Finance Officer - 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

4 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Reference number:


Salary:

- £26,874 - £27,144- £26,874 per annum. Rising to £27,144 per annum on successful completion of probation.
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:


  • Executive Officer

  • B3 APT
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • OFSTED
  • Finance, Property and Commercial
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Analytical
  • Finance
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

  • Piccadilly Gate, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

We're looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our busy team as a Finance Officer.

In this role you will be fully trained to assist the team in:

- the development of financial systems, processes and controls
- producing analysis relating to our contracted inspection workforce and other areas
- monitoring forecasts for our employed inspector workforce and investigating variances, risks and trends
- supporting budget holders with day-to-day budget management.

You will be a confident user of Microsoft Excel, able to work accurately with large data sets at speed. You will have the ability to plan your own workload and work on your own initiative. You will be an excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing, with a passion for good customer service.


Does this describe you? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to gain varied experience in the world of Finance.

You will work with professionals at all levels in a high-achieving department, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team.

You will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.

Our modern office building is based in the city centre of Manchester.

We offer a hybrid working model, so you may choose to work a proportion of time at home, spending on average 60% of your time in the office.


Job description:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Behaviours:

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

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills:

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

  • Ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines, and complete tasks accurately without close supervision.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, working effectively with colleagues and relevant stakeholders to provide accurate advice and guidance.
  • Great customer service skills, willing to go the extra mile to deliver quality outcomes for colleagues and customers.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills. Able to work confidently with large data sets and analyse information quickly and accurately.

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £26,874, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes £7,256 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

Things you need to know


Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills

Application and Shortlisting:


Interview:

Interviews will be held during the at Piccadilly Gate, Manchester in mid-December 2023. The date for interview will be confirmed closer to the time.


Please be aware that, as part of our pre-employment checks, you will be required to complete an online health questionnaire.

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


Security:


  • 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) (opens in a new window)

  • 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 (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service:

  • The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
  • We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open
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