Finance Manager
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,525 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 427218/1 |
Summary
Do you have a solid understanding of DfT procurement policies from purchase to pay and the ability to analyse data to inform senior management?
Have you assisted with administrative tasks such as setting up meetings, managing information, and general office support in a dynamic, challenging workplace?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Based in Southampton, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is an independent organisation within the Department for Transport. The Branch is responsible for investigating accidents and incidents involving UK vessels anywhere in the world, and any vessels within UK territorial waters, with the aim of improving the safety of life at sea and the avoidance of accidents in the future.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
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As Finance Manager, you will play a vital role in supporting the MAIB’s financial management, ensuring effective oversight of financial performance and compliance with DfT procurement policies. You will maintain key financial systems, analyse data to guide senior management, and assist Business Support with administrative tasks. This dynamic role in a fast-paced operational environment offers varied challenges daily, requiring adaptability, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to delivering high-quality financial and administrative support.
Financial qualifications and training opportunities will be available.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Budget and Finance - profiling of the budget to ensure that sufficient funds are allocated to individual areas of work. Is responsible for the production of a monthly forecast of expenditure.
- Procurement - Support the Inspectorate and Business Support Manager to facilitate the administration of any contract issued on the procurement of goods and services
- Purchase orders - responsible for this end-to-end process
- Invoice payment – Responsible for liaising with the requestor to ensure all goods and services were delivered as agreed, and processing all invoices within prompt government payment targets.
- MAIIF – Act as treasurer for the Marine Accident Investigators’ Forum and will liaise with Chief Inspector to ensure all countries invoices are paid and produce an annual audit report.
- Receipts – Payments of any nature made to the MAIB for work carried out are to be paid into the appropriate DfT bank account.
- General administrative duties – Responsible for the provision of general administrative support to the Head of Business
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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