Finance Operations Administrator - Manchester, United Kingdom - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £22,264 - £22,487- per annum. Rising to £22,487 per annum on successful completion of probation.


Job grade:


  • Administrative Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • OFSTED
  • Finance, Property and Commercial
    Type of role:
  • Accountancy
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Piccadilly Gate, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:


The Financial Operations Team has three core responsibilities; processing all of Ofsted's financial transactions; production of the Annual Report and Accounts ensuring integrity of Ofsted's balance sheet and maintenance and development of the Finance systems and for the integrity of its data.

The Financial Operations Team develops and maintains strong financial controls to manage and safeguard Ofsted's financial assets and ensure that Parliamentary control totals are not breached.


The role of Financial Operations Administrator is to carry out processing of all of Ofsted's financial transactions including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cashiering and Business Expenses.


Eligibility Criteria:


  • You must have GCSE in English and maths at Level 4 (grade C) or equivalent or a higher grade. (Essential)
  • Level 2 AAT (Desirable)
  • You already have all the skills and knowledge that is covered in the contents of the apprenticeship standard.
  • You have already worked in a similar role, or your previous learning, and/or work experience covers the contents (Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours) of the apprenticeship standard.

Standard - Assistant Accountant, Level 3 (18 months).


Over the duration of your apprenticeship, you will spend a minimum of 20% (1 working day) of your time at work completing off-the-job learning.

When you start the apprenticeship, you will be allocated a tutor to help you make the most of the training programme.


Job description:

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. Ofsted reserves the right to assign other duties appropriate to the
C1 APT grade as required.

  • Processing all invoices within Ofsted, in an accurate and efficient manner whilst ensuring that proper controls are observed and government targets are met. Allocation of corporate contract invoices in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Review and query of business expenses prior to payment and provide support to Ofsted colleagues answering BES queries. Resolution of payment queries received from external and internal customers.
  • Allocation all Ofsted receipts and resolution of queries received from external and internal customers.
  • Supporting the implementation of system and process improvements.

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Behaviours:

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

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Changing and Improving

Technical skills:

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

  • Ability to communicate effectively and confidently when dealing with a wide range of people in the course of daily work whilst providing advice and guidance relating to finance enquiries.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and deliver a varied workload on time and meet competing tasks to a high standard, consistently meeting targets and deadlines.
  • Team worker being able to work well in a changing environment and demanding situations.

Benefits:


  • Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and access to counselling and advisory services.
  • Ofsted operates a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home. Our expectation is that you will spend at least 60% of your time working in your office, or at external meetings or events. The exact balance will depend on the nature of your role and the suitability of your home environment, and will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.
  • Any move to Ofsted 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 here.
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and
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