Senior Financial Accountant

Government Recruitment Service; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Manchester is seeking candidates for management accounting and financial reporting roles within its Accounting Operations Unit. This dynamic environment offers opportunities for personal development, professional training, and paths for career progression. Candidates will work closely with various stakeholders to enhance service delivery and ensure financial integrity. The position supports full-time, part-time, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Paid study leave

Opportunities for promotion

On-the-job training

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting or financial reporting.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data effectively.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality service to stakeholders.
• Own and manage financial processes.
• Ensure accurate reporting and compliance.
• Support budget setting and forecasting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Data interpretation

Reconciliation skills

Compliance assurance

Job description

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

Corporate and Delivery Directorate works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The directorate is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.

The Finance Directorate is one of the most dynamic and forward-looking places to work. We provide professional finance advice and challenge which ensures that the Home Office delivers value for money to the taxpayer and protects the Accounting Officers in their responsibilities for regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility on all spending decisions. We ensure that finance is at the heart of decision making and operate a business partner model to support strategic planning, operational control and by working within challenging budgets through effective financial reporting, management and planning.

This is an exciting time to join Accounting Operations Unit due to the spans of the roles, fast-changing environment and delivering on Ministerial priorities. We are looking for dynamic and innovative people who want to join us on the next stage of their career and who want to work in and be part of one of the most interesting and high-profile Government Departments.

Accounting Operations Unit sits at the heart of Home Office finance. We are responsible for a number of key functions including Corporate Reporting, HMT Reporting, Management Accounting and Financial Reporting and are currently expanding in size and scope.

We value every person who works in the Finance Directorate and have high expectations of everyone. We offer opportunities for our staff to develop whether through formal training, on the job development or lateral moves to develop new skills. We support staff who wish to achieve a finance qualification with paid study leave and exam support. In addition, there will be opportunities for promotion throughout Finance and across the Home Office.

There are a number of different roles currently available in Accounting Operations Unit, we currently have management accounting and financial reporting roles available. Further information on these roles will be provided at interview stage to successful candidates.

Key responsibilities:

• Working closely with stakeholders to deliver a quality service.
• Taking ownership of financial processes.
• Analysing and interpreting data.
• Reconciliation and ensuring accurate reporting.
• Compliance and assurance.
• Supporting budget setting.
• Forecasting and variance analysis.
• Line management of staff may be required in the future.

Working pattern

This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of job-share and compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working hours.

Training

On-the-job training will be provided, together with a possibility of supported training and learning in addition to regular mandatory training on health and safety and data protection.

Travel

Occasional travel to various HO locations may be required.