Financial Reporting and Budgeting Accountant

Financial Reporting and Budgeting Accountant

• Salary:
  National: £44,600 - £47,906. If the successful candidate is a current Civil Servant joining on level transfer, HM Treasury will honour their current substantive salary if higher. This role typically attracts an accountancy allowance for eligible individuals. Confirmation of eligibility will be provided to the successful applicant on appointment.
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Working Pattern:
  Full Time, Part Time, Job Share (Flexible working hours can be accommodated)
• Location:
  
  Darlington (Feethams House)

Want to shape financial decision-making at the heart of government? This is an exciting opportunity to build your experience across financial reporting, budgeting and strategic finance at HM Treasury. You’ll play an important role in producing high-quality financial information, supporting effective decision-making and continually improving how we manage and report our finances. If you’re a qualified accountant looking for a varied role with real breadth and impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Team

This role is unique in that it is shared across Strategic Finance and Financial Reporting, giving the post holder a broad view of HM Treasury’s finances and the unique ability to contribute to both financial management and external financial reporting. Strategic Finance supports the department to plan, monitor and manage its budgets by providing financial analysis, management information and advice to help colleagues make well-informed decisions.

Financial Reporting is responsible for producing HM Treasury Group’s annual report and accounts and supporting high-quality financial accounting across the Group.

You will work closely with colleagues across both teams, as well as with finance and policy teams across HM Treasury, its arm’s-length bodies and external auditors. The role offers a strong mix of technical accounting, budgeting, financial systems, analysis and stakeholder management, allowing you to develop a rounded understanding of departmental finance.

HM Treasury Finance is made up of approximately 50 staff based across London, Norwich and Darlington sites. Finance is high on the agenda and provides the opportunity to influence the direction of the Department for the future. We are part of the wider Government Finance Function (GFF), which represents and supports around 10,000 members of the finance community across the civil service.

About the Job

This is a varied and fast-paced financial accounting role shared between Strategic Finance and Financial Reporting. It offers the opportunity to support both the department’s annual financial reporting responsibilities and its in-year financial reporting and budgetary management, giving the post holder a broad understanding of how HM Treasury manages, monitors and reports its finances. The breadth of the role provides a unique opportunity to gain experience across different aspects of financial reporting and forecasting in a fast-paced central government environment.

The annual report and accounts are central to financial accountability in the public sector. You will support the production of the department’s annual report and accounts, including consolidation of its arm’s-length bodies and liaison with external auditors. You will also play a key role in the ongoing management and maintenance of the Group’s consolidation system, ensuring it is embedded effectively into business-as-usual reporting and remains robust and fit for purpose.

Alongside this, you will support the Strategic Finance team with in-year reporting and multi-year budgetary management. This will include supporting the preparation of management information and forecasts for a range of stakeholders, advising budget holders on…