Head of Financial Accounting

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) seeks a Head of Financial Accounting to lead its Financial Accounting Team. This key position involves ensuring financial stewardship, compliance with standards, and producing timely financial reports. The successful candidate will be CCAB or CIMA qualified, with a strong track record in financial accounting within large organizations. This role offers hybrid working options and the opportunity to influence the agency's financial operations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial accounting.
• Proficient in UK GAAP, IFRS.
• Ability to deliver complex finance messages.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Accounting Team.
• Ensure compliance with financial standards.
• Produce accurate financial reports including Annual Report and Accounts.

Skills

Financial stewardship

Statutory reporting

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

CCAB or CIMA qualified

Job description

Location

Bristol, Nottingham, Swansea

About the job Job summary

This position is to lead the Financial Accounting Team of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). This specialist team sits at the heart of Finance. The team is responsible for the integrity of the finance systems, statutory reporting and managing the balance sheet including fixed assets.

This is a key position offering an opportunity to shape how the team operates and influence its future direction.

Applicants must be CCAB, CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with an excellent track record of delivery in large and complex organisations. You will enjoy collaborating and working with a broad range of stakeholders.

Job description

DVSA is a large, complex government organisation responsible for road safety. It operates across Great Britain generating annual income of around £450m and employing c4,600 people.

The Head of Financial Accounting is responsible for ensuring effective financial stewardship of DVSA. This includes compliance with financial standards and best practice, delivery of the Annual Report and Accounts, managing the annual audit and delivering an unqualified audit opinion.

The position directly leads a team of 5 colleagues, also providing influence and direction to the whole of the Finance department on matters of financial accounting. It provides expertise in financial accounting and has exposure to senior leaders as well as external stakeholders.

The position works with managers and leaders across the Agency supporting front-line delivery and decision making.

Responsibilities

The main duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to the achievement of the DVSA strategy by ensuring that the organisation has robust systems of internal control, is financially sustainable meeting its financial objectives while realising value for money.
• Provide assurance to the Accounting Officer as to the propriety and regularity of all income and expenditure, assets, liabilities and reserves and ensure the accuracy and integrity of DVSA’s financial accounts and accounting procedures.
• Production of accurate and timely financial reporting including the published Annual Report and Accounts.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please refer to the role profile attached.

Person specification

You will be a fully qualified CCAB, CIMA Accountant (or equivalent) with excellent knowledge and experience of financial accounting. You will have great communicating and influencing skills and able to deliver complex finance messages to a broad range of stakeholders. You will have extensive experience of working with statutory reporting frameworks (such as UK GAAP, IFRS etc.) and delivering Annual Report and Accounts, or equivalent.

You are proactive with a strong record of delivery. You will have experience of leading financial activities in a large and complex organisation. You will have the confidence and enthusiasm to make a real impact within our team driving those around you to achieve the same shared objectives.

Additional Information

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

This role can be based inSwansea,NottinghamorBristol, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have questions regarding how hybrid working is practiced within the business area, or any reasonable adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may currently have or need in place if successful in your application, please contact the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement, for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

Some travel will be necessary depending on location (estimated, 1 overnight trip per quarter, and 2 day trips per month).

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button below.