Finance Operations Team Leader

We are MHCLG

Ready to lead a high-performing team and keep month-end and year-end close running like clockwork—accurate, timely, and audit-ready?

Do you enjoy digging into master data and reconciliations—spotting risks early, tightening controls, and driving improvements that make the numbers (and the process) better every month?

If so, we have an excellent opportunity for a Finance Operations Team Leader to join our team at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and we would welcome your application.

The role is based in the Finance Shared Services Division (FSSD) which provides transactional finance services to MHCLG, the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), the Valuation Tribunal Service (VTS) and the Regulator for Social Housing (RSH) with a customer base of 3500 users.

You will be working in a friendly team with a focus on development and process improvement. We are constantly seeking to improve how we work and welcome new ideas to shape this.

We are looking for a Finance Operations team leader who will have oversight of month and year end General Ledger and Budgeting process on SAP including: 1) Managing the enterprise structure including the creation and maintenance of cost centres, internal orders and general ledger codes 2) Managing vendor and customer data on SAP. 3) Monthly balance sheet reconciliations. 4) Debt management. 5) Bank account, suspense account and payroll reconciliations.

Being an effective task manager, delivering against strategic objectives.

• Technical expert across all team responsibilities
• Delivering and maintaining positive relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Ensuring services and expectations are managed against clearly defined deliverables and KPI’s.
• Ensuring effective controls are in place to maintain accuracy of data and integrity to provide insight, including risk management and mitigation actions.
• Collecting and analysing performance information.
• Continually reviewing and adapting processes

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)

Stage 1: Sift (CV & Cover Letter)

Experience: Your covering letter should be no more than 1 page referencing how you meet the criteria set out in the job description.

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Stage 2: Interview

• Experience: Experience questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.
• Ability: Maths questions will be asked as part of the interview.
• Technical: Technical questions will be based around the essential skills and criteria as listed in the job description.

Sift and Interview Dates

Sifting is envisaged to take place the week commencing 05/10.

Interviews are envisaged to take place the week commencing 19/10 and are currently being held face to face in either Hemel Hempstead or Manchester.

How We Recruit

Find out more about our recruitment processes here.

• Applying
• Sifting
• Interview
• Interview Results & Feedback
• Reserve List
• Near Miss
• Civil Service Grades
• We are a DCS, RIS & GPTWV employer
• Reasonable Adjustments

How to Apply

Find out everything you need to know before applying here.

You must review the following information from the MHCLG Career's Site before submitting your application. This step is essential to ensure your eligibility for the role and that your application is completed correctly.

• Security Clearance Requirements
• Civil Service Nationality Requirements
• Right to Work
• Civil Service Code and Recruitment Principles
• CV Declaration
• Sponsorships
• Salary and Grade
• Existing Civil Servants
• Conflict of Interest
• Location and Flexible Working
• Fixed Term Contracts
• Internal Fraud Database
• Appeals and Complaints

Security Clearance Requirements

National Office: BPSS + SC

London Office: BPSS + SC

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