Technical Finance Advisor

Technical Finance Advisor - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 12 Months

Contracting Authority: MOD

Location: Bristol

Imagine having a talent that could benefit someone you’ve never met and solve problems you didn’t even know existed. Well, you do, and you can. And we’re here to help you do just that. At PSR we are the go-to place for talented contractors and temps for a rich variety of public sector roles.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

As a Technical Finance Advisor your main responsibilities would be: 

• IFRS 16 Completeness – monthly production of active contract list to support the TLBs in assessing new and extended contracts, quarterly selection of samples and monitoring of progress.
• IFRS 16 Lease Accounting Tool – provision of training in the use of the Lease Accounting Tool and regular review of the completed Tools.
• Annual Budgeting Cycle (ABC22) and ABC23 – review of TLB Lease Accounting Tools, validation of system entries at set points, review of planned costs for IFRS16 and the associated variances and explanations.
• Review and support IFRS 16 Shadow Year 2021/22 and 2022/23 actual accounting entries – including review of budget holder Lease Accounting Tools, posting of manual journals into the General Ledger in a test environment, review of forecast submissions and the associated variances and explanations in support of financial colleagues
• Responding to financial accounting treatment queries relating to IFRS16.

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Microsoft tools with strong knowledge particularly of Excel.
• Experience of technical accounting advice
• Knowledge of financial aspects (IFRS 16)

Qualifications:

• A fully qualified accountant (ACCA or equivalent) is desired but not essential, a part qualified accountant may also be considered

If this Technical Finance Advisor role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or email Simon Middlehurst @Simon.Middlehurst@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.