Job Introduction
We are Forestry England.
We live and breathe forests.
Job title – Finance and Business Manager
Salary- £47,252 - £50,927
Contract type – Permanent
Hours – 37
Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment.
Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.
What you’ll do…
- You will lead the finance and business support service in support of our mission and vision.
- You will manage budgeting and financial control of the Forestry England unit turnover (pay and non-pay) of circa £17 million p.a.
- You will pay a lead role in development of the District Business Plan, particularly the finances
- You will provide regular finance reporting and use your knowledge and experience to help us to review and continuously improve our financial position.
- You will lead the finance and business support team of 9 staff, take an active part in the district’s senior leadership team and build collaborative and supportive relationships with operational colleagues, the national finance team and other finance managers.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
The role is based at South Forest District office in Kings House, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, with the opportunity of some blended working. Some travel will be necessary within the District to engage with the team and their work, with occasional longer journeys for national Finance meetings.
Benefits…
Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
- 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
- STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
- free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
- a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.
Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.
How to apply…
You will be asked to upload your CV and to write a 200 word statement on your relevant experience and career history, along with a personal statement of no more than 500 words. You will be assessed on both during sifting. More details about how to apply are listed on the application form.
The Behaviours being assessed at interview are –
- Strategic - Seeing the Big Picture, Leadership, Making Effective Decisions
- Interpersonal Skills - Communicating & Influencing, Working Together
- Delivery - Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service
Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.
Read more about our application process and working with us on the Forestry England website.
Nationality requirements…
Read more about nationality requirements here.
Working for the Civil Service…
Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.
Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English.
Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in in line with/according to these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.
