View Vacancy - MNL - Deputy Head of Regional Finance Hub (C4)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Finance

Main purpose of job:

The Deputy Head of the Regional Finance Hub will support the delivery of key Finance Management activity to British Embassies, High Commissions and other Offices located across two geographic regions. The role of the Regional Finance Hub is to provide key financial services to customers across the region and to provide a strategic and professional capability to support the organisation deliver its objectives. The Deputy Head reports to the Head of the Finance Hub in Manila, and will deliver through tasking the Finance hub team.

The Deputy Head of the Regional Finance Hub will lead a team of Financial Account Managers delivering a range of services within both regions, working alongside the Regional Procurement and HR Hubs, support and cover the Head of the Hub, and undertake ad-hoc tasks as required. The team will monitor offices in the both regions to ensure financial compliance and to develop and manage finance policies and processes which are globally consistent.

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?:

  • Deliver a quality service to Embassies, High Commissions and other offices, through the team;
  • Lead the Financial Account Managers, coordinating their work and ensuring the account managers meet their Service Level Agreements / Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Provide financial advice and support to stakeholders in the region and the UK;
  • Manage the balance sheet accounts for the Embassies and UK Government Offices across both regions and ensure information is accurately and effectively passed to Finance Business Partners in the UK;
  • Apply any changes in accounting policy, directed by Finance Directorate in the UK, across both regions;
  • Through key stakeholder engagement build up knowledge and understanding of Embassies and UK Government Offices within the region including compliance and performance against KPI’s
  • Through the team, ensure consistency across all processes, both within the region and across other regional hubs
  • Consolidate information across the regions to monitor trends and variances, and make evidenced recommendations to the Head of the Finance Hub.
  • Take part in reviewing and improving processes and related guidance; occasional project work.

Resources managed (staff and expenditure):

Exact reporting structure to be confirmed, but will deliver through 6 x B3 Account Managers and 1 x A2 Finance Hub Officer

 

  • CCAB, CIMA or CPA-qualified accountant;
  • Experience of managing a team,
  • Experience in preparing monthly management accounts and reporting to senior managers.
  • IT literate to an advanced level.
  • Experienced user of Oracle eBusiness Suite.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Language: English - Fluent (written and spoken)
1 April 2018
Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Full-time, Fixed Term
36
12 months
Asia Pacific
Philippines
Manila
British Embassy
1
PHP
87,140
23 April 2018
22 April 2019

This role will require some travel, a valid passport is, therefore, essential. The successful individual will be subject to security vetting; Any individual applying should declare any issues that may impact Visa applications to the UK or any other country.

The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package, 36-hour work week, guaranteed 13th and 14th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on Pro-rata basis if joined after 1 January), extensive medical insurance, life insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year. 

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have work authorisation for the Philippines in order to apply.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Manila is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Philippine employment law.

Candidates are expected to have a valid NBI Clearance.

All applications must be received before 01 April 2018 at 23:55 Manila time.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above. Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount. Reference and security clearances checks will be conducted.

Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework

The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.