Army - Scrutiny And Approvals Senior Executive Officer

About the job Job summary There is currently an exciting opportunity to join the Scrutiny and Approvals Team based at Army HQ Andover.
The Army Scrutiny & Approvals Team (ASAT) are responsible for improving the quality of Investment Appraisals and Business Cases across the Army as well as being responsible for providing an independent non-advocate scrutiny function within the TLB.
ASAT supports Director Resources in the scrutiny of Army funded investment decisions, both equipment and non-equipment, from project inception to final approval with a particular focus on requirement and financial scrutiny and value for money.
The team are responsible for the underpinning process and policy guidance and aim to provide advice, assistance and share best practice to projects of any value.
The post is part of a team responsible for the scrutiny and assurance of business cases generated as part of the Armys delegated approvals processes working to the Assistant Head of Scrutiny and Approvals.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description In this post you will be: Providing assurance and scrutiny across the Army Programme for investment decisions, for In Service Support and the Equipment Programme.
Provide advice and guidance on the construction of all investment casework, including investment appraisals, business cases, project evaluations and other casework.
Provide and deliver a continuous programme of training workshops and awareness briefs across a variety of sites within the Top Level Budget (TLB) Review and provide formal feedback on all draft Investment Appraisals, Business Cases and Project Evaluations over the TLB threshold of 10M (but some at a lower threshold, e.g.
infrastructure cases) Scrutinise and staff completed casework to the Army Investment Committee.
Engage with projects over the MOD Investment Approvals Committee thresholds, providing guidance, advice and TLB level scrutiny and coordinate staffing within TLB.
Provide guidance on the approvals processes within Army TLB to relevant organisations and Individuals.
Act as the lead Secretary to the Army Investment Committee.
Opportunity to develop presentation skills through teaching of the ASAT course The successful candidate will have the opportunity to complete an Accountancy Apprenticeship as part of the Learning and Development opportunities offered for this role (AAT/CIMA) Person specification Essential Criteria: Given the high profile of this post it is essential that the applicant has previous experience of scrutiny and approvals and be able to provide examples of this.
Candidates will need to demonstrate their experience of providing formal feedback Candidate will need excellent writing skills, as well as using good communication skills Candidates need to be confident in working with senior staff It is essential that youve have experience at leading a team and particularly coaching and mentoring individual team members to enhance their performance.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to complete an Accountancy Apprenticeship as part of the Learning and Development opportunities offered for this role (AAT/CIMA) Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Finance Competence Framework 6 Investment Appraisals Competence 6.1 in particular how to apply value for money scrutiny to expenditure proposals.
Benefits Alongside your salary of 44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes 12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
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Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.
This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.
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Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences.
Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
At application you will be assessed against the following: CV with job history Statement of suitability of no more than 750 words outlining how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the person specification.
At application you will also be assessed against the following behaviours: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Delivering at Pace Seeing the Bigger Picture Working Together At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Technical Skills: Finance Competence Framework 6 Investment Appraisals Competence 6.1 in particular how to apply value for money scrutiny to expenditure proposals.
At interview you will also be asked a question relating to the Finance Competence Framework 6 Investment Appraisals Competence 6.1 in particular how to apply value for money scrutiny to expenditure proposals Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date.
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