Assistant Director, Financial Control

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Reference number

462081

Salary

£73,730 \- £79,813
Applicants new to the Civil Service will be recruited at the minimum of the pay band for the grade of the position into which they are appointed. Only in exceptional circumstances will a salary above the minimum be considered, based on skills, knowledge, experience and qualifications demonstrated through the recruitment process, and also equity with staff internal to the CMA.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Grade 6### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

Finance### Type of role

Accountancy

Corporate Finance

Finance### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, ManchesterAbout the job
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Job summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking an Assistant Director, Financial Control to provide senior technical leadership for Financial Accounts at the CMA, ensuring robust statutory reporting, compliance with accounting standards, and effective financial controls

About the CMA

We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, ambitious and often new and challenging.

It’s a fascinating time to be at the heart of competition and consumer protection as our lives become increasingly digital and society grapples with the unique power of large technology firms.

We are fully committed to being a flexible, respectful and inclusive employer. It is a priority to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we welcome applications from under\-represented groups.

You can read more about working at the CMA in our candidate pack

Job description

The Assistant Director, Financial Control is a key leadership role within CMA’s finance team.

Working collaboratively with the Assistant Finance Director (Strategic Finance) and other Grade 6 leaders, the Assistant Director, Financial Control supports the Director of Finance, Risk, and Business Reporting by ensuring that financial accounting is integrated with business reporting, risk management, and performance frameworks to support evidence\-based decision making. The role contributes to embedding financial accountability across the CMA, supporting the business partnering approach by ensuring robust financial controls and statutory reporting underpin the finance function's strategic advisory role.

This role owns delivery of the Resource Accounts \& Trust Statement, manages the relationship with the National Audit Office (NAO) on financial audit, and provides authoritative assurance to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and the Board on complex accounting matters including digital markets competition regime levy (SMS Levy), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 16, asset revaluations and Task Force on Climate\-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) disclosures.

By leading Business Process and Systems Improvement (BPSI) workstreams for financial systems improvements and ensuring the quality of the Financial Accounts team, this role strengthens financial governance and enables the finance function to provide leadership insights into CMA’s strategic priorities.

For full role responsibilities, please review the attached role profile.

To find out more about this role and the CMA please join our drop in session on MS Teams on Friday 5th June from 10\.00 \- 10:30 am:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/370205920068550?p\=o7h6VJXfqWFcdNK80A

Meeting ID: 370 205 920 068 550

Passcode: HJ3BK6w4

Person specification

It is essential that you can provide evidence and examples for each of the following selection criteria in your application. For tips on how to make the most your application, please have a look at our guidance document.

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience of leading the production of statutory accounts in a large and complex organisation in accordance with Financial Reporting Standards, including direct ownership of the audit process through to clearance and sign\-off (Lead Criteria).


• Deep technical accounting expertise with the ability to provide clear, authoritative advice to Accounting Officers and senior governance forums (Lead Criteria).


• Substantial experience communicating and working at a senior level providing financial assurance to Audit and Risk Assurance Committees and Accounting Officers, including managing internal and external audit relationships and communications and closing audit findings.


• Significant experience leading and developing finance professionals and a related function, with accountability for transactional finance operations and delivery of system or process improvements that strengthen financial control and governance.


• Experience of developing and owning Accounting Policies for complex organisations.

• Central government finance experience, including application of IFRS within the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) context, adherence to Managing Public Money, and working within HM Treasury’s budgeting frameworks.

Qualifications

CCAB qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent)### Behaviours

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

• Leadership


• Managing a Quality Service


• Changing and Improving


• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• Financial Reporting and Management Information, Government Finance Frameworks, Financial Controls and Governance, and Process Improvement and Programme Delivery

Alongside your salary of £73,730, Competition \& Markets Authority contributes £21,359 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
You’ll also get:

• 25 days leave (increasing to 30 days over five years), plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for the King’s birthday. In addition, you’ll be able to access a wide range of other types of leave as and when you need it, including generous maternity, paternity, shared parental leave and adoption options, as well as paid special leave for volunteering


• Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, flu vaccinations and eye tests


• Access to the Civil Service Sports \& Leisure, giving discounted gym membership, high street discounts, free access to UK wide attractions and a free Tastecard


• A range of wellbeing benefits, including an employee assistance programme, flexible working options and family friendly policies, regular networking events and professional learning opportunities at work

Our Values

We are Ambitious and Evidence\-based, and always strive for Excellence. We treat everyone with Respect and are Collaborative and Inclusive.

Everything we do is underpinned by the Civil Service values: Honesty, Integrity, Impartiality and Objectivity.

You can read more about life at the CMA in our candidate pack.

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

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

• As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV, personal statement and an online application form. Further details about application requirements are listed on the application form.


• The selection process will comprise of the sift (CV \& application review), presentation and an interview. Arrangements for the presentation and interview will be enclosed in the invitation.


• Please note that it is essential that your personal statement is aligned to provide evidence that you have the knowledge and experience for each of the essential criteria (as included on the role profile attached and listed above under 'Person Specification') in your application. Your personal statement should be no more than 1250 words.


• You will first be sifted on the essential qualification criteria.


• If you meet the qualification criteria you will then be sifted on the first two criteria points (Lead Criteria). If your application progresses to a full sift, all elements of the essential criteria listed under Person Specification will then be considered.


• We may raise the score required at sift stage to progress to interview if we receive a high number of applications and take through the highest performing candidates to the interview stage.


• Successful candidates at sift will be invited to an interview which will be conducted either in person or via Teams.

• At the CMA we apply a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you and we use the Success Profiles framework assessing the Behaviours, experience and technical skills listed in the advert and attached role profile.


• The first part of the interview will comprise of a presentation based on the technical elements outlined in the role profile, details o

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