicate complex financial data in a simple and understandable form to key members of the project, programme and SDA leadership. Strong Stakeholder Management skills.

Desirable Skills:

Formal accountancy qualification, such as CIMA, ACCA or AAT. ###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Leadership Delivering at Pace ###

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:


Financial Analysis, Management Information and Reporting (Practitioner) Cost Management (Practitioner)

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 43,700, Ministry of Defence contributes 12,659 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%

Discover My Benefits:


Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD:


https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/



This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

At Sift and Interview, you will be assessed on your;

Behaviours:

Leadership (CSBC3) Delivering at Pace (CSBC3)

Technical Competencies:

Financial Analysis, Management Information and Reporting (Practitioner) Cost Management (Practitioner)

Interviews will be conducted over Microsoft Teams.


As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.


The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.


MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey - we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.


The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.



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

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.###

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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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.###

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Pauline Moore Email : Pauline.Moore120@mod.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk ###

Further information

Please see attached further information document