Finance Assistant

National Savings and Investments

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 7th October 2024

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Details

Reference number

371379

Salary

£26,200 - £28,100

c£28,100 London; c£26,200 Durham, Lytham, Glasgow

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Executive Officer

NS&I Band 6

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

NS&I - Finance

Type of role

Accountancy

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Location

Durham, North East England, DH1 1SL : Lytham St Anne's, North West England, FY8 4TS : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8JX : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1P 3BT

About the job

Job summary

Reporting to the NS&I Financial Reporting Manager, the role of Finance Assistant is part of the wider NS&I finance function. We are a small, collaborative team at the heart of NS&I working to support the delivery of NS&I’s strategic and operational objectives, whilst ensuring the principles of financial governance in the public sector are upheld.

The role will support the delivery of a high quality, professional Finance function within NS&I by providing effective and efficient support to the team. The role will ensure our suppliers are paid within Government prompt payments targets and promote a strong financial compliance culture within the organisation.

Job description

Please see attached role profile for full details

Person specification

Essential experience

Experience of working in a finance team and understanding of key financial control frameworks.

Essential skills

Good numerical skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when inputting data

Essential technical knowledge

IT skills with proficiency in Excel and word

Qualifications

Maths GCSE (or equivalent) 9-4 / A-C

Behaviours

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

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Changing and Improving
Working Together

Technical skills

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

IT skills with proficiency in Excel and word

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £26,200, National Savings and Investments contributes £7,590 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

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

To apply, please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form.

In your application you will be asked to provide the following

An outline of your career history and qualifications with your key responsibilities and achievements.
A 250 personal statement on the key essential experience
- Experience of working in a finance team and understanding of key financial control frameworks.
A 250 statement for the 2 selected behaviours at sift. Please use examples from your experience and knowledge to demonstrate how you meet them addressing the essential criteria in the Person Specification. We would recommend using the STAR method.

In the event we receive a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted first on the personal statement on the key experience. Those who demonstrate the minimal acceptable level of experience will then qualify for the full sift.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 45 minute panel interview via video call.

The interview questions will focus on each of the selected behaviours and the technical skill – “IT skills with proficiency in Excel and Word”

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 11th November 2024.

Note we are unable to accept CVs.

This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Working for NS&I

NS&I is currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work in the office for 40% of their working month and this will be increasing to 60% of their working month in the summer of 2024. If you are applying to work in London, the role is currently based in Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, SW1P 3BT and in summer 2024 it is anticipated that NS&I will be moving out of Sanctuary Buildings and into another office within central London.

Any move to NS&I 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/.

If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary of the role is higher, if you are successful, any salary increase will be at the discretion of NS&I and will be reviewed as part of the next annual pay review, in accordance with the NS&I employee handbook.

Further information

Please visit our website http://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi for further details about NS&I.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : HR Team
Email : jobs@nsandi.com

Recruitment team

Email : jobs@nsandi.com

Further information

The law requires for selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis for fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service recruitment principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact jobs@nsandi.com in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission info@csc.gov.uk