1005 - Deputy Head of Finance

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, the post holder will be required to

· Lead on the production of the Departmental Accounts, Whole of Government Accounts and National Loan Fund Accounts.

· Support the delivery of external and internal audits including providing clear supporting evidence, monitoring of audit requests, and responding to auditors' requests within agreed timeframes.

· Lead on the preparation of financial management information, including producing monthly management accounts and drafting financial reports for the Senior Leadership Team and Audit Committee.

· Monitor spends to ensure accurate reporting and working with budget holders to understand variances and agree actions that are appropriate.

· Support the production of the Main and Supplementary Estimates.

· Lead on completing the forecast and monthly outturn data and the Estimates data on OSCAR to time and quality standards.

· Lead on the production of transparency data.

· Build effective working relationships with key stakeholders such as HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, HMRC and the Welsh/Scottish Governments.

· Lead on the production of the monthly Departmental cash management forecasts and outturns.

· Ensure that funding requests for the Department and the Welsh/Scottish Governments are authorised within the agreed timeframes.

· Monitor the effectiveness of key controls including those operated by outsourced service providers.

The Wales Office is currently recruiting for a Deputy Head of Finance to work in our integrated Wales and Scotland Offices' finance team. The post will initially be focussed on Wales and the role will require the postholder to work across a range of duties within the finance function.

The Wales Office is the face of the UK Government in Wales and the voice of Wales in Westminster. We support the Secretary of State for Wales and the Ministerial team in representing Wales at the heart of Government. We work in partnership with other Government Departments and other stakeholders to deliver a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom.

The Scotland Office and the Office of the Advocate General supports the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Advocate General for Scotland to deliver the Department's objectives of strengthening and sustaining the Union, being Scotland's voice in Whitehall and championing the UK Government in Scotland and protecting the UK Government's interests in the courts and providing advice on policy and legislation.

The resource budget for the Wales Office is £5.8m and the Scotland Office is £13.5m

£41,463- £45,276 (National) / £47,657 - £52,040 (London) Your salary will be dependent on your base location