Financial Accountant x2

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Reference number
419017
Salary
£39,365 - £48,608
Plus an accountancy allowance of £7,000 based on CCAB, CIMA or equivalent qualification.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Job grade
Senior Executive Officer
Contract type
Fixed term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment
2 years
Business area
DCMS - Finance
Type of role
Finance
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time
Number of jobs available
2
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Location
Manchester
About the job
Job summary
A Financial Accountant role is available in the Financial Accounting and Control team (FACT).

In addition to being DCMS’ financial accounting Centre of Excellence, the team leads in the production of the consolidated accounts of the DCMS Group (with 34 of its 42 Arms Length Bodies directly consolidated) and manages the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF).

The team is the hub for all financial operational and control functions including treasury management, VAT, purchase to pay support and manages the relationship with DCMS’ shared services provider.

The DCMS Finance team (of which FACT is an integral part) is relatively small and this provides opportunities for development not always found in a bigger department. Finance is high on the agenda and provides the opportunity to influence the direction of the Department for the future.

Job description
We are recruiting a Financial Accountant to join the Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT), your primary responsibilities are:

Reviewing the year end data collection packs submitted by ALBs for the DCMS Group accounts to ensure these are complete, accurate and the submitted data passes all validations.
Preparation, reviewing, sense checking and proofreading the final DCMS Group accounts.
Responsible for provision of advice (both internally and externally), on complex technical accounting (and budgeting) issues.
Liaising with the National Audit Office and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit.
Supporting the Financial Control team as necessary with month-end and year-end activity including in assurance of grant schemes and expenses.
You may be required to carry out additional duties according to business need.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following key skills and experience:

Essential requirements

Qualified financial accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA) with demonstrable post qualified experience in a large finance team.
Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards.
Experience of managing or using financial systems and advanced knowledge of Excel.
Be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex ideas both verbally and written at all levels.
Proven ability to work as part of a team delivering at pace in a fast-moving environment.
Desirable Skills:

External audit background.
Knowledge and experience of the FReM, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance (CBG), Managing Public Money and/or HM Treasury’s supply estimates manual.
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Sandeep Mittal, and will take place on:

31st July 2026 at 11am (Virtual)
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by 3pm on 30th July 2026 and you will be sent an invitation.

Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk

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

Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Accountancy
Finance Systems
Excel