role	role_level	band	skill	skill_source	pcf_reference	esco_reference	expected_level	expected_level_number	expected_level_description	self_rating	manager_rating	gap	evidence	development_action
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Management accounting	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/c5b90c0c-3af0-4c8c-a06c-cc3ced02242c; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/7d35602d-bc94-4975-aa7c-f4e8e05ce8e0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/99571e68-801f-49af-a897-5f75996642e1; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/16f61a5b-23ba-4268-8517-82c77c4041a1	expert	4	You can: - design the organisation's management reporting and costing approach - present financial performance to the board and senior leaders - lead the use of cost and performance information to improve value for money - set standards for management accounting across the organisation 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Financial planning and forecasting	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/4b2db903-cd8e-48ce-97fb-a92db4def54e; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/56ff27ef-2565-45bf-a70c-f06d78d2a480; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/147170ba-0141-4337-89af-b4513d745afe	expert	4	You can: - lead the organisation's medium-term financial plan - align financial plans with strategy, workforce, and investment plans - advise the board on financial sustainability and the choices needed to stay within funding - set the planning assumptions and methods used across the organisation 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Business cases and investment appraisal	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/e95058a6-e139-42e7-a470-72038a606649; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/bf12b461-1c53-4d81-a395-8ba77f7483c4; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/5da3c765-10a3-49eb-934c-ec401ceb1a34	expert	4	You can: - set the organisation's business case and investment appraisal standards - advise investment boards on affordability, value for money, and risk - make the case to funders for major investment programmes - review the portfolio of investments and recommend where to stop, change, or continue 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Public sector finance	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/387ee646-0aaa-4161-ab3b-cde87ec09fdf; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/a9640376-8d72-4a70-a4a3-7a18e2e8f3c0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/3556c075-eee0-4549-b730-48ae70cb5af9	practitioner	3	You can: - advise managers on funding rules, including ring-fenced and time-limited funding - manage capital and revenue limits for a programme or directorate - prepare returns and evidence for funders and spending controls 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Finance systems	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/a0d79341-8398-4019-ad1b-27888ec35aaa; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/88564d2d-2dc9-4789-864a-f9cb73f389ec	practitioner	3	You can: - administer the finance or payroll system, including access, workflows, and reporting - design reports and dashboards for budget holders - test system changes and upgrades - automate repetitive finance tasks 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Financial management for digital, data and technology	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/21c5790c-0930-4d74-b3b0-84caf5af12ea; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/52e53619-fa77-4f72-b237-5e4aae784dc2	practitioner	3	*Senior leadership skill: the UK GDaD PCF defines it with one statement, not by level.* You can: - own, manage and optimise budgets across digital, data and technology - secure appropriate investment to deliver organisational strategy and priorities - negotiate investments in shared technologies across the organisation and across government Examples of leadership using this skill: - prioritising competing demands for investment in people, infrastructure and innovation across digital, data and technology to maximise value - identifying risk to critical services and influencing stakeholders to increase investment to ensure they are maintained - balancing short-term tactical gains with longer-term strategies to ensure value now and in the future					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Creating value for money	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d41262ae-eca1-4ede-89a8-46d2d99a7a31; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/48b68726-0fd6-4e03-a5eb-82236516ee7a	practitioner	3	You can: - advocate for user needs, ensuring user value is balanced against cost and value for the organisation - determine the benefit of a product and persuade others it's the right product to use - write or contribute to business cases - communicate business-value propositions - help others make value-based decisions, influencing the direction of development					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Leadership and guidance	UK GDaD PCF	https://understand-digital-data-roles-skills.service.gov.uk/skills/	http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/75d8e5d9-bef3-418b-9011-01bff9f27207; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/339ac029-066a-4985-9f9d-b3d7c8fea0bb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/d5145a9a-602e-40bf-b3e1-f04cf9c3ef86	practitioner	3	You can: - make decisions characterised by medium levels of risk and complexity and recommend decisions as risk and complexity increase - build consensus between services or independent stakeholders - identify problems or issues in the team dynamic and rectify them - engage in varying types of feedback, choosing the right type at the appropriate time and ensuring the discussion and decision stick - bring people together to form a motivated team and help create the right environment for a team to work in - facilitate the best team makeup depending on the situation					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	People management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/339ac029-066a-4985-9f9d-b3d7c8fea0bb; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/add39442-b8ca-4412-8156-391db53b0c5d	practitioner	3	You can: - line manage a team, setting objectives and running appraisals - support wellbeing and manage attendance, performance, and conduct - plan the team's development and succession 					
Management accountant	Head of management accounts	8b	Organisational risk management	this reference		http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/6eff134b-e34f-4d6e-a6e8-5e47cf2228d0; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/00920055-eb50-4cb8-a23d-3deedbf3753e; http://data.europa.eu/esco/skill/96550830-539b-4746-96aa-92aa4959945d	practitioner	3	You can: - run the risk process for a directorate or programme - assess risks against the risk appetite and escalate them - report on risks to committees