Dio Budget Analyst

The role of Budget Analyst resides within Central Support Services (CSS) and is responsible for the processing of all monthly payment applications submitted by the NAMS and RAMS Industry Partners.
Ensuring all DIO processes and procedures are followed the Budget Analyst will work alongside DIO Finance and Commercial to scrutinise and verify the applications before raising the requisitions within the MOD system Contracting Purchasing and Finance (CP&F).
The Budget Analyst role will also include but is not limited to: Processing Billable Works Payment Applications: Using IMS complete all required checks of Billable Works Payment Applications that the Industry Partners have applied for that month.
Liaise with Regional Teams to ensure all payments that have been applied for are at Invoice Requested in the Infrastructure Management System (IMS) and can progress through to payment.
Submit completed Billable Works Application to DIO Commercial within the agreed timeframe allowing enough time for DIO Commercial to issue a Payless Notice if required.
Raising requisitions on CP&F: Raise all requisitions within CP&F for Core Payments and any other adhoc requisitions when required.
Receipt Purchase Orders when available in CP&F and provide all the required details to the relevant person.
Using CP&F investigate and resolve any Purchase Orders that may have become stuck and have not progressed through to payment.
Assisting Regional Teams : Offer advice and guidance to the Regional Teams regarding funding within IMS to allow them to progress work tasks to Invoice Requested.
Provide Budgetary Information: Produce reports for the Head of CSS using IMS to aid in budgetary planning and future expenditure.
Adhoc Responsibilities: Deputise for the Programme Manager during periods of leave.
This may include producing the monthly Forecast, resolving payment issues for the Industry Partners and attend meetings on their behalf.
The Budget Analyst has Line Management responsibility of an Admin Officer.
Person specification Essential Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
Particularly Microsoft Excel.
Experience in analysing and extracting relevant data.
Proficiency in generating reports from fundamental data.
Great communication skills.
Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of 36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes 10,582 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.
Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance.
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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 and Experience.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability.
(250 Words) 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.
All applicants will be assessed using the Civil Service Behaviours structure.
At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills: Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Leadership Working Together At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills: Delivering at Pace Seeing The Big Picture The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
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This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa.
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As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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