Deputy Director, ERP Systems and Data

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include:

• Responsible owner of UKHSAs Oracle Fusion delivered systems.
• Lead on the facilitation of central reporting needs, both financial and related non-financials are required - delivering reporting and dashboards to stakeholders to support decision making.
• Lead on continuous improvement, horizon scanning and the implementation of artificial Intelligence / automation to keep abreast of market-place improvements, industry best practice and cutting-edge technology
• Lead and own the effective delivery of systems, data and technology across the organisation, including effective controls and risk management.
• Own the business change and systems strategies ensuring lasting and tangible improvement in the user experience via an approach which is efficient, effective and delivers value for money
• Drive improvements and transformation to meet stakeholder outcomes across government and collaborating with functions
• Deliver expert advice regarding systems and technology to senior officials and external suppliers
• Deliver agreed SLA to the business for all aspects of HR functionality, commercial and MI reporting alongside implementation of additional functionality.
• Responsible for the design authority aspect of the ERP system including ensuring future upgrades and the full consideration of configuration change requests.
• Act as the key interface on the Agencys overall enterprise architecture in relation to ERP
• Responsibility for the Oracle commercial relationship and contract management

STAGE 1 - Application & Sift:

For this vacancy we are assessing candidates usingSuccess Profilesand across the whole process we will assess yourExperience, Technical aptitude, and Behaviours.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability in no more than1500 wordsto demonstrate how you meet theessentialcriteria. This should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role based on the essential criteria.

For the initial sift your CV and Statement and Suitability will be evaluated against yourexperience in relation to the following criteria:

Essential Criteria

• A qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience
• Evidenced project and programme management skills and experience
• Proven track record at a senior level in a complex financial environment, including significant experience at senior management level.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands able to take decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
• Ability to plan and organise numerous activities concurrently both long and short-term, requiring formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
• Thorough understanding of financial accounting principles and expert in related business processes, including the integration of finance and HR data, and payroll
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complicated financial and systems issues clearly to a variety of audiences
• Expert understanding and knowledge of best practice financial operations and control, both within and outside the public sector

Please be advised youcan't uploadany documents to your application so please complete the application with all the information you want to include.

STAGE 2 Interview:

All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will progress to a single video interview and will be assessed on the followingbehaviours:

• Seeing the bigger Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Delivering at pace
• Working together

As part of the interview, candidates will be required to delivera 10-minute presentation, based on Technical and Experience, the topic of which will be confirmed prior to the interview.

Location

The UKHSA offers hybrid working this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with policy.

The role can be based in any UKHSA location (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Porton Down, Colindale or Chilton) although regular travel to London will be required.

Security Clearance

You will be required to undergo a minimum of Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks.

Salary:

Applicants should expect to be appointed to the minimum of this salary range. More may be available for an exceptional candidate.

The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase.

Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.

For further details please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment

Option 3 External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Unfortunately, late applications can not be accepted.

For further information, please refer to the attached Candidate Pack.

Other Information

Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.

For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Donald Shepherd, Director Finance at donald.shepherd@ukhsa.gov.uk

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Statement of Suitability
• CV

Behaviours

Essential

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Presentation

Essential

• Technical
• Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Any UKHSA location

National

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)