About the job

Job summary

Responsible to the Managing Trustee (Commanding Officer) and Senior Fund Manager (Regimental Second in Command) for the accurate accounting of Service Charitable Funds (SCF) for the Organisation.  You will be managed by the Regimental Administration Officer and be relied upon to provide accurate advice and guidance to the customer base in line with current policy.  You will be responsible to submit End of Month Accounts and End of Year Account for both internal and external auditing.  Maintain accuracy of cash and bank facilities as well as attention to detail on accounting paperwork.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions. 

Job description

Administer, manage and control the automated accounting system (PAXTON+).

Provision of accurate technical advice throughout the Chain of Command, up to and including the Commanding Officer.

Control and manage the Central Bank Account and subsidiary Funds; which include a large Officers Mess, Charity Fund and Regimental Fund.

Cash handling duties, ensuring accuracy at all times including the reconciliation of 2 Bank Accounts.

Manage a large Direct Debit system via the banking system.

Responsible for the timely submission of End of Month and End of Year auditing.

Person specification

Ability to work alone and, at times, part of a Team (primarily made up of Military Personnel) as well as working to tight deadlines and at times under pressure.

Self starter; able to proactively prioritise, organise and manage multiple work strands at any one time.

Bond easily with  a diverse Team.

Good understanding of Microsoft Office 365, especially Outlook, Word and Excel.

Good ability to follow process and procedures.

Willingness to adapt and learn.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Ability and Experience.

All applications will go through an initial sift and those successful will be invited to attend an interview.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 - Word count)  

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:  

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions 

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:  

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing

Candidates will be required to complete an online Numerical test.   

Should you be invited to complete the online tests, please allow sufficient time to complete the tests and the remainder of the full application form; only candidates who are successful at the test stage will be invited to complete the remainder of the application by clicking ‘Submit Application’. Your application must be completed by 23:55 on the closing date of the vacancy. Late submissions cannot be accepted. The tests are not timed, as they work by giving you harder questions if you answer the previous question correctly, and easier if you get it wrong. You should allow up to an hour for each test, and each test must be completed before you will be invited to complete the second part of your application. Internet access will be required for the duration of the test. Please refer to the attached Candidate Guidance for further information.  

Candidates that reach the minimum required pass mark will have their results saved as a banked score against the following tests:  

• New Civil Service Numerical Test

When a candidate has a banked score they’re not asked to re-take the same test providing it is set at the same level. Scores will be banked for a 6 month period from the date of test completion. If a candidate is invited to take the same test against multiple vacancies, the banked score will be recognised against all vacancies and all active applications will progress. 

CSJT scores cannot be banked as each test is generated from the behaviours required for a specific role which will vary between recruitment campaigns.  

If you require any particular arrangements (for example due to a disability or health problem) to be made in order for you to complete the online test you MUST contact the DBS Enquiry Centre on 0800 345 7772 BEFORE accessing the online test. 

Opening  times  Mon -Friday 0800- 1600 hrs. 

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk  

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

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).

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.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.