Accounts Clerk

Job summary

Providing guidance to RAF Benson personnel on accounts policies and processes, processing payments, entering fund transactions into the Service accounting system and completing required financial documentation.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

• Providing guidance to Stn personnel on Accounts policies and processes, through direct engagement and Group Inbox management.
• Making invoice or purchasing payments for operating or event costs on behalf of non-public funds
• Entering non-public fund transactions into the service accounting system and maintaining the accuracy of each fund’s Nominal Ledger.
• Providing non-public fund custodians with monthly account summaries for reconciliation.
• Storing cash holdings (including foreign currency) in a secure manner, and completing all required financial documentation.
• Issuing cash floats in support of non-publicly funded activities, and receiving any cash deposits.
• Issuing cash imprests in support of publicly funded deployments, exercises, and training, and receiving any unspent monies.
• Creating invoices on the service invoice system to generate income through non-entitled use of Accommodation and landing fees.

Person specification

• Experienced in handling difficult customer queries or sensitive situations with diplomacy and tact.
• Ability to maintain accuracy while managing internal software databases or tracking systems.
• Precise and accurate when handling data, processing documentation, or verifying details.
• Adaptable and willing to pivot to new tasks or support the wider team as operational business needs change.
• Possesses a methodical approach to managing day-to-day administrative workloads, systems, or logs.
• Ability to remain calm, composed, and productive in high-demand or fast-paced environments.
• Capable of working efficiently to meet strict, short, or rapidly changing deadlines.
• Able to evaluate incoming tasks independently and effectively prioritise a competing workload.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to providing excellent service and positive experiences to all internal and external customers.
• Able to break down and clearly explain guidelines, policies, or procedures to users in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Displays a confident, professional, and pleasant manner when speaking or writing to individuals at all levels.
• Confident in handling cash but accounts experience not essential as full training given

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £27,866, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,072 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

At sift, candidates will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

At interview, candidates will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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