Job Description

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Reference number

411401
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Salary

45,000 - 50,350
London 47,800 - 50,350


Durham, Glasgow & Lytham St.Anne's - 45,000 - 48,800
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Senior Executive Officer
NS&I Band 4###

Contract type

Fixed term###

Length of employment

23 months###

Business area

NS&I - People and Finance###

Type of role

Finance###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Durham, North East England, DH1 1SL : Lytham St Anne's, North West England, FY8 4TS : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8JX : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1P 3BT

About the job

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Job summary

Reporting to the NS&I Head of Commercial Finance, the role of Commercial Finance Analyst is part of the wider NS&I finance function. We are a small, collaborative team at the heart of NS&I working to support the delivery of NS&I's strategic and operational objectives.


This role will support the Head of Commercial Finance, to deliver a high quality, effective and value-adding financial management service for NS&I providing comprehensive financial support, analysis, advice and guidance at all levels of the business to support robust, value-adding decision making and delivery of strategic objectives and the management of financial performance across an agreed portfolio of Client Accounts.


The role-holder will support a portfolio of Clients to deliver value add, financial partnering providing commercial insights; and will conduct financial data analysis, supporting client presentation confidently, presenting findings highlighting potential risk and opportunities. The role will involve supporting and working across the business with agreed Finance and Non-Finance stakeholders.


The role-holder will support as necessary in activities such as investment appraisal, analysis of the Business to Business (B2B) operating model and reporting. The role will involve work closely with colleagues across the business such as the Financial Control Unit and Project Team. The role will have exposure to Corporate planning, P&L forecasting and budgeting, supporting the wider finance team as required.

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Job description

Please see attached role profile for full details.###

Person specification

Essential experience

Experience of developing and delivering financial models Experience of making recommendations and influencing people to deliver business goals. Strong communication skills, with ability to communicate complex information to non-finance colleagues across the business. Strong team player, able to build effective relationships with key stakeholders.

Essential qualifications

Fully Qualified Consultative Committee Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) with significant post qualification experience.

Essential skills

Strong analytical skills, ability to interpret complex commercial information and determine the business implications. Strong computer skills with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and experience of planning and budgeting tools.

Essential technical knowledge

Experience of working in Financial Services. Experience of working in Public Sector, particularly with the Central Government financial framework. ###

Qualifications

Fully Qualified Accountant###

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:


Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Working Together

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 45,000, National Savings and Investments contributes 13,036 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
NS&I is one of the largest savings organization's in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over 218 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back more than 150 years to 1861.


A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, great opportunities for development and a generous pension scheme. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.


Some benefits of working at NS&I include:

Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible hybrid working options 9 day fortnight scheme A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 97% Generous annual leave - starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days Performance related variable pay bonus Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. To apply, please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form.

In your application you will be asked to provide the following

An outline of your career history and qualifications with your key responsibilities and achievements.

A 500-word Personal statement highlighting your experience in developing and delivering financial models and your experience in making recommendations and influencing people to deliver business goals.

We will assess applications on your CV, personal statement & Behaviour statements.

In the event we receive many applicants, applications will be sifted first on the Personal Statement. Only those that meet the minimum acceptable score for this criteria will qualify for the full sift and be considered for interview.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 1 hour panel interview via video call.

As part of the interview process you will be sent a 30-minute excel test. It will be designed to show us your strong computer skills with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and experience of planning and budgeting tools.

Interviews will take place on w/c 14th July 2025.

Note we are unable to accept CVs.

This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : jobs@nsandi.com Email : jobs@nsandi.com
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Recruitment team

Email : jobs@nsandi.com ###

Further information

The law requires for selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis for fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service recruitment principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact jobs@nsandi.com in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission info@csc.gov.uk