Finance Project Support Officer

2 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 291475**Salary**:

- £30,317 - £36,606-
**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DEFRA - COO - Finance - Defra Group Finance**Type of role**:

- Accountancy
- Finance**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Peterborough, Reading, Warrington, Worcester, Worthing, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DEFRA is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat, and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

This role is in Defra Finance. The team provides finance support to Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) in work relating to Fees & Charges, Risk & Governance and Cost Rates together with other bespoke projects.

**Job description**:
Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

- Assist as necessary in ensuring that accurate and timely finance & management information is obtained to support senior managers in project related activity
- Provide all necessary Project support to the team, especially the G6 as is necessary cutting across areas on
- Fees & Charges,
- Risk & Governance,
- Cost rates and
- any other bespoke projects undertaken
- Ensuring all information pertaining to Project Team is stored and catalogued appropriately on SharePoint
- Building relationships within the finance function to ensure smooth acquisition of data and information
- Ensuring that processes are documented and stored for audit purposes.
- Ad Hoc Project specific activities as are necessary to ensure the Project team function effectively.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Experience and Skills**

**Project Management Support experience.**

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

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving

**Benefits**:

- 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 average employer contribution of 27%

**Blended Working**

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

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

Please submit your CV demonstrating how you meet the criteria above with a 250-word statement which should detail your experience and suitability for the role.

**Sift**

Sift will be performed on CV and personal statement

**Interview**

Interview date starting from week commencing 26th June 2023

**Location**

This means that Defra new joiners will be located alongside existing colleagues in offices a short distance away from Nobel House in our other office at 2 Marsham St, London.

To work from 2 Marsham Street, you will require the higher level of CTC clearance. Therefore, confirmation of appointment to the advertised post will be dependent upon successful CTC clearance being confirmed as part of pre-employment checks.

**Salary**

**Childcare Vouchers**

**Reasonable Adjustment**

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

**Accessibility**

**Visa Sponsorship Statement**

Please take note that Defra does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

**Internal Fraud Database Check**

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- 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 Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- 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

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

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