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On behalf of the MOD, we are looking for a Finance Accountant -  (Inside IR35) for a 6 months contract working on a hybrid basis and with an expectation of 2 days per week in the London office 

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

Routine Requirements

• Providing accounting advice, escalating issues, when necessary, through the line management chain.
• Ensuring the integrity of data collected for external reporting purposes and that checks are in place and completed to maintain accuracy and completing:
• Engaging with the Business to obtain information to complete returns (e.g. transparency reporting or losses and special payments)
• Management of grants (including grants in aid) payments, including processing, recording, and monitoring payments.
• Management of inventory / asset including updating values and volumes, capitalisation of Assets Under Construction (AUC), verification, impairment, write-offs and disposals.
• Consulting other areas of finance as appropriate, obtaining the required financial information to provide evidence and robust explanations for audit samples and ensuring the completeness of audit packs.
• Undertaking the review of control accounts, to ensure that transactions are legitimate and providing support to Defence Business Services to aid reconciliation, as required.

Continuous improvement

• Dedicating time to sharing best practice and ideas for refining standardised processes and procedures.
• Seeking feedback on the services provided and continuously strive to improve the service provision.
• Supporting the solutions to issues highlighted during internal or external audit, ensuring that you understand the guidance provided to promote embedding the lesson(s) learnt.

PLEASE NOTE:  

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.  Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance. 

As a Finance Accountant -  (Inside IR35) , your main responsibilities will be:

• Management of team members, motivating and coaching to enable effective delivery.
• Supporting individual’s personal development and careers, ensuring you and the team make time to develop themselves and their peers.
• Being open to challenge and new ideas, sharing of knowledge and experience, encouraging others through building a supportive team environment
• Ensuring you and the team are getting the basics right at the first attempt.
• Supporting development and embedding the use of standardised processes to deliver a consistent output to customers.
• Working within set parameters, dealing with, and taking decisions on day-to-day issues. Referring to senior staff or SMEs on matters of policy or novel, complex issues.

Essential:

• CCAB Qualified (CIMA or equivalent) with Public Sector experience
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience and knowledge of final accounts

Desirable:

• Experience in Consolidated Accounts, Management Accounting, and IFRS
• Advice on off-payroll regulations
• Experience with VAT applications

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, the MOD 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.

Armed Forces Covenant 

MOD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. 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.