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UK Ministry of Defence

1mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Government & Politics
    Banking & Finance

AI generated summary

  • You need strong leadership, excellent communication skills, analytical expertise, budgeting knowledge, and experience managing teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • You will develop strategic financial insights, coordinate across departments, manage Spending Review processes, draft senior briefings, and support continuous improvement initiatives in finance systems.

Requirements

  • Able to work independently, proactively, passionately and confidently on high-profile areas across the Department and lead others to achieve quality and on time delivery of outputs.
  • Comfortable and confident in working at pace to manage a full workload with conflicting short and long-term priorities.
  • Building positive relationships with partners in other teams, and influencing others through excellent interpersonal and communication skills, tailored to the recipient. This includes the ability to critically consider and confidently challenge stakeholders regarding their delivery or information and translating across functions to obtain a joined up approach.
  • Influencing policy development and decisions, using analytical skills and different evidence sources to provide ministers or senior officials with high-quality advice. Transferable experience for providing written and oral briefings to Ministers and/or senior officials.
  • Leading collaboratively with structure, by constructing clear timelines and processes, with interdependencies and owners, to lead others to successful delivery with clear products and outcomes for the process.
  • Fostering and leading a culture of knowledge sharing and collaboration between policy, programmes, the business, finance and other corporate services.
  • The post holder should demonstrate expert levels of understanding of the following:
  • Written and oral presentation skills
  • Influencing senior leaders and ministers (including drafting skills)
  • The post holder should demonstrate practitioner levels of understanding of the following:
  • Strategic analysis and insight
  • The post holder should demonstrate working levels of understanding of the following:
  • Data and analytics interpretations
  • The budgeting framework
  • Proactive problem resolution
  • Negotiating with pragmatism
  • Experience of managing teams, including coaching of junior staff
  • Budgeting, forecasting and costing
  • Understanding of defence activities and operations

Responsibilities

  • Developing a strategic understanding of the business, its stakeholders and deliverables.
  • Building and maintaining relationships across the Department and with HMT
  • Leading on areas of ownership for preparation and delivery of Spending Review and Fiscal Events, e.g. may represent a specific area of the Department
  • Adding insight to financial data to support key discussions across the Department and with HMT
  • Providing guidance and coordination with other finance functions on HMT priorities and requirements
  • Leading the drafting for briefing to seniors (Senior Civil Servants) and Ministers
  • Providing ad-hoc analysis and presentations to the business and across finance functions
  • Leading responses and developing resolutions as required for ad-hoc enquiries including PQs / FOIs
  • Leading on departmental Spending Review preparation, co-ordinating activity across Strategic Finance and the wider Department
  • Delivering the regular Strategic Planning Round for the MOD, working closely with TLBs to identify investment and disinvestment choices, and with Financial Military Capability to advise seniors and Ministers to inform their decisions and choices to manage the longer term budget.
  • Act as the key interface between Strategic Finance and the Strategic Defence Review, ensuring emerging SDR thinking is factored in the Strategic Planning Round and Spending Review
  • Liaising closely with HMT on all longer term planning matters, and particularly on Spending Review preparation and negotiations
  • Working closely with the Defence Reform team to agree financial flows, budget-setting, delegations, etc post Defence Reform – and leading in the implementation of these changes.
  • Working closely with finance teams and business partners to ensure their inputs to the Strategic Planning Round are captured in an adequate and timely fashion, and that they understand latest progress and next steps
  • Maintaining the workplan for StratFin’s inputs into Spending Review, SDR and Strategic Planning Round, coordinating inputs across the entire directorate and providing seniors with assurance that the plan is on track
  • Owning the Strategic Planning Round process for Strategic Finance, making adjustments and improvements as required – including based on business feedback
  • Working closely with the Defence Reform team to ensure financial aspects are adequately recognized
  • Supporting strategic finance’s input to Journey to the Cloud (the new MOD finance system)
  • Providing ad hoc support to seniors on strategic planning issues
  • Continuous improvement (5%): including providing support to change projects for the finance systems and software, undertaking user testing and ensuring feedback covers the Strategic Finance perspective.
  • Learning and development (5%): Supporting your own and others’ personal development and careers, ensuring you make time to develop yourself and your peers.
  • This role may also have the opportunity for line management, of up to one HEO or fast streamer, as well as broader matrix management or leadership. You will provide direction and support, prioritising where needed to ensure objectives are managed.

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the Strategic Finance Planning SEO position?

The main purpose of the Strategic Finance Planning SEO position is to bring financial insight and challenge to all areas of the Ministry of Defence’s work, developing strategic financial policy, managing funding, and advising MOD Ministers and the Executive Team on financial strategy and management.

What are the working hours for this position?

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

What are the primary responsibilities associated with Strategic Financial Planning?

The primary responsibilities include leading departmental Spending Review preparations, delivering the regular Strategic Planning Round for the MOD, liaising closely with HM Treasury, and coordinating with finance teams and business partners.

Is a financial qualification necessary for this role?

No, it is not necessary to hold a financial qualification for this role; however, there will be opportunities to qualify should that be of interest.

What kind of development opportunities are available for employees?

Employees will have access to learning and development tailored to their role, encouraging personal development and career growth.

What are the key interpersonal skills required for this role?

Key interpersonal skills include the ability to work independently, build positive relationships, influence others, and construct clear timelines and processes for successful delivery.

How much does the Ministry of Defence contribute towards the Civil Service Pension scheme?

The Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards your membership in the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

What percentage of work time is expected to be spent in the office according to this position?

Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office.

Can this role involve managing other team members?

Yes, this role may have the opportunity for line management of up to one HEO or fast streamer, as well as broader matrix management or leadership.

What types of individuals are eligible to apply for this position?

The position is open to UK nationals, nationals of the Republic of Ireland, Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK, and nationals of the EU and associated countries with valid status.

What kind of assessments will candidates face during the selection process?

Candidates will be assessed against the behaviours of Making Effective Decisions, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing, and Working Together, along with professional skills assessments.

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We protect the security, independence and interests of the United Kingdom at home and abroad. We work with our allies and partners whenever possible. Our aim is to ensure that the UK’s Armed Forces have the training, equipment and support necessary for their work, and that we keep within budget. Our priorities 2015 to 2020 are to: protect our people project our global influence promote our prosperity maintain a strategic base and integrated global support network, and manage the Department of State