Finance Manager at National Crime Agency in Belfast, Bristol, London, Warrington

Job summary

Corporate Business Services (CBS) is led by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the NCA and enables the operational capability of the NCA to protect the public from serious and organised crime.

The command includes Business Services, Commercial, Concordis Programme, Estates and Finance. Together, these functions ensure the NCA's activity is financially and commercially compliant, helps achieve value for money and improves the Agency financial capabilities and performance. CBS also aligns the NCA estates strategy in promoting a safe, secure and compliant estate with delivering a fit for purpose vehicle Fleet in line with a sustainability and fleet strategy.

Information about the Business Area

The Finance team provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and internal corporate governance requirements. The Finance Management Team also help Commands develop budget and savings proposals to inform the negotiations on future budget delegations.

Job description

To support delivery of a comprehensive Finance function to include, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control, Strategic Finance and Transactional Services which underpins the operational delivery of the Agency. This will include financial support and advice to management across the business, up to Board level, on all aspects of day-to-day financial and management accounting within the NCA.

Role Description

The post holder will manage a team within Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control or Strategic Finance area, supporting the business through policy development, planning, performance, service delivery and governance.

The post holder will be key in providing support to senior management in the delivery of an effective and efficient departmental service. You will provide key management reporting and information for the business area to support decision making and achieve business objectives.

The focus of this campaign will be recruitment to the Finance Business Partnering Function.

This position attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £1000 (Per Annum) for fully qualified staff available as an addition to the advertised salary (subject to annual review).

Person specification

Duties and Responsibilities

Overview

Provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and NCA’s corporate governance requirements - Helping budget holders to develop budget and savings proposals to inform negotiations on future budget delegations. Ensure budget holders are clear on their delegated budgets and savings targets, working proactively with the business to ensure accurate budget forecasts are received and accurately reflected on the finance system.

Champion financial awareness and financial management across the business area - Manage the design, development, planning and delivery of training products to meet learning requirements (as required)

Manage projects, resources, programmes, planning activity or campaigns - Ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/budgets and quality standards, in line with NCA policy, providing high quality financial advice to business areas and the Finance Senior Leadership Team.

Manage the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information - Including developing policy, reports and procedures and management of data systems across business areas.

Develop and build internal and external partnerships - Working collaboratively to foster good relations.

Contribute to the long term financial planning and strategy of the Agency - Contribute to short and medium term financial planning.

Work with government departments and attend working groups, government committees/meetings (as required) - Cross government working to ensure alignment with partners across government.

Manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with the NCA values - Manage, coach and develop staff.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Description

Ability to provide first line management in a financial environment - Post holder will manage the finances of a particular business area, or service delivery function .

Good technical knowledge of accounting processes, policies, statutory requirements and internal controls - To ensure financial management is implemented within appropriate controls and with adherence to accountancy standards in financial accounts.

Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills - The role will require engagements across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Strong analytical and reasoning skills, and ability to develop financial models - To ensure data can be accurately analysed on which decisions will be made against.

Knowledge of government accounting guidance, such as Managing Public Money, is preferred, but not essential - To ensure the appropriate financial processes are followed that align to government accounting principles.

Essential Criteria

You must meet the essential criteria and evidence this within your application to be considered for the role.

Qualifications, Membership and Licences

Part qualified having passed all exams up to the Strategic/Advanced level of one of the bodies listed and be actively studying.

In all cases proof of membership of the accountancy body and exams passed must be included within the application to include the Professional Body, Type of Membership and current position on exam pathway.

• ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• CIPFA - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
• ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
• ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
• CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.

Hold a full professional CCAB accountancy qualification: ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAI or ICAS, or CIMA

Behaviours

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

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

• Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,687, National Crime Agency contributes

£16,711 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £16711.92. Further information on the benefits of the scheme is available on the Civil Service Pension Website.

New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.

If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).

Other benefits include:

• Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
• Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
• Housing schemes - Key Worker status
• Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
• Staff support groups/networks
• Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)

Further information is available on the NCA Website.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

This vacancy is using the Success Profiles framework and will assess using the following criteria: Behaviours, Experience, Technical Skills

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

How we will assess you

Your application will be assessed against the following:

Experience - This will be assessed:

CV

Please include your full career history, training, qualifications, key responsibilities, and achievements. Explain any employment gaps in the last two years. Ensure all accreditation dates are accurate.

Details of what is expected within your CV are as follows: Please include your full career history, training, qualifications, key responsibilities, achievements and how you meet the person specification.

Explain any employment gaps in the last two years.

Ensure all accreditation dates are accurate. Please include full details including dates to allow this to be assessed.

Please ensure your CV is font size 11 and is a maximum of 2 pages, any additional pages will not be assessed.

Statement of Suitability

Please provide a 250 word personal statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria below:

Please provide us with the details of what levels of exam you have passed and which professional body it is with.

Experience Criteria - will be assessed by 250 word examples on:

• Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information.

A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.

Longlist

In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.

• Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders. .

Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessme