Outside IR35 contract jobs

Description

Company Overview
At UK Government Investments (UKGI), we provide the government with expertise in corporate finance and governance. What we do is unique. We are responsible for ensuring the effective governance of government owned companies (such as the British Business Bank), advising the government on corporate finance issues (including interventions into distressed corporate structures, such as Thomas Cook and British Steel) and all significant UK government asset sales (for example, the sale of the Green Investment Bank, the securitisation of the Student Loan book and the IPO of the Royal Mail). The work we do is significant in terms of social, economic and political impact. Wholly owned by HM Treasury (HMT), UKGI has a team comprised of c.150 experts, drawn from the private sector (from banks, accountancy and legal firms) and from the Civil Service to ensure we provide government departments with high quality advice that is delivered and acted upon in the best way possible. Working for UKGI provides a unique opportunity for talented individuals from both the public and private sector to contribute to work of national importance.

Team Overview
Join a team that’s supporting the government’s growth strategy. As part of government’s efforts to use financial transactions and contingent liabilities (including loans, equity investments and guarantees) to promote growth and investment, UKGI is working with departments to provide actionable advice in support of their policy aims.

Following the October 2024 Budget, UKGI’s Financial Instruments and Transaction Advisory Group (FInTAG) has been asked by His Majesty’s Treasury to research and produce an annual report of all financial assets owned by the government to understand their true value, which will be used to help shape all future fiscal and financial planning that will define how government delivers on its priorities. This is a large expansion to our remit resulting in new opportunities for motivated individuals to join us and have a real impact on growth projects across the country such as affordable homes, national infrastructure projects, and energy security.

We bring together a mix of corporate finance, data, credit risk,and actuarial skills to support government in creating value for society from its complex commercial interests. If you have these skillsand would be interested in a career move where you can make a real difference then we may bethe team for you.

Responsibilities
You will be working in a highly collaborative,friendly,and open-minded team. Responsibilities will include:
- Developing improvementsto howwe collect data acrossgovernment; streamline data structures;and utilising saiddatafor products tosuppor t deliveringtheteam objectivesandto benefit othergovernment departments;
- Developing new analytical methodologiesfor stress testingthe governments contingent liability; analyse value,riskand performanceacrossgovernment's contingent liabilitiesandfinancial transactions;
- Developing new analyticalpipelinesto inform thereportsweproduce,andensure thereis ongoingworktocontinuously improvea wide rangeofanalyticalwork undertaken;
- Leadingonnewandinnovativedataandanaly tical solutionsforthe entireorganisation;
- Ensuringour methodologiesfullyutilisethedataweholdandcollect;
- WorkingacrossUKGIto identifyhowtoanalysevalue,riskandperformanceacrossgovernment'scontingentliabilitiesandfinancialtransactions;
- Leadingontheanalyticalpipelineforourreportstoproducebothstrategicinsightandeffectivevisuals;
- Leadingonhowweapproachanaly sisandsurewemakeourapproachesasrobustandfitforpurposeaspossible;
- Ensuringthatotherteamsare:
- Empoweredtomakeincrementalmethodologicalimprovements;
- Seeyouasagoto personforadviceonhowtobestapproachandstructurenewanalyticalproblems.
Youwillbeexpectedtolinemanageasmallteamofuptotwoanalystsandtomanageothersinamatri xfashionwhilstworkinginacollaborativewayacrossteamboundaries.

Experience
Asamanageroverseeingour analyticalandmodellingapproaches,you’llhaveademonstrablepassionfordevelopingnewanalysis ,withthefollowing skillsorexperience:

Essential
- Effectivelyleadingandmanagingyourownormatrixteams ,helpingthemdeliverinsightandexpertise neededtodevelopnewanalyticalmethods;
- Excellentunderstandingofgovernmentstandardswithrespecttoproducingqualityanalysisandauditingqualityassurance ;
- StrongunderstandingofhowtouseExcelfeffectivelyandeitherpriorexperiencewithRorPython.
- ExperienceofcreatingvisualisationsinPowerBI/Tableau/R(Shiny)/Python(Dash).
- Excellentunderstandingofhowtocommunicateanalyticalresults effectivelyandonimpacttoa senior audience,includ ingtonontechnicalaudiences,andhowtocollaborate acrossgovernmentdepartments.
- Stronganalyticalproblem-solving skillstroubleshootingdataissuesando ptimisingdataprocesses ;
- A proven trackrecordofproposing ,andeveloping,novelmethodologiesandanaly sisthatcreatenewinsightsfromexistingdatasets .

Desirable
- Familiaritywithfiscalrulesannationalaccounts ;
- Experiencewithpublicsectorfinancialdata/accounting ,contingentliabilities,andfinancialreport ingprocesses ;
- FinancialindustriesorCorporatefinanceexperience;;
- BusinessAnalysis(specificallywithrespecttod ata/digitalchanges ),andsoundunderstandingo fprojectmanagementan dprojectdelivery .

Diversity Statement
UKGI hasastrongcommitmenttoequalityan ddiversity.Our aimistobeanopenandinclusiveorganisation,recruitingan dretainingdiverse,talentedanhigh-performingpeoplewhosupportandeachother.UKGI isaDisabilityConfidentEmployer.Thismeanswe’vebeenrecognisedasanemployerwhichisconfidentandleadingthewayinrecruitingan dretainingstaffwithdisabilities.Wewillofferaninterviewtoanyapplicantswithadisabilitywhohaveindicatedtheywish totakepartinthedisabilityconfidentscheme ,providedtheymeettheessentialcriteriaforthepostsetoutinperson specification.Ifyouneedanyreasonableadjustmentstotakepartintheselectionprocess ,pleasetellusaboutthisinyourapplication.UKGIisalsopartofthe‘GreatPlacetoWorkforVeterans’initiative.Thismeans thataspartof ourcommitmenttodiversityandequalityinourrecruitmentandre tentionpolicy,wewillofferaninterviewtoanyeligibleapplicantsfromHisMajesty ’sArmedForcesprovided theymeettheessentialcriteriaforthepostsetoutinpersonspecification.Pleaseindicateonyourapplicationthatyouwishforyourapplicationtobeconsideredaspartofthis initiative.Inline withcompanypolicy,wewillbeemployinga hybridworkingmodelbased,on40%oftimebeinghome-based.AtUKG Iweplaceahighdegreeofvalueonworklifebalanceandasuchapplicationsfromindividualsseekingflexibleworking,reducedhourscontractsanjdjobsharesarealsoactivelyencourage .