Army - Budget Manager
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,530 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Location: | SW1A 2AX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 409907 |
Summary
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
In Year Management forecasting and planning
Working with various stakeholders providing guidance and scrutinising business cases ensuring they adhere to policy including regulatory and proprietary, affordability and value for money
Producing standardised reports/dashboards for monthly financial reviews and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), highlighting key issues and material changes
Ensuring all required information is provided, outputs are accurate, timely and meet the expected standards for:
Month end activities, ensuring you and your team complete utilising the correct accounting entries and completed in compliance with relevant internal and wider government policy and a robust audit trail maintained
Monitoring, and where appropriate approving invoices, engaging with commercial and suppliers when required to resolve issues
Reviewing and undertaking the input of budget profiles into corporate reporting systems, forming the baseline for future progress measurement. Corporate system input is consistently achieved for your business area(s) for all aspects of ABC and In-Year Management (IYM)
Engaging with the Business where evidence for manual accruals is insufficient and flagging issues, by exception, to the appropriate Finance Business Partner
All mis bookings are to be corrected at source, removing any need for future manual intervention. Engaging with Project and Commercial staff to resolve any issues and work towards a right first-time input
Scrutiny of band engagements and make decisions on financial abatements for musical drive/ride, and other activities involving Londist personnel, exercising regularity and propriety
Act as the Contract Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) super user providing guidance and support to users
Act as the point of contact (poc) for HQ Londist regarding CP&F queries and the transition to Tail Spend
Management of major projects / Ceremonial Operations together with repayment projects held in London, acting as the POC for all operations Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) cost collection
Responsible for ePC management with overview responsibilities as ePC manager
Line management responsibility for x1 Executive Officer
(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.)
In Year Management forecasting and planning
Working with various stakeholders providing guidance and scrutinising business cases ensuring they adhere to policy including regulatory and proprietary, affordability and value for money
Producing standardised reports/dashboards for monthly financial reviews and Annual Budget Cycle (ABC), highlighting key issues and material changes
Ensuring all required information is provided, outputs are accurate, timely and meet the expected standards for:
Month end activities, ensuring you and your team complete utilising the correct accounting entries and completed in compliance with relevant internal and wider government policy and a robust audit trail maintained
Monitoring, and where appropriate approving invoices, engaging with commercial and suppliers when required to resolve issues
Reviewing and undertaking the input of budget profiles into corporate reporting systems, forming the baseline for future progress measurement. Corporate system input is consistently achieved for your business area(s) for all aspects of ABC and In-Year Management (IYM)
Engaging with the Business where evidence for manual accruals is insufficient and flagging issues, by exception, to the appropriate Finance Business Partner
All mis bookings are to be corrected at source, removing any need for future manual intervention. Engaging with Project and Commercial staff to resolve any issues and work towards a right first-time input
Scrutiny of band engagements and make decisions on financial abatements for musical drive/ride, and other activities involving Londist personnel, exercising regularity and propriety
Act as the Contract Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) super user providing guidance and support to users
Act as the point of contact (poc) for HQ Londist regarding CP&F queries and the transition to Tail Spend
Management of major projects / Ceremonial Operations together with repayment projects held in London, acting as the POC for all operations Military Aid to Civil Authorities (MACA) cost collection
Responsible for ePC management with overview responsibilities as ePC manager
Line management responsibility for x1 Executive Officer
(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.)