Management Accountant

FCDO Services

Milton Keynes MK19 7BH, UK

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 4 weeks

Finance

Full time

£38,332 - £39,558 per year

Job summary

£38,332 - £39,558 plus a location allowance of £1,750 plus an allowance of up to £3,000 depending on professional qualifications.

Based in Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with the flexibility of hybrid working depending on business need
Free shuttle bus available between central Milton Keynes and Hanslope Park

At FCDO Services, we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the mission we're on. In our world, it all matters.

Job description

At any moment in time, we have hundreds of active projects around the world, each with varying revenue streams. Our Finance team not only take great pride to understand the value in the financial management of these projects, they ensure everything is compliant with the National Audit Office to help deliver year end accounts to Parliament.

Trusted, Commercially successful, and always growing. This is Finance with a twist, Now, you’ve got the opportunity to join them.

Accounting for the nation’s interests
Striking the perfect balance
Creating value in your work
It all matters

Solve financial problems and offer vital support to our global organisation

As an enthusiastic and thoughtful problem solver you’ll have the skills to help ensure compliance with accounting standards and government regulations, and be ready to work on a large number of complex and varied projects. You’ll also be involved with efficiency challenges, detailed project deep dive analysis, and the quarterly financial forecasting cycle.

Developing and delivering the full suite of monthly MI reports to support business decision making, and reviewing our compliance controls to ensure they’re fully exercised on a monthly basis, you’ll see that labour costs are accurately reported and recovered across our functions, reviewing and revising charging processes as needs change. But your work won’t stop here – you’ll also support the development of Opex and Capex proposals, lead on financial tracking to ensure benefits are realised, and coordinate the development of our corporate business plans.

Use your accountancy skills with a business that helps to keep the country secure

As a Management Accountant with experience of operating in a project accounting environment, you’ll possess customer and supplier relationship management skills, and the ability to analyse, interrogate and evaluate data. We’ll expect you to be familiar with accounting systems, financial planning, forecasting and reporting, and have a practical knowledge of specialist systems and databases such as ERP, Oracle.

Capable of delivering at pace in a collaborative, fast-moving environment, and with superb communication and influencing skills, you should be familiar with the principles and governance of managing public money. You’ll also possess experience of working in public sector finance, and have a well developed understanding of Oracle Fusion/Cloud.

Discover the support you need to grow your career further

But we’re always looking to improve – just like you. That’s why when you join us, expect to receive a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service Pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on-site gym, nursery, café, and restaurant, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

Want to see your future team’s work in action? Step into our Virtual Embassy and select a guide to take you round to see how we deliver for government customers and how you could help. Explore the embassy now at virtual-embassy.fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Everyone who works with FCDO Services must be security cleared before joining us, so if you’re successful in your application we’ll ask you to undergo our vetting process. You can find out more about vetting at fcdoservicescareers.co.uk/how-to-apply

To find out more about our benefits and our organisation, please visit fcdoservicescareers.co.uk

Closing date: 12/02/2026

It takes a diverse team to protect a diverse world.

The vital work we do takes an incredible community of colleagues, with different skills, backgrounds, cultures and identities. We support every individual, so that you always know you’re welcome and valued. It’s what makes us a Disability Confident employer. And why we’re recognised as a ‘Carer Confident’ workplace. And it’s how you know you’re joining an inspiring, inclusive organisation.

Person specification

• Qualified (Management) accountant with experience or QBE with demonstrable experience (including newly qualified)
• Experience of operating in a project accounting environment
• Ability to work with large volumes of data.
• Ability to analyse, interrogate and evaluate data

Qualifications

Qualified (Management) accountant with experience or QBE with demonstrable experience (including newly qualified)

Behaviours

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

Working Together
Changing and Improving

Technical skills

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

Commercial Awareness
Qualified (Management) accountant with experience or QBE with demonstrable experience (including newly qualified)
Experience of operating in a project accounting environment
Ability to work with large volumes of data.
Ability to analyse, interrogate and evaluate data

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

Qualified (Management) accountant with experience or QBE with demonstrable experience (including newly qualified)
Experience of operating in a project accounting environment
Ability to work with large volumes of data.
Ability to analyse, interrogate and evaluate data

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,332, FCDO Services contributes £11,104 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension

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, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply for this role, you will be asked to provide your CV, a personal statement, and provide answers to some job specific questions.

Your CV and personal statement will not form part of the assessment they will provide an insight into your work history and experience.

Your CV should include:

no personal identifying details
career history with key responsibilities
skills and experience
achievements
qualifications

Your personal statement should outline your interest in the role.

Candidates will only be sifted on answers provided to the job specific questions which are outlined in the application form.

Those that are successful will be invited to a MS Teams or Face to face interview.

At the interview you will be asked a blend of questions on technical skills and behaviours.

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

Security

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.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

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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Salary range

£38,332 - £39,558 per year