Head of Financial Reporting

About the Team

The GIAA Finance & Commercial team is responsible for providing sound financial management and commercial advice, preparing management and financial accounts, leading on budgeting and forecasting, and providing accurate information for Parliamentary control and public accountability purposes.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

1. Produce the Financial statements and Notes for GIAA’s Annual Report and Accounts (ARA);
2. Work with colleagues across GIAA to produce other key aspects of the ARA including the Staff and Remuneration Report;
3. Be the leading contact for the external audit process with NAO, successfully leading GIAA through the Interim and Final audits;
4. Lead on Financial controls, reviewing their effectiveness and identifying opportunities to evolve and streamline. Report to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and work with Internal Audit on changes.

About You

You will have experience in preparing Financial statements and a success in understanding and using accounting standards (for example IFRS, FReM and Managing Public Money). You will have experience of leading an organisation through the external audit process. You’ll have the ability to analyse, interpret and report on datasets, identifying trends over time. You must also be able to communicate complex financial concepts in an understandable format to non-finance partners.

About Us

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, and we welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly, for example, part-time, term time or job share.

Hybrid Working is available to GIAA colleagues. This means a combination of office working and working from home, including time spent in our GIAA office locations and attending our customers’ sites.

GIAA colleagues are expected to work in an office location for three days a week on average (60%). This expectation will be applied on a pro-rata basis for people who have a part-time or compressed hours working pattern.

Benefits of working for the Government Internal Audit Agency

1. Competitive salaries and in-year rewards
2. Flexible working
3. Competitive contributory pension scheme with employer contributions starting from 28.97%.
4. Discounts on big brands and supermarkets, online shops and on the high street.
5. Paid volunteering days
6. Season ticket loans/Cycle to work scheme
7. Free eyesight test
8. Family-friendly HR policies
9. 25 days annual leave, increasing one day each year to 30 days after 5 years’ service

For more information about the GIAA, role, salary, benefits, who to contact and how to apply please follow the Apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at

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