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Assistant Manager, NFFO & Fraud Prevention and Audit
at OFGEM in London, UK
Assistant Manager, NFFO & Fraud Prevention and Audit
£24,300 - £28,150 p.a. (dependent on skills and expertise) - Band B London
£22,100 - £25,595 (dependent on skills and expertise) - Band B Glasgow
Specific Minimum Qualifications and Expertise
- A degree or equivalent qualifications.
- Strong numerical skills and good attention to detail.
- Ability to evaluate and scrutinise evidence.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
- A proven ability to work well in a team.
- Knowledge of financing projects and the ability to evaluate the economic viability of projects (desirable).
- Knowledge of renewable energy generation (desirable).
Purpose
To support the Manager to deliver Ofgem’s role in administering the Non Fossil Fuel Obligation and Scottish Renewables Obligation (jointly known as NFFO), and to implement the fraud prevention strategy for the existing Ofgem environmental schemes e.g.:
- Renewables Obligation (RO);
- Climate Change Levy Exemption Certificates (CCL, or LECs);
- Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO);
- NFFO;
- Warm Home Discount;
- Feed-in Tarrifs.
To support the annual external audit programme of obligated parties.
To contribute to the ongoing development of existing practices and procedures, and to ensure that Ofgem, E-Serve, and Environmental Programmes objectives and strategies are firmly embedded in all areas of work.
Key Outputs and Deliverables
The key outputs and deliverables of this role will be to:
- Review applications for termination of NFFO contracts on economic grounds. This involves modelling of the economic viability of renewable projects and analysing the evidence in support. Review applications for NFFO contract amendments.
- Research, investigate, and draft recommendations for the Manager that accurately addresses the criteria for economic termination and for contract amendments, and which demonstrate that the applications are supported by sufficient evidence.
- Support the Manager in overseeing the Non Fossil Purchasing Agency’s (‘NFPA’) work to ensure that they are fulfilling their duties.
- Support the Manager in the preparation of the external audit programme and accompanying materials.
- Review draft audit reports and highlight any material issues identified from audit programme(s).
- Research, investigate, and draft responses to obligated parties, outlining the findings of the audits.
- Maintain and update internal systems and administrative controls, and liaise with external and internal parties as appropriate.
- Assist the Manager and other managers of other schemes on other audit and fraud prevention activities, as required. This may include conducting risk reviews and maintaining/monitoring a risk register, conducting a fraud review of teams’ administration processes and recommending fraud prevention measures.
Key Stakeholder Relationships
External
- Obligated parties (energy suppliers and generators)
- NFPA
- Generators
- DECC
- Technical auditors (consultants)
Internal
- Legal staff
- Technical / Finance staff
- Operational team(s)
Key Accountabilities
- Reviewing applications for NFFO economic termination and for NFFO contract amendments, analysing evidence and drafting recommendations.
- Conducting economic modelling of economic termination applications, and regularly reviewing the economic model.
- Supporting managers in the implementation of external audit programmes, in particular taking the lead on compiling audit information packs and reviewing draft audit reports.
- Developing and updating existing practices and procedures.
- Integrating broader departmental objectives and strategies into all work areas.
Closing date: 9am, 24 September 2012 / Ref: OFG 878
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