Job Description

Details

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Reference number

421619

Salary

100,000 - 122,000
Standard Cabinet Office rules on pay will apply to civil servants appointed on level transfer or promotion. Their salary will increase to the minimum of the SCS PB2 range or by a promotion award of up to 10% more than their current basic salary excluding all allowances (whichever is the greater). Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing basic salary excluding all allowances.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 2

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HO - Capabilities and Resources Group

Type of role

Finance

Senior leadership

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share

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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2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF

About the job

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Job summary

The Chief Operating Officer Group is responsible for ensuring that operational and policy teams in the Home Office have the support they need to achieve the Department's priorities. The work is captured in a wide portfolio of enabling functions including human resources, estates, finance, investment management, performance management, governance and assurance, commercial, science and innovation and security.


The finance function comprises two Director roles with a Strategic and Operational focus. This role, the Operational Finance Director, is focused on: accounts production; system and management accounting; transactions and the in-year financial reporting; project and programme finance; and finance responsibilities for the Synergy Shared Services programme. The other Finance Director focuses on: strategic finance; financial planning; and business partnering.


As the Finance Director - Operations you will report to the Chief Operating Officer and will provide strong leadership for financial management and control for the Home Office, with a relentless focus on maximising the efficiency of the Department's delivery;


As a finance professional, this is an exciting time to be joining the Home Office. The Home Office is embarking on a significant change journey to deliver more effectively.

Job description

Key responsibilities:

Team and Scale Strategic Financial Planning and Investment Analysis Financial Reporting and Analysis Financial Operations and Compliance Shared Services Strategy Metis Product Owner Professional Leadership in Government Finance Transformation and Change Management Corporate Leadership and Influence For full list of the responsibilities, please check the candidate pack for the role, attached at the bottom of the advert.

Person specification

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their detailed knowledge, experience, capability and behavioural approach to a high standard against the following key criteria:

Essential Criteria

Professional Qualifications and Experience

CCAB, CIMA or equivalent qualified accountant with a substantial track record of success in a senior finance leadership role in a fast-moving, complex, customer-focused organisation. Proven ability to interpret financial information to shape and influence organisational strategy.

Leadership

Substantial experience of leading, motivating and developing diverse teams of finance professionals. Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork across functional and organisational boundaries to deliver effective and efficient services. Specific experience of driving performance improvement and embedding a culture of excellence.

Strategic Influence and Corporate Outlook

Experience of influencing senior stakeholders with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex positions clearly and compellingly. A broad corporate outlook and enthusiasm for transformation, with a proven track record in delivering efficiency savings aligned to strategic objectives.

Senior Team Experience

A successful track record of working as part of a senior management team, with direct and considerable experience in business planning, financial analysis, budget management, and performance appraisal.

Stakeholder Engagement

Experience of working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in a highly complex and politically sensitive environment, adapting communication and engagement styles effectively.

Resilience and Adaptability

Ability to operate effectively in an environment of complexity and ambiguity, demonstrating sound judgement and flexibility.

Desirable Criteria

Experience in shared services or ERP systems (e.g. METIS/Oracle Fusion) Experience in public sector or government finance Exposure to programme and project finance at scale

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 100,000, Home Office contributes 28,970 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Please follow the Job Advert instructions on the Civil Service Jobs website to apply online, no later than

23:55hrs on Monday 1

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September 2025.

Provide some basic

personal information

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A

CV -

setting out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role, including details where budgets and numbers of people managed, relevant achievements in recent posts, together with reasons for any gaps within the last two years; A

Statement of Suitability -

(limited to 1250 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

Diversity Monitoring -

as part of the online application process, you will be asked a number of diversity-related questions. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say'. See the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy: 2022 to 2025 (HTML) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more information.

It is essential that in your written application you give evidence, using examples, of proven experience. These responses will be developed and discussed with candidates invited for interview. Failure to submit both a CV and Supporting Statement, will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.




As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .



See our vetting charter .
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

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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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : DG COO Team Email : DG-COO@homeoffice.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : SCSRecruitment@homeoffice.gov.uk

Further information

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 SCSRecruitment@homeoffice.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Home Office you can contact the Civil Service Commission.




Complaints should be sent in writing to:


Civil Service Commission, Room G8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ.