RAF – Higher Executive Officer – Financial Management Reporting Sub Team Lead

MOD - Air - HQ Air Command, Director Resources (DRes), Finance Operations – Financial Management Reporting Team, The Air Finance Team consists of three functional areas; Finance Business Partners, Specialist Services and Finance Operations, which all sit within the Director of Resources area of responsibility, interacting with numerous stakeholders across the Command.
This recruitment is for 3 Higher Executive Officer positions within the Finance Operations, Financial Management Reporting team.
The team is made up of approximately 60 personnel, divided into 14 sub teams.
These posts offer the opportunity to build upon financial, communicating and influencing and leadership skills whilst working as part of a large, friendly, and flexible team. We are looking for proactive individuals to produce timely and robust financial information and inform recommendations to senior management. Job holders will be required to liaise with stakeholders including wider finance colleagues (Civilian and Military), RAF Stations and Units and Senior Managers; therefore, proven communication skills are essential.
Professional Finance qualifications are not essential. Air Command is building a learning culture within the Function and your continued development is important to us, therefore support may be available for you, to undertake further appropriate qualifications or attend Continued Professional Development (CPD) events.
We are based at Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe; an attractive place to work, located in the village of Walters Ash. There are good public transport links with regular bus services to/from Aylesbury and High Wycombe as well as free car parking on site.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
This role is suitable for hybrid working. Job holders may work from home or another MOD site, with regular attendance at High Wycombe as required based on individual, team and business needs.
A reserve list will be created to allocate individuals to any additional roles that become vacant over the next 12 months., The Financial Management Reporting team is responsible for conducting all foundation financial activities regarding Air Command, through owning report production and initial financial analysis. The team provide an efficient and effective In-Year Management (IYM) and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) reporting function across Air Command units.
Key responsibilities of this post include but are not limited to:
+ Being a proactive line manager and developing a team of high performing Executive Officers.
+ Reviewing the upload of In-Year Management (IYM) and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) profiles.
+ Reviewing and endorsing the quality of variance analysis and commentaries, ensuring they explain any key changes in business activity.
+ Checking the correct process is followed for identifying and processing mis-bookings.
+ Reviewing the accuracy of accruals, prepayments, and deferred income journals and ensure they are being matched in accordance with policy.
+ Endorsing control total transfers within specified timelines.
+ Checking to ensure all expenditure items are correctly categorised as committed or uncommitted on the Planning, Budgeting and Finance (PB&F) system.
+ Reviewing the progress of Business Plans and collaborate with business managers and your team, to ensure all material changes are reflected accurately.
+ Being the escalation point for business managers and your team when issues arise.
+ Assisting wider Finance Operations team with adhoc tasks., This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
When writing Behaviours applicants are strongly advised to ensure that their submission uses the S.T.A.R. format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) and demonstrates the behaviours detailed at HEO level in the Civil Service Success Profiles – Civil Service Behaviours booklet. Comprehensive coverage on Success Profiles can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
In your application you only need to provide evidence of:
+ Communicating & Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ Candidates will be required to provide a CV, setting out your career history with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided any reasons for gaps in the last two years.
+ Candidates will also be required to submit a 500-word statement of suitability explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provides evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the criteria set out above.
We'll assess you against these behaviours if selected for interview:
+ Changing & Improving
+ Leadership
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self & Others
+ Managing a Quality Service
+ You will also be invited to undertake an excel test as part of the interview process. These cannot be uploaded to the advert. You will submit using the online templates provided on the CS Jobs dashboard.)
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
Part-time or Job-share will only be considered provided full time hours can be covered.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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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)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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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 competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

+ Build effective relationships and manage engagement across a range of teams.
+ Work flexibly in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
+ Communicate effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders.
+ Display strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
+ Work confidently and effectively in Microsoft Excel.
DESIRABLE:
It is desirable that the successful applicant has:
+ Previous experience in a finance role., + Changing and Improving
+ Leadership
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Developing Self and Others
+ Managing a Quality Service

Alongside your salary of £35,290, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,223 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
+ Flexible working
+ Training and personal development opportunities
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
+ 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service
+ In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
+ A highly competitive Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
+ Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
+ Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes
+ Café and shop on site
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD 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 at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.