UK Health Security Agency Hiring for Competitions Finance Analyst Job at London, England Full Time

The role reports to the Competitions Finance Team Manager and will work closely with the other Competitions Finance Analysts to develop and galvanise the Competitions Finance Team function – fulfilling the team’s vision to support financial risk identification, mitigation and promote value for money (vfm) across the full range of UKHSA Programme contracting activities including support in strategic decision making and policy development by being insightful, trusted and professional.

The role will support the provision of a valued, efficient and effective competition finance business function. This will include participating in effective budgetary control and efficient operation of rules and guidance relating to the use of public finances and require effective collaboration with stakeholders including Finance Business Partners, Commercial and the wider Finance Team.

Using your own specialist competition financial skills and expertise you will provide support, advice and constructively challenge decisions to policy stakeholders. You will be expected to routinely provide support around the more complex or strategic issues and to develop effective and trusted relationships with your stakeholders.

Areas of responsibility include:
1. Provide a technical understanding of Finance Risk and Mitigation

2. Undertaking High Risk Supplier Financial Risk Evaluation and contributing to the development and maintenance of a robust supplier financial health process

3. Working with Stakeholders to agree, implement and on-going monitoring of financial risk mitigation actions

4. Financial Risk Mitigations in procurement competitions at Design, Build and Evaluation stages

5. Inputting into development of Stakeholder practices and procedures to systematically mitigate financial risk

6. Contributing to report drafting to Senior Finance Management

Main duties of the Job:
1. Lead on day-to-day supplier financial health risk evaluations and ensure the appropriate risk assurance assessments are completed

2. Liaise and collaborate across the organisation to deliver risk mitigation and contribute to influencing senior managers and stakeholders to improve recognition and management of financial risk

3. Build financial and commercial awareness of non-finance staff within the business

4. Contribute to the development of finance operating models eg In Depth Supplier Reviews

5. Build on strong technical and accounting skills and present complex financial information to a variety of audiences

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is responsible for planning, preventing and responding to external health threats, and providing intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage. UKHSA ensures that the nation can respond quickly and at greater scale to deal with a range of health threats, including those of a future pandemic.

You will be working with a highly motivated and passionate group of people and will be working alongside them in an exciting and fast pace environment with the opportunity to make your mark and influence government policy and delivery.

Essential Criteria:

• Qualified/Part Qualified Accountants or candidates working towards an Accountancy qualification provided the candidate has the skills and experience for this role
• Strong excel and data presentation skills
• Ability to self-manage priorities, identify issues and solutions based on business requirements
• In-depth understanding of commercial finance including, for example, commercial insight to secure best value for money on commercial agreements and mitigate financial risks for Dept

Desirable Criteria:

• Previous experience in Financial Risk Identification and Evaluation
• Previous experience in and understanding of Financial Risk Mitigation Actions

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

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability(in no more than 500 words). This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the Essential Criteria outlined.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history (this will be used in sifting process and will be scored).

STAGE 1 – APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to submit a CV and a statement of suitability (Max 500 Words) based on the essential criteria advertised.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TRAC SYSTEM WILL ALLOW YOU TO SUBMIT UP TO 1500 WORDS FOR THE STATEMENT OF SUITABILITY, HOWEVER THE VACANCY HOLDER WILL ONLY ASSESS AGAINST THE FIRST 500 WORDS.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.

Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.

STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW:
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview.

All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed through an interview against a mixture of Behaviour, experience, strength and technical based questions.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
1. Delivering at Pace

2. Managing a Quality Service

3. Working Together

4. Changing and Improving

Eligibility Criteria

Option 3 – External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants/Civil servants on Loan).

New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase.

Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

For further details please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment.

Security Clearance Level Requirement:
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.