DIO Finance Business Partner

Join the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.

Andover, Lichfield, RAF Wyton

Job Summary

DIO manages £35bn of infrastructure assets and spends £3.5bn each year maintaining and developing those assets on behalf of the whole of the MOD in pursuit of its strategic objectives.

DIO’s finance function aims to provide best in class financial management, reporting and advice to a range of stakeholders across the MOD, ensuring value for money for the taxpayer in how the Department’s Infrastructure Portfolio is delivered.

This role covers both Business Partnering and Finance Planning and Analytics. Finance Business Partners will be the interface for Finance into the Top-Level Budget (TLB) Customers. As part of the Customer Delivery operating model, functional leads from across key business areas have been assigned to each TLB, who work closely with the senior leadership team to better support the delivery to our customers. The Finance Business Partnering team are responsible for reporting to external (TLB/MOD Centre) and internal (DIO/ExCo/Board) customers.

The Finance Planning and Analytics team lead in the production of the Annual Budgeting Cycle (ABC) and submission for all TLB’s using the Financial Systems. They produce the DIO financial plan, ABC, submission, meeting internal reporting and centrally mandated timeframes. Draft and issue the ABC instructions, working closely with the Customer Support Team. Set the DIO budget setting process, AP0, timetable and issue detailed instructions. Lead the production of system driven financial data covering multiple business areas.

This advert is recruiting for a position within the Finance Team at the following locations with the following working patterns:

• 1 X Andover/Lichfield/RAF Wyton (Full time, Flexible working - due to the quantity of work it demands a full-time person. The nature of the work is such that the work is not easy to job share with the post holder needing to respond to organisational demands at short notice and needing to keep abreast of departmental requirements through direct involvement)

DIO Finance operates a flexible working model whereby individuals may be required to transfer to another role. This may be in response to critical vacancies or for the individual’s personal development. These moves will not require a change to an individual’s duty station.

It is desirable that the successful candidate has:

• Level 4 qualification with AAT, CCAB or CIMA, or working towards qualification CCAB, CIMA or equivalent.
• Financial experience over an extended period

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

This role is responsible for building strong relationships and understanding your business area, supporting the business at an appropriate level. Communicating financial data and other information clearly and providing valuable financial advice, challenge and support. Ensuring that financial reporting is accurately completed both within corporate reporting systems and for input of accounting entries to support decision making. Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide clear and robust strategic financial advice to all relevant stakeholders to ensure that the full account of the Pan DIO and Front-Line Command (FLC) financial position is taken into account when estate investment decisions are being made.
• Reviewing, analysing, and interpreting financial data, providing insight for senior managers and decision makers. Support Learning from Experience (LFE) exercises, reviewing outcomes and adopting improvements for future projects.
• Leading the input of financial information into, and provision of support to the 10-year planning round process.
• Responsible for applying In-Year Management (IYM) activities, including monitoring spend against budget and analysis of actuals.
• Providing support to governance meetings and report production; including ad-hoc analysis for senior managers / customers.
• Oversee the team’s contribution to the production of Financial Statements in accordance with timetables and instructions and respond promptly to queries.
• Provide leadership to, and management of, your Business Area’s finance teams to deliver DIO outputs and departmental goals.
• Promote strong working relationships both within the team and with other teams across DIO and MOD.

Person specification

Essential:

• Technically competent and highly numerate with a record of success in a financial management role with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in Financial Planning.
• Strong communicator with an ability to adapt your personal communication style to enable non-financiers to understand financial information. Ability to brief senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience of developing collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders and teams and working with them to deliver results.
• Experience in leading a team and managing deliverables.
• Experience of analysis and interpretation of data
• Good Excel Skills

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Finance Functional Framework: Financial Planning - Expert Level
• Finance Functional Framework: In Year Management - Expert Level

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Finance Functional Framework: Financial Planning - Expert Level

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

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.

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Your suitability for the role will be assessed using the Success Profile elements that have been chosen for this campaign. Each element will be scored accordingly, and the successful candidate will be appointed on merit.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership

• At application candidates will be required to provide;

• Financial Planning

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.

At interview you will be assessed against the following:

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

• In Year Financial Management
• Financial Planning

Applications will be sifted on all Success Profile elements, but in the event of a high number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted on the lead Behaviour: Communicating and Influencing.

In this instance the remaining elements will be tested at interview.

Interviews for this post will take place in person at DIO, Army Headquarters, Andover.

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.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

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. See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

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)
• 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

Further information on nationality requirements.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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.

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.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Carrie Truckle
• Email : Carrie-Ann.Truckle508@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

Further information
Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.