About the job

Job summary

Job description

The Financial Services Team will engage with a range of stakeholders at all levels to ensure that financial processes run efficiently and that people can easily follow them. Financial Services covers a broad range of functions, types of activity include; purchasing, income, cash and treasury management, and grants management, and processes that impact individuals directly such as expenses and reimbursements. The Financial Services Team partner users of the system and, business areas, to help them with standard financial processes and general operational queries. They will support and deliver data processing and transactional activity fundamental to the accounting processes and supporting the flow of resource around the organisation.

The Accounts Payable Team within Financial Services will ensure invoices and requests for payment are appropriately processed, ensuring the House’s obligations are duly met. They will work closely with the Cash Management Team to ensure that resources are available to pay owed amounts, supporting the cash flow process. This will support the maintenance of the Supplier Masterfile, ensure details are appropriately captured, stored and disposed of.

The Accounts Receivables Team within Financial Services will ensure that money owed to the House is appropriately collected. They will create sales orders, capture requests for payments and reconcile received funds, ensuring that they are properly accounted for. The Cash Management Team will ensure that the House has the correct funding to meet its obligations and will liaise with HM Treasury to ensure the House is funded. They will work with key stakeholders to understand the fiscal needs of the organisation and produce suitable cash flow forecasts. They will also collect and account for cash collected on the Estate and ensure it is properly recorded and deposited. The Accounts Receivable Team will also maintain Customer Masterfile, ensure details are appropriately captured, stored and disposed of.

The House of Commons has recently undertaken an independent review into financial management, examining key elements of financial management, including contract and programme management, to ensure the House has robust processes and controls in place to manage its finances. The jobholder will have a key role to play in supporting the implementation of recommendations following the review.

Person specification

Essential:

• Experience of working in Accounts Payable and/or Accounts Receivables and Cash Management with a strong understanding of financial processes.

• This should include procure to pay, cash forecasting and handling, income management, statutory compliance with taxation regulations (VAT, CIS & IR35) along with significant practical experience of their application. 

Desirable:

• It is desirable that the applicant holds a level 4 finance qualification (AAT, CCAB or equivalent)

Leadership, and the ability to motivate and develop a diverse finance team and promote excellence. Able to manage and coach staff ensuring all professional training and developments requirements are met.

Ability to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between the business, finance and other corporate services.

Highly effective organisational skills with ability to identify and adapt to changing priorities, to work under pressure to tight deadlines and deliver agreed targets.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,340, House of Commons contributes £11,162 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

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Please clearly specifiy the role you wish to apply for in the subject heading.​​

In order to apply for this post please submit:​​

• Your CV (max. 4 pages) in Word format not PDF;  ​

• A personal statement in Word format not PDF, limited to no more than two sides of A4, first stating your motivations to apply and then describing how you meet the role specific requirements given your skills and experience. 

• A completed Diversity Monitoring Form (Please complete via this link). If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select ‘prefer not to say’. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the House of Commons becoming a more inclusive employer.

If invited to interview you will be assessed on your experience, technical skills as well as the the criteria based on the job description.​​

Further details will be provided if you are successful at the initial application stage.

We may ask you to complete a test, presentation or other assessment as a part of your recruitment process.

If you are invited to interview, we will ask you a combination of competency questions and role specific questions solely based on the criteria below. Any presentation or test requirements will be clearly communicated to you well in advance of your interview.

As a Disability Confident Leader, it is important that we are able to make appropriate arrangements
or adjustments where necessary in order to create a full and equal participation in the selection process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruitment team to see how we can meet your needs.

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 counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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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.