About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting time of change for HEFCW as we move into the new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (CTER), the new arm’s length body responsible for overseeing and funding post-16 education and research from April 2024. We are looking to build our team in preparation for this change so that CTER has an established finance department to support the organisation, which will have one of the highest budgets of an arm’s length body in Wales.

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Finance Manager to work with us during this busy time in shaping processes for CTER, which will be larger than HEFCW, with a significantly larger budget.

Working with and supporting the Senior Accountant, you will prepare both the annual statutory and monthly management accounts, and be responsible for preparing and re-profiling annual budgets while working across the organisation with budget holders.

Person specification

You will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant who has experience in an accounts setting, statutory accounts and budget preparation, ideally in the public sector. You will be familiar with working within a financial environment with established practices and procedures, and the ability to work both independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team. You will also be proactive in resolving problems and queries, with the ability to work with and communicate to staff internally at all levels. Strong numeracy skills and IT skills are essential. The ability to communicate bilingually in Welsh and English is desirable.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,219, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales contributes £9,779 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

For more information please click 'Apply'.   HEFCW is a Disability Confident and Living Wage accredited employer.  We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace and we particularly encourage LGBTQ+ applicants, disabled applicants and people from an ethnic minority background, who are currently under-represented at HEFCW.  

We are pleased to accept application forms in Welsh and English.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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 (opens in a new window).

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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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.