The Benefits Management function sits at the heart of finance, supporting the agency in delivering our ambitious transformational activities, aimed at offering best value services to the wider UK public. As a Benefits Realisation Officer you will play a key role in ensuring that measurable outcomes of projects and change initiatives are successfully realised. You will work closely with projects and finance teams to support delivery of business case and benefit outcomes, providing expert advice to the business. As such, you will need to think creatively, have a good eye for financial detail and the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders of all levels. If you are a passionate about delivering great value public services and are looking to develop your professional career within the finance and project delivery environment, we would love to hear from you. Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women's Network Group. We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working (please note this role requires a minimum of 28 hours per week) . We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities. The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career! This is a new role within the Strategic Finance function. Working alongside the Benefits Realisation Manager you will support the continued organisational growth in benefits management capability. You will do this by identifying opportunities for continued process improvements, whilst championing best practice and ensuring compliance with appropriate financial standards. The Benefit Realisation Officer role aligns to the Project Delivery Capability Framework (equivalent to Benefit Manager Level 3), spanning the Project Delivery and Finance function professions. Within our organisational structure, benefit management sits within the Finance Directorate, aligning to financial processes for valuation, assessment and appraisal. Responsibilities Optimise processes:

• Actively seek opportunities to improve benefit realisation processes, aligned to financial reporting cycles and best practice standards.
• Support project teams in developing quality benefits profiles from the outset by offering professional advice on classifications and standards.
• Explain how benefits support delivery of strategic goals and ensure these can be reported through the appropriate governance boards.
• Ensure valuation calculations are underpinned by robust assumptions that can be tested and challenged where necessary.
Support value for money outcomes:
• Work closely with finance teams to ensure the impact of benefits on efficiency and business plans are clear and understood.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies to ensure benefit and efficiency outcomes are optimised.
• Support the development of non-financial benefits best practice and guidance, including how to prioritise, quantify and measure non-financial value outcomes.
• Ensure that risks and opportunities are appropriately considered, providing robust challenge as necessary.
Provide advice and educate:
• Support the continued organisational growth in benefits management capability.
• Champion the use of benefit management best practice, providing quality advice to a range of stakeholders and senior managers.
• Work with the Benefits Manager to deliver a plan for upskilling our teams through development and delivery of training produces, tools and guidance.
  
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The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.