House of Commons The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK's thriving democratic system. Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community. Staff Benefits In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 30 days' annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. Access to training and development. Flexible working. Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan. Introduction The Financial Services Team engages with a range of stakeholders at all levels to ensure that financial processes run efficiently and that people can easily follow them. Financial Services covers a broad range of functions including; purchasing, income, cash and treasury management, grants management, and processes that impact individuals directly such as expenses and reimbursements. The Accounts Payable Team within Financial Services ensures invoices and requests for payment are appropriately processed, ensuring the House's obligations are duly met. This team provides key financial services for the House of Commons, including supplier management, payments processing and supporting compliance with IR35 and CIS tax requirements. The Accounts Receivables Team ensures that money owed to the House is appropriately collected. They create sales orders, capture requests for payments and reconcile received funds, ensuring that they are properly accounted for. The Cash Management Team ensures that the House has the correct funding to meet its obligations and liaises with HM Treasury to ensure the House is funded. The House of Commons has recently undertaken an independent review into financial management, examining key elements of financial management, including contract and programme management, to ensure the House has robust processes and controls in place to manage its finances. The jobholder will have a key role to play in supporting the implementation of recommendations following the review. T he Role Depending on their role, the Deputy Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the Finance Manager for Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable/ Cash Management to manage the outcomes of their respective teams and line management of Senior Accounts Officers. Some of the responsibilities for this role include: For Accounts Payable this includes maintaining the integrity of the payables ledger which enables the accurate, timely and efficient payment of House of Commons Suppliers and reimbursements. This team provides key finance services for the House of Commons, including supplier management, payments processing and supporting compliance with IR35 and CIS tax requirements. For Accounts Receivable/Cash Management this includes the efficient processing of sales invoices, payments collection of money from sales, the appropriate treatment of cash collected on the Estate and ensuring that the organisation is sufficiently financially resourced to meet key obligations. Skills and Experience To be successful in this role you will demonstrate: It is recommended that the applicant holds a level 4 finance qualification (AAT, CCAB or equivalent) and has a strong understanding of financial services, along with practical experience of their application to an organisation's financial operations. Ability to fosters a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between the business, finance and other corporate services. A business focus, with ability to identify customer needs, and react to change to manage emerging priorities to tight deadlines, respond to varying situations in a professional manner and deliver tailored operational finance processes in response to changes in the environment. Strong organisational skills with the ability to effectively prioritise your own work as well as supervise/delegate workload of the team and team members. Next Steps and Additional Information If you would like to apply for this role, please submit an application providing evidence against criteria 1 - 4 in the Job Description. Please also submit a CV. More information on the role and the full criteria can be found in the Job Description. Please note that most job offers will be made at the minimum of the salary range, other than in exceptional circumstances.