NCA Lead & Balance Sheet Manager

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 amortisation, 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.

• Lead a small team of staff.
• Design and implement strategies and processes which support correct and robust accounting.
• Ensure that the balance on the capital expenditure holding account is reduced and maintained at acceptable levels.
• Handle interim and year‑end activity and supply evidence to auditors so that audits are delivered successfully and on time.
• Review and find resolutions to NAO management letter points.

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.

• Lead a small team and work with our shared service provider to monitor and maintain a programme of reconciliations between balance sheet accounts and independent, verifiable data.
• Oversee close working with wider finance colleagues across the business (in particular, management accountants) to improve data quality and investigate any discrepancies.
• Lead on establishing accounting treatments for write‑offs of aged balance sheet items and investigate any queries as they arise.
• Lead another small team to maintain good quality reconciliations between cash at bank and visa applications and improve data quality by working with relevant stakeholders.