Lead Non-Current Assets (NCA) Business Partner / Balance Sheet & In-Country Visa Income Manager

Job summary

The Home Office (HO) works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports. The Chief Operating Officer Group works closely with the HO’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The directorate is comprised of different teams and professional functions including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.

The Finance Directorate is one of the most dynamic and forward-looking places to work. We provide professional finance advice and challenge which ensures that the HO delivers value for money to the taxpayer and protects the Accounting Officers in their responsibilities for regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility on all spending decisions. We ensure that finance is at the heart of decision making and operate a business partner model to support strategic planning, operational control and by working within challenging budgets through effective financial reporting, management and planning.

Accounting Operations Unit (AOU) sits at the heart of HO finance and the Balance sheet and In-Country Visa Income, and Non-Current Assets (NCA) teams are integral parts of it. AOU are responsible for a number of key functions including Corporate Reporting, HMT Reporting, Management Accounting and Financial Reporting and are currently expanding in size and scope. This is an exciting time to join AOU due to the spans of the roles, fast-changing environment and delivering on Ministerial priorities. We are looking for dynamic and innovative people who want to join us on the next stage of their career and who want to work in and be part of one of the most interesting and high-profile Government Departments.

Job description

Lead Non-Current Assets Business Partner

The HO’s non-current assets have a net book value of around £3.5 billion and the NCA team is responsible for ensuring correct accounting for all stages of the NCA lifecycle, including additions, revaluation, depreciation and amortization, reclassification, impairment, and disposal.

We are in the process of establishing a new NCA Centre of Excellence function which is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to be a part of. The NCA business partner role will; work extensively and provide advice to finance and non-finance stakeholders across the department, set the strategy for their respective areas, be a technical expert, and be responsible for capital expenditure decision-making and the NCA lifecycle throughout the year.

It includes leading a small team of staff and is responsible for designing and implementing strategies and processes which support correct and robust accounting. The postholder will also be accountable for ensuring that the balance on the capital expenditure holding account is reduced and maintained at acceptable levels.

The role has responsibility for interim and year-end activity and supplying evidence to auditors so that audits are delivered successfully and on time. Alongside this, the role is responsible for reviewing and finding resolutions to NAO management letter points.

Balance Sheet and In-Country Visa Income Manager

The balance sheet management team is responsible for ensuring that all balances within the HO are up-to-date and reconciled to independent, evidenced data. The in-country visa income team is responsible for reconciling cash received in respect of visa applications to verifiable application data, to ensure that funds are accounted for correctly. This role leads on all aspects of maintaining the health of the HO’s balance sheet.

The primary responsibility for the postholder regarding balance sheet management involves leading a small team, and working with our shared service provider, to monitor and maintain a programme of reconciliations between balance sheet accounts and independent, verifiable data. The postholder will oversee close working with wider finance colleagues across the business (in particular, management accountants) to improve data quality and to investigate any discrepancies and will lead on establishing accounting treatments for write-offs of aged balance sheet items and investigating any queries as they arise.

In respect of the in-country visa income element of the role, the postholder will lead another small team to maintain good quality reconciliations between cash at bank and visa applications as well as looking to improve data quality by working with the relevant stakeholders.

Working Pattern

This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.

Travel

• Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the strategy and vision, advise, and partner with key stakeholders within and outside of Finance.
• Lead and coach others to maintain an accurate and complete reconciliation between the general ledger and the listings of supporting information.
• Maintain and improve data quality to deliver an easy-to-understand and accurate set of information to support the numbers in the Statement of Financial Position.
• Lead on engagement with the annual interim and external audits in respect of reported numbers in the Statement of Financial Position, including developing a system to produce sufficient audit evidence.
• Coach and develop the teams to continually improve, and to drive and adapt to changes, enhancing their professionalism to establish the teams as subject matter experts.

For Lead Non-Current Assets Business Partner rolein addition to the above

• Be the technical expert on non-current assets, working with stakeholders across finance and wider teams to support complete and accurate accounting of non-current assets.
• Lead on developing a process to non-current assets additions to make the additions process as efficient as possible.

For Balance Sheet and In-Country Visa Income Manager rolein addition to the above

• Work closely with finance and policy colleagues to maintain and improve the process of reconciling cash received to visa application data.
• Manage the in-country visa income team to maintain quality of work while simultaneously driving improvements.
• Support audit liaison and technical accounting queries with the Home Office’s arm’s length bodies and support wider technical expertise across the Home Office group.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Strong track record of changing and improving processes and delivering successful services to customers.
• Ability to manage and lead a team to deliver high quality work to challenging timescales.
• Evidence of building and maintaining relationships to aid working collaboratively in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills which are tailored to the recipient.
• Experience of managing, maintaining and reporting complex financial data.

Qualification

Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) (or equivalent) qualification or studying towards a CCAB (or equivalent) qualification’.

Desirable criteria

• Excellent Excel skills and a strong rounded knowledge of IT and accounting packages.
• Experience of working with and advising on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership

Benefits

In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:

• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
• Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.

See more of our benefits on our careers website.

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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 and Experience.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.

As part of the application process, you will first be asked to confirm your eligibility by providing some basic personal information.

After submission of this first stage, you will be invited to complete the followingCivil Service Numerical and Verbal Reasoning tests.

1. Online Test – by 26th January 2026.

If you successfully pass the Civil Service Numerical and Verbal Reasoningtests, you will be invited to complete the full application form. Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended). If you fail to complete the online tests or full application before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn.

Guidance for the Civil Service tests will be available when you are invited to take the test(s). The online tests are accessed via the Civil Service Jobs website.

You cannot complete the tests on a mobile phone or tablet.

Following successful completion of your tests, you will then be asked to complete the full application form.

2. Application – by 26th January 2026.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:

• Personal Statement (1000 words maximum).
• Evidence of the Behaviour, Leadership (250 words maximum).

The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.

For guidance and information on how to construct your application (Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.

3. Sift – week commencing 2nd February 2026.

The sift will be held on the Personal Statement and Behaviour Leadership.

Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of the behaviour Leadership.

4. Interview – week commencing 23rd February 2026.

If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviours (as listed in the job advert).

The interview will take place on Teams.

In addition, candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation that will be delivered at interview. The presentation will be assessed against the Behaviour on the 'Success Profiles' and will be specifically assessed against the Behaviour Leadership.

For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.

Problems during the application process

If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.

Do not create or attempt to submit another application, online test or use a different Civil Service Jobs account to proceed as this would be in violation of the candidate declaration.

Location Preferences

You can select up to two/threelocations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred locations and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is no guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be foundon our website.

Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.

Standards

All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

Multiple Roles

As part of the recruitment process, you will be given the opportunity to express your role preferences. Please bear in mind that any offers will be made in merit order, and we cannot provide an assurance that all successful candidates will be offered their preferred role.

Additional Security Checks

As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. The level of Criminal Record Check required for this role is Basic. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.

Further Information

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.

If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs

• Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Home Office Resourcing Centre – Corporate Enablers
• Email : HORCCampaignTeamCorporateEnablers@homeoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, then contact the Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

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