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Do you have experience of data interrogating, visualisation and analysis?

Are you a focused individual with attention to detail?

Can you build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders?

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

Through the people professionals who work within it, the Human Resources (HR) function helps the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) to deliver its corporate strategy, business plan, and people objectives. The HR Operations team delivers core HR services to the MCA through four key areas; Resourcing, Pay & Reward, Systems & Data, Employee Relations & Wellbeing.

The HR Finance, Data & System Manager will manage the delivery of HR Management Information through data visualisation and analysis. Providing high-quality analysis and reporting on a range of HR data. Also, managing the delivery of the Directorates Finance and Governance activities in support of the MCA and Directorate Strategies.

As the HR Finance, Data & Systems Manager, your role will be varied. It can include lots of different elements such as working on the HR systems to ensure they continue to deliver and meet requirements, managing finances, ensuring forecasts and payments are appropriately accounted for (i.e., pre-payments, accruals).

In addition, you will be the key contact for visas, making sure everything for UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) is update to date and other Visa categories. Looking after the team itself for reporting and management information, continuing to give the organisation access to data and analysis to support decision-making.

This is fantastic opportunity to join the MCA and work in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same. There will be lots of opportunity for you to build on existing knowledge and learn new skills. You will have the autonomy to explore different ways of working and evolve the role as a HR Finance Data & Systems Manager by liaising with various different stakeholder’s.

This role will be based in the Southampton HQ. MCA supports flexible working and operates a hybrid working model between home and office for this role, giving you greater flexibility over where and when you work. Details of the arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager.

Occasional travel, including overnight stays within the UK may be required, however notice will be given prior to travel.

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage the development and maintenance of a People Management Information Suite, utilising Power BI, and other tools.
• Manage the co-ordination, financial oversight, and governance of the Directorates budgets. Working with the People, Safety, & Communications Finance Advisor to highlight actual and potential variances from forecasts and working with budget owners to identify causes and remedial actions.
• Act as the MCA Key Contact as a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Tier 2 Sponsor Licence holder, ensuring compliance with UKVI and Home Office rules and guidance. Working with sponsored employees to ensure responsibilities are understood, and the Sponsorship Management System (SMS) is maintained.
• Support with the continuous improvement of the Shared Services solution and other HR systems, including testing, writing Requests for Changes, and identifying/deploying other solutions. Working in partnership with the Training Departments on the development of HR e-learning products for all staff.
• Work in partnership with Information Security Branch and relevant business areas to co-ordinate responses for all Directorate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Parliamentary Questions, Subject Access Requests (SAR), and ministerial submissions ensuring that they are dealt with efficiently within the required deadlines.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience of working with and interrogating Management Information through tools such as Power BI and Excel.

You will be confident when dealing with budget management and an understanding of the concept of accruals and prepayments as well as providing high-quality analysis and reporting on a range of HR data.

You will have excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate information accurately to internal and external stakeholders at all grades.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Job contact :

Name :
James Rapson
Email :
[email protected]

Recruitment team

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