Deputy Financial Controller

We’re seeking a talented accountant to join the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) as Deputy Financial Controller.

This is an opportunity to take on a broad and influential role within a smaller government department, where you’ll gain a unique understanding of the whole organisation and work closely with colleagues at every level.

Compared to some larger departments, you’ll have the opportunity to shape decisions, drive improvements and see the direct impact of your work. As the SFO continues to expand its capabilities and invest in its future, you’ll play an important role in strengthening financial controls, improving processes and supporting an organisation that delivers nationally significant work tackling serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, you’ll help lead the financial control function and ensure the organisation maintains the highest standards of financial management.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing members of the finance team
• Managing the accounts payable function and approving payments
• Performing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining the fixed asset register and ensuring effective financial controls
• Helping to produce the annual financial statements and supporting the Annual Report and Accounts process
• Working with internal and external auditors throughout the audit cycle
• Preparing cash flow forecasts and supporting financial planning activities
• Leading Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and transparency reporting requirements
• Identifying and implementing process improvements, including within Oracle Fusion
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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 (opens in a new window)

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

Application stage

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:

• A CV and a brief supporting statement emailed to sfodfc@allenlane.co.uk. Please follow the link to apply via Allen Lane.

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.

Interview stage

Behaviours and experience criteria as outlined in the job pack will be tested during the in person interview.

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Sift to take place from 29th October.

Interviews are expected to take place in person at the SFO from week commencing 9th November.

All dates are indicative and subject to change.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. To be eligible you must meet the following residency requirements dependent of the level of security vetting required:

• SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.