Financial Assessor

Details
Reference number

434961

Salary

£38,105

In addition once the role holder has completed their probationary period (usually 6 months) they will become eligible to receive a pay premium allowance of £2858 per annum. This pay premium allowance is non contractual and non pensionable.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

IBCA Level 3

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

IBCA - Operations

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Glasgow

About the job
Job summary

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm's-length body set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.

IBCA will ensure payment is made in recognition of the wrongs experienced by those who have been infected by HIV, Hepatitis B or C, as well as those who love and care for them. They have been frustrated and distressed by the delays in achieving proper recognition, and we must help put this right.

We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments.

IBCA employees will be public servants. If successful in this role you will be appointed directly into IBCA, on IBCA terms and conditions as a public servant.

Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA's work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer.

Job description

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding career where your expertise can make a real difference?

We invite you to join our Operations Directorate as a Financial Assessor. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with Claim Managers and Service Integrity & Improvement (Fraud and Error) colleagues to ensure accurate calculations in complex historic cases, delivering the compensation people who wish to claim are owed promptly and fairly.

Responsibilities

As part of the role you will:

• Lead payment reporting and forecasting. (incl payment forecasts, cash management forecasts, error reporting);
• Conduct financial assurance for payments. (Right person, right time. Payment issue resolution. Calculation checking);
• Undertake a complex calculation as part of the compensation calculation including financial assessment for exceptional loss supplemental award;
• Assist with Quality Assurance (non-financial) as demand dictates;
• Offer expert guidance on compensation calculations to progress cases effectively;
• Lead initiatives in an agile environment, contributing to the development of a product while embracing challenges with adaptability and innovation;
• Ensure Accurate Compensation Calculations: Provide expert validation and assurance for compensation calculations, guaranteeing fairness and accuracy in all cases;
• Maintain Process Assurance and Compliance: Uphold and reinforce robust processes to ensure compliance with policies and regulations, fostering integrity and transparency;
• Guarantee Payment Accuracy: Conduct meticulous checks to confirm payment amounts are correct, ensuring claimants receive what they are rightfully owed;
• Running reports for finance: Actuals: awards made, payments made, current stock of liabilities; cash forecast: live claims likely to be awarded; lump sum and recurrent payments forecast;
• Creating more sophisticated modelling for payment forecasts once we see actual claimant choices, values and volumes.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• A strategic thinker with a passion for delivering justice and excellence in financial services;
• A financial professional, proficient and confident with complex information and numbers;
• An adaptable team player with resilience and an innovative mindset to thrive in uncertainty and ambiguity;
• Strong mathematical and analytical capability;
• Ability to work comfortably with financial models;
• Demonstrable experience of key attention to detail;
• Ability to communicate complicated calculations and judgements to potentially vulnerable individuals;
• Ability to work Independently and as part of a team;
• Strong experience working in an accountancy, actuarial or finance role;
• Experience working with customers or the public.

Desirable criteria

• Experience working in Compliance;
• Experience of working in a challenging compliance environment;
• Experience of delivering training.

Additional information:

For the first 6-8 weeks, there will be a requirement for you to be based on site full time (9am-5pm) while in training and consolidation. Following this, a minimum 80% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Qualifications

Degree/NVQ6/equivalent or working towards qualification in accountancy/finance/mathematics/data science or significant work experience in an equivalent role.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,105, Infected Blood Compensation Authority contributes £11,039 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Premium allowance paid monthly after probation
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%
• 32.5 days of paid annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Family friendly policies to support you and your everyday responsibilities
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, up to 12 months shared parental leave

Recent changes in skilled worker visa eligibility mean that a Skilled Worker must have a job offer in an eligible skilled occupation from a Home Office-approved sponsor. From 22 July 2025, the job must normally be skilled to level 6 (graduate level) on the Regulated Qualifications Framework for England and Northern Ireland, or the equivalent level in Wales or Scotland, or be included on either the Immigration Salary List or the Temporary Shortage List. Please be aware that if the role is not eligible for a skilled worker visa that we will be unable to provide sponsorship.

Things you need to know
Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Strengths and Experience.

As part of your application, you will be required to provide a CV setting out your career history and qualifications, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant to the essential criteria in the person specification section of the job advert.

You will also be required to provide a Statement of Suitability (1000 words max.)

Please use your statement of suitability to explain how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria in the person specification section of the job advert.

Candidates who are successful at sift will then be invited for an interview.

At interview, you will be assessed against experience and technical skills.

Expected timeline (subject to change)

Expected sift date – 10th November 2025

Expected interview date/s – 1st December 2025

Interview location - Your interview will be conducted face to face at Atlantic Square in Glasgow.

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.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
• Complete the 'Assistance required' section in the 'Additional requirements' page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

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

Any move to IBCA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website)

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre- stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on and ask to speak to

the operations manager in confidence, or email

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the IBCA if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

PLEASE NOTE: IBCA employees are public servants, therefore the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNR) do not apply. Candidates who do not meet the CSNR are welcome to apply and applications will not be rejected: successful candidates however will be subject to a Right to Work check to work within the UK.

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)
• 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

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

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.

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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : IBCA Recruitment Team
• Email :

Recruitment team

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Further information

Our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the Resourcing Team

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