Financial Accounting Manager

Job summary

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for financial accounting, continuous improvement and developing others? Do you enjoy working collaboratively to ensure financial information is accurate, compliant and supports effective decision-making?

HM Land Registry is looking for a Financial Accounting Manager to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Head of Financial Reporting and Accounts, you will play a key role in ensuring the integrity of our financial records and compliance with statutory and government reporting requirements. You will lead on the management of the General Ledger and Projects Ledger, provide expert technical accounting advice, and help drive improvements across financial processes and controls.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a forward-thinking organisation, working with colleagues across HM Land Registry to strengthen financial management, support strategic decision-making and contribute to the continued development of our finance function.

Job description

As Financial Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring HM Land Registry's financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported in a timely manner. You will oversee key financial accounting activities, including the General Ledger, Fixed Asset Register, lease accounting and project accounting, while ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards, government guidance and reporting requirements.

Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, you will provide expert technical advice, identify opportunities for continuous improvement and support the development of financial capability across the organisation. You will also lead a team that values collaboration, innovation and high-quality service delivery.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to bring their whole selves to work. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Main Duties

As Financial Accounting Manager, you will:

• Lead and develop the Financial Accounting team, creating a positive, high-performing environment that supports delivery and professional growth.
• Ensure the effective operation of the General Ledger and Projects Ledger, including non-current assets, lease accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and capitalisation activities.
• Lead monthly, quarterly and yearly closedown processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Provide expert technical advice on financial accounting matters, including VAT, IFRS, the Government Financial Reporting Manual, Managing Public Money, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance and other regulatory requirements.
• Prepare high-quality financial papers, briefings, submissions and written advice for senior stakeholders.
• Maintain a robust financial control and governance framework, effectively managing risk and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and government reporting requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial processes, systems and controls to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of organisational objectives.
• Support to the Financial Operations Team as required plus other ad-hoc duties.

Please note, Financial Operations have staff based in Croydon, Durham, Plymouth, Swansea Weymouth, and Leicester. If not based in Croydon, there will be some ad-hoc travel to our Head Office (with advance notice). There will also be the opportunity to visit your team at their home office if you are not co-located.

Please note, this role requires a minimum of 30 hours, over 5 working days.

Person specification

To be successful you will:

Technical

• Be a fully qualified CCAB accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body
• Hold strong excel skills.

Experience:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships within team and wider business.
• Identify opportunities for system and process improvements, including developing and implementing proposals.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors.

Please see job description for further details.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please complete the Technical box (up to a maximum of 250 words, outlining how you meet the following Essential Technical Criteria:Fully qualified CCAB accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,084, HM Land Registry contributes £13,640 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-you

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply, please complete Technical box (up to a maximum of 250 words, outlining how you meet the following Essential Technical Criteria:

• Fully qualified CCAB accountant (or internationally recognised equivalent) and member of a CCAB accountancy body

Your CV needs to demonstrate your career history and qualifications. Your CV will be assessed against the essential experience criteria.

The Personal Statement section (in no more than 500 words) should be used to how you meet the following Experience essential criteria:

• Build and maintain strong working relationships within team and wider business.
• Identifying opportunities for system and process improvements, including developing and implementing proposals.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

Please note that desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of high application numbers and/or as