About the job

Job summary

We are a non-ministerial department, and the official archive and publisher for the UK Government, and for England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.

We are expert advisers in information and records management and are a cultural, academic and heritage institution. We fulfil a leadership role for the archive sector and work to secure the future of physical and digital records.

We collect and secure the future of the government record, from Shakespeare’s will to tweets from Downing Street, to preserve it for generations to come, making it as accessible and available as possible.

Our collection is one of the largest in the world, containing over 11 million historical government and public records. From Domesday Book to modern government papers and digital files, our collection includes paper and parchment, digital records and websites, photographs, posters, maps, drawings and paintings.

Major projects are ongoing to publish judicial records via our new technology Find Case Law, to transfer historic Ministry of Defence service personnel records, and to prepare for the relocation of the Parliamentary Archives to our site at Kew. The past year saw the Public Records Act prove central to public debates around government communication and we played a vital part in formally recording the historic events of Her Late Majesty’s sad passing in September and the Accession Proclamation for King Charles III.

Job description

Operating within the Management Accounting team, the role holders will act as Management Accountants for the business area(s) for which they are made responsible. Working directly with Budget Holders / Project Owners, Heads of Department and Directors, they will manage all aspects of their management accounting and financial planning services providing incisive, value-add financial support and analysis which facilitates effective decision making.

The roles require internal liaison with business staff at all levels, but most notably at the Director and Head of Department level, as well as close working with the Head of Management Accounting and the rest of the Management Accounting Team along with the wider Finance Department.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

• CCAB qualification.
• Strong analytical skills, able to identify and interpret trends and improve financial forecasting.
• Ability to understand the strategic business goals of an organisation, able to ‘look beyond the numbers’ and understand the wider business context.
• Ability to collect and interpret financial and operational data (e.g. performance metrics) to assess efficiency and effectiveness, undertaking analysis and reporting and making recommendations as appropriate.
• Team player, with exceptional interpersonal skills, able to work with a diverse and broad range of stakeholders across the organisation. Demonstrable ability to influence.
• Good written and oral communication skills, able to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and in ways that promote understanding but stands ground when needed.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines, ability to work well under pressure and to be able to prioritise a heavy workload.
• Strong finance system skills including advanced Excel skills.

Desirable criteria:

• Understanding of accounting policy and an appreciation of the implications for an organisation of Government legislation and accounting standards.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £51,000, The National Archives contributes £13,770 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application with our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to avoid disappointment.

To apply, please click on the 'Apply at advertiser's site' button on this page.

1st stage interviews will be in the week commencing the 10th June.

For further details, please see the candidate pack attached (see below).

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) 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) (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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Working for 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. 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.