compliance officer Ash, South East England, England
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to work within the Corporate Governance team to assist in carrying out Public Accounts Compliance Review (PACR) visits. Not only will the successful candidate get to work in a high profile role they will also get a unique insight into how an RAF Station spends Public Money. The successful candidate will be expected to travel with other team members to RAF stations within the UK on a regular basis, which will sometimes include overnight stays at or near the station.
When not undertaking PACR visits, other duties will enable development of a wide range of skills within Governance. This role provides excellent developmental opportunities for future promotion.
Corporate Governance (CG) is about having systems and processes in place to provide assurance to Parliament and the taxpayer that we are spending resources wisely, and on delivering the Defence Aim and objectives. The CG team has a varied portfolio and is responsible for:
- Supporting the Air Risk and Audit Committee, the Non-Executive Directors, and producing the Annual Assurance Report (AAR) and the Financial Assurance Report (FAR)
- Supporting Defence Internal Audit in carrying out audits within the RAF
- Acting as Fraud Focal Point and raising awareness of fraud
- Managing Letters of Delegation
- Advising on issues of Regularity and Propriety; and
- Conducting annual Public Accounting Compliance Review (PACR) visits to all RAF stations.
This post is advertised for 37 hours per week
Job description
- Assist the PACR visit leaders in completing an effective risk-based programme of compliance reviews of public accounts at RAF stations across the UK in order to support the Annual Assurance Report and as directed by the Senior Finance Officer
- Assist with auditing for a range of subjects, including military and civilian expenses, Sub-Imprests, Defence Travel and other sections regarding RAF expenditure in relation to the Public Account
- Contribute to post-visit reports which award the appropriate level of assurance, contain relevant management actions and are distributed within 10 working days of the visit. These reports award the appropriate level of assurance and contain relevant management actions for the station
- Develop and provide guidance on policies and procedures, consistent with Government and Defence policy
- Provide advice to stations on matters relating to management of Public Funds
- Review and assist in decision making on Business Cases when required
- Take the lead on a part of governance portfolio for the provision of advice and guidance
- Liaise with external stakeholders to ensure compliance issues are addressed swiftly and appropriately, ensuring correct working practices are implemented
- Other duties may include, but not limited to; chasing returns and offer advice to Stations with queries on Local Initiative Grant (LIG) bids. Scrutinise Families Welfare Grant (FWG) Returns. Maintaining LIG and FWG registers.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required across the full range of governance tasks. This may include line management in the future.
Person specification
These Audit visits will require overnight stays on occasions, either in the Station Mess or in a hotel local to the station. Although flexible working is offered, it may sometimes be necessary to work longer hours on days when visiting stations.
Essential Skills:
- Willingness to travel to RAF stations and, when necessary, stay overnight
- Ability to lead others and set clear direction with a positive, can do attitude
- Display excellent judgement, enabling you to prioritise work and recognise when to escalate difficult issues
- Appetite to unpick knotty problems and work with others to find solutions
- Excellent attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, predominantly Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Willingness to present information, both formally with a slide pack and informally
- Be a flexible team member, with the ability to work independently and willing to undertake other tasks if required
Desirable skills:
- UK driving licence
- Experience in business administration, risk, compliance or similar disciplines
The successful applicant will be required to complete mandatory Civil Service learning upon taking up post. In addition, this role requires completion of the 5-day Public Accounting Course at the earliest opportunity, the Financial Skills Certificate within 6 months of taking up post, and the Financial Intermediate Certificate on Governance within 12 months of taking up post. This training will be provided, and further experience will evolve whilst in this role.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Leadership
Benefits
Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Flexible working
- Training and personal development opportunities
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- 25 days paid annual leave rising to 30 days on completion of 5 years’ service
- In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Kings’ Birthday
- Highly competitive civil service pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six month probation period.
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Please present your evidence using the S.T.A.R. format (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
Applicants are strongly advised to ensure that their submission uses the STAR format and demonstrates the behaviours detailed at Executive Officer level in the Civil Service Success Profiles – Civil Service Behaviours booklet. Comprehensive coverage on Success Profiles can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
In your application you only need to provide evidence of:
- Leadership
If invited to interview, you will be assessed against the following behaviours:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
- Communicating & Influencing
- Working Together
A 750 word statement of suitability and CV will be required for this position; this cannot be uploaded to the advert. You will submit using the CV template provided on the CS Jobs dashboard, detailing job history, full qualifications, previous experience and skills.
Part-time or Job-share will only be considered provided full time hours can be covered.
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.
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.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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