Army - Finance Operations Executive
| Posting date: | 21 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,530 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2025 |
| Location: | GL3 1HW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 409946 |
Summary
Are you the sort of person that likes to solve problems, pays attention to detail and is unafraid of spreadsheets? If so, this could be the job for you.
You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with the ARRC. Reporting to the Field Army (Grade 7) Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for managing ARRC’s multi-million pound in-year budget highlighting the key risks, issues and opportunities for senior management, which will involve presenting complex financial information.
Key responsibilities:
Regularly work with colleagues in all parts of ARRC and with the Field Army’s Finance Business Partner.
Keep abreast of team and Departmental activities and priorities to support the efficient management of ARRC budget.
Build and sustain strong working relationships within the ARRC and externally with the Field Army.
Ensure that financial information is accurate, timely, and complete, and that reporting requirements relating to in-year financial management and annual budget planning are met.
You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with ARRC.
Managing ARRC’s in-year budget:
Hold regular meetings with ARRC team heads to plan and monitor spend against funding bids.
Compile monthly forecasts for Director ARRC to approve before submitting the final version to the Field Army, Finance Business
Partner.
Compile the monthly finance brief for ARRC senior management.
Support the ARRC Business Manager with headcount planning.
Review of ARRC business cases for expenditure proposals and provide financial input regarding affordability.
Provide support for savings and costings exercises.
Act as primary contact for financial issues in ARRC.
Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) planning round submissions and costing of new expenditure proposals:
Work with ARRC section heads to review proposed spend for future years.
Staffing of ABC plan to COS, ARRC before submission to the Field Army, Higher Level Budget.
Completion of ABC Workbooks including checking of headcount figures.
Costing of new expenditure proposals to be included in the ABC submission.
Liaison with Finance Business Partner.
Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) super user:
Provision of advice to ARRC users on CP&F issues.
Creation of new contract and contract amendment requisitions.
Raising of purchase requisitions and receipting.
New user requests.
(Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.)
You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with the ARRC. Reporting to the Field Army (Grade 7) Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for managing ARRC’s multi-million pound in-year budget highlighting the key risks, issues and opportunities for senior management, which will involve presenting complex financial information.
Key responsibilities:
Regularly work with colleagues in all parts of ARRC and with the Field Army’s Finance Business Partner.
Keep abreast of team and Departmental activities and priorities to support the efficient management of ARRC budget.
Build and sustain strong working relationships within the ARRC and externally with the Field Army.
Ensure that financial information is accurate, timely, and complete, and that reporting requirements relating to in-year financial management and annual budget planning are met.
You will be responsible for the co-ordination, monitoring and financial planning of all budget and finance issues directly associated with ARRC.
Managing ARRC’s in-year budget:
Hold regular meetings with ARRC team heads to plan and monitor spend against funding bids.
Compile monthly forecasts for Director ARRC to approve before submitting the final version to the Field Army, Finance Business
Partner.
Compile the monthly finance brief for ARRC senior management.
Support the ARRC Business Manager with headcount planning.
Review of ARRC business cases for expenditure proposals and provide financial input regarding affordability.
Provide support for savings and costings exercises.
Act as primary contact for financial issues in ARRC.
Annual Budget Cycle (ABC) planning round submissions and costing of new expenditure proposals:
Work with ARRC section heads to review proposed spend for future years.
Staffing of ABC plan to COS, ARRC before submission to the Field Army, Higher Level Budget.
Completion of ABC Workbooks including checking of headcount figures.
Costing of new expenditure proposals to be included in the ABC submission.
Liaison with Finance Business Partner.
Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) super user:
Provision of advice to ARRC users on CP&F issues.
Creation of new contract and contract amendment requisitions.
Raising of purchase requisitions and receipting.
New user requests.
(Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.)