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On behalf of UK Space Agency (DSIT), we are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant (Inside IR35) for a 3 Months contract (potential extension) based 2 days a week in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Harwell or Leicester

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) brings together the relevant parts of the former Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the former Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The responsibilities for the DSIT are:

• Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement.
• Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth.
• Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure, and regulation to support our economy, security, and public services.
• R&D funding.

DSIT offers stimulating, challenging, and engaging work that makes a difference and that has a direct impact on the quality of people's lives, as well as the opportunity to progress your career.

As a Senior Financial Accountant, your main responsibilities will be:

• Act as the subject matter expert on financial controls, maintaining robust policies and compliance (e.g. T&S, expenses).
• Lead the preparation of financial statements and sections of the Annual Report, including hedge calculations for estimates.
• Manage the UKSBS relationship, ensuring ledger quality and performance through regular reviews.
• Liaise with external auditors to ensure timely and smooth completion of the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA).
• Drive counter-fraud efforts: update policies, lead awareness training, and ensure compliance with GovS 13.
• Develop and implement the Counter Fraud Strategy, including action plans to address fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Essential:

• Experience in developing financial controls and/or counter fraud measures drafting Policy
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to present financial information clearly and confidently to various audiences, including senior management and external auditors

Desirable:

• Experience in managing financial projects or initiatives, particularly those related to financial reporting or audit processes
• Experience of auditing

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, UK Space Agency guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".