Vacancy: Finance Analyst
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Job overview
Directorate: Finance & Corporate Services
Starting salary: £47-50k depending on experience
Full time & Fixed Term Contract (15 months, depending on start date)
Location: London/ Remote
Closing date: Friday 26th April 2024 at 23:59
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Working at the Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission is the independent body which oversees elections and regulates political finance in the UK. We work to promote public confidence in the democratic process and to ensure its integrity.
We offer excellent terms and conditions, including flexible working hours and the opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements (dependant on scheme rules).
The Role
This is an exciting newly created role working as part of the Financial Planning team. In this role you will lead and develop planning, forecasting and budgeting models which feed into an integrated group reporting suite. You will design, implement and execute financial planning including 5-year plans, annual budget process and regular reforecast cycles and develop and maintain high quality financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.
Other parts of the role entails assisting in the preparation of management reports, presentations, and ad-hoc analysis and developing both financial and non-financial performance indicators, highlighting trends and analysing variances to plan.
Who we are looking for
Ideally, you will be a qualified accountant with working experience in a finance function of a medium sized to large organisation including involvement at a decision-making level in a full planning round. Part qualified candidates maybe considered based on having relevant experience.
Previous knowledge and experience working with Public Sector Spending rules and accounting principles would be desirable.
Knowledge of investment appraisal techniques is key, ideally with some experience of applying the HM Treasury Green Book (desirable).
You also need to have good interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong collaborative working relationships with people at all levels as you have to build and maintain working relationships with key internal colleagues, other governmental departments (HMT, NAO, etc), and external bodies to ensure that internal controls, systems, processes and business practices at The Electoral Commission meet statutory, regulatory and auditing requirements.
Furthermore, you will need to have:
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, with experience in budgeting and forecasting modelling.
- Effective communication skills, both written and oral
- Excellent numerical reasoning skills and attention to detail
More information on how to apply
We would like to continuously increase the diversity of our employees. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are particularly welcomed.
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Applications should include a supporting statement. This should include examples of how you have demonstrated the role’s person specification, including:
- essential skills
- behaviours
- knowledge
To be fair to all candidates, we can’t accept job applications submitted after the closing date.
We will let you know whether or not you have been invited for an interview shortly after the closing date.
We hold some of our interviews online using video conferencing, and other interviews in person at one of our offices. We’ll let you know when and where your interview will be.
Sometimes, we’ll ask you to complete a task for your interview. For example, preparing a presentation on a specific topic. We’ll give you instructions about the task when we invite you to interview.
Our interviews are competency based. We will ask you questions to understand more about your experience, and how it relates to the essential criteria in the person specification. Questions will also cover the values, behaviours, and skills required for the role. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the role or working with us at the end of your interview.
We will let you know the outcome of the interview as soon as possible. Usually, within two days after the final interview has been completed. We’re always happy to give feedback if requested.
We will always let you know when we’d like to contact your references.
If you have taken part in certain political activities, such as holding office in a political party or holding a relevant elected office, it may mean that you can’t work for us. To discuss this before applying, contact our HR team at [email protected]
If you’re successful, you’ll need to complete some pre-appointment checks. This includes a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In Scotland, this is a Disclosure Scotland check. In Northern Ireland, it’s an Access NI check.
Higher security clearance may be required for some roles. We will only ask you about convictions and cautions that are not protected. Having a criminal record does not necessarily prevent you from working here. It depends on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences. Read our employing ex-offenders policy for more information.
We welcome applications from everyone. We will ask for your personal details including your nationality, ethnicity and any disabilities. These details will not be shared with the interviewers.
If you have a disability, let us know at the application stage so we can make adjustments for you. This may include accepting your application by post.