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The Met Office is an internationally renowned centre of
excellence, providing a wide range of meteorological and
environmental services to customers throughout the world.
Purpose of the job
The role of the Mobile Met Unit (MMU) continues to expand,
as the UK Armed Forces become more focused on maintaining
a mobile, rapidly deployable capability, as defined in the
Strategic Defence Review. Each year our customers require
a greater visibility of where their money is being spent.
The MMU Accounting Administrator will track and monitor
any spend on behalf of the MMU and present the information
in a format that the customer can understand. The purpose
of the MMU Accounting Administrator is to record and collate
financial information relating to MMU operations and to
provide an administrative service as required by the MMU.
Main duties and responsibilities
The main activity of the MMU Accounting Administrators time
(70%) will be spent monitoring any costs incurred by MMU
operations. This will involve:
- analysing incoming costs and recording them against
relevant costs codes
- collating and summarising costs by exercise and operation
- analysing costs over time to identify averages
- producing a monthly summary of costs incurred
- reporting to MMU Operations Officer
30% of the MMU Accounting Administrator posts time will
be spent in an administrative role. This includes:
- filing
- photocopying
- maintaining stationery supplies
- point of contact
- collation and distribution of RAF, Reservist and Met
Office Instructions
Person Specification
Essential:
- the ability to work unsupervised
- excellent interpersonal skills
- good working knowledge of accounting procedures
Desirable:
- be familiar with meteorological support to military
operations
- be familiar with military rank structures
Benefits and facilities
- a choice of final salary and stakeholder pension giving
you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you
the best
- annual Leave allowance of 25 days (plus 8 days public
holiday and 2½ privilege days taken at fixed times
during the year)
- training opportunities
- performance-related pay
- the Met Office sports and social club
- the potential to work in different areas within the
same organisation
- good prospects: Plenty of personal development opportunities
and a possible career as a Sponsored Reserve in the MMU
Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants
To widen the pool of candidates on which to draw, we guarantee
an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the published
minimum criteria for the post/entry level.
To qualify for a guaranteed interview, you do not have
to be registered as a disabled person but you must have
a disability or long term health condition that puts you
at a substantial disadvantage in either obtaining or keeping
employment. The disability must be likely to last for at
least 12 months.
To apply for a guaranteed interview, please complete the
appropriate section of the application form. When appropriate,
you should provide details of any particular arrangements
you will require for the interview, e.g. car parking, speech
facilitator.
Any false declaration of disability to obtain an interview
may invalidate any resultant contract of employment.
Nationality
In common with all United Kingdom (UK) Civil Service departments
and Executive Agencies, applicants for employment in the
Met Office are required to satisfy certain nationality requirements.
In general you must be either a:
- British citizen
- Commonwealth citizen
- British protected person
- National of the European Economic Area or a certain
family member of a European Economic Area national; the
European Economic Area is comprised of the member states
of the European Union and certain member states of the
European Free Trade Area.
Citizens from countries not included in the above list
may be considered in exceptional circumstances.
Again, in common with all United Kingdom (UK) Civil Service
departments and Executive Agencies, some posts in the Met
Office are 'reserved' for UK Nationals only. Applicants
who are not UK Nationals should be aware that further career
prospects might be affected. Staff have a mobility commitment
which means they may be required to serve at other UK mainland
locations where posts are reserved.
Application forms and further information
Sandie Coxill
Recruitment Co-ordinator
Met Office
FitzRoy Road
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3PB
Tel: 01392 884725
Please mark your request or returned application form:
Mobile Met Unit Accounting Administrator - JC18/2003
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