About the job

Job summary

Reporting jointly to the Director, Financial Management, Control, Risk & Governance and Finance Director for Operations you will be responsible for leading and developing the finance transformation programme through which we will continue to increase the quality and efficiency of the finance offering across the Ministry of Justice. 

In doing so, you will help to create streamlined financial processes and use modern technology where possible to ensure quality outputs, creating more efficient, effective, and customer-focused services, building strong relationships with a range of stakeholders across the Ministry.

You will need to be a first-class finance professional with a track record of delivery in complex and fast changing environments. 

As a key member of the Finance Function Senior Leadership Team, you will also play an essential role in leading and building our future Finance community, supporting the development of staff, role modelling effective leadership behaviours and ensuring we live our values.

This is a Nationally based role.

Job description

For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack.

Person specification

• Review the effectiveness and efficiency of the current Finance Operating Model, both for the immediate and medium/ longer term. Engage with internal Finance stakeholders and with customers across the MoJ functions, policy and operations (all levels to SCS3), to understand current levels of satisfaction and areas for improvement.
• Review ways of working, products and processes to drive increased compliance with the Finance Functional Standard and convergence with GFF global process principles.
• Build on the outcomes from these reviews to make proposals for improvements in the way that services are provided. This will include implementing effective technological solutions to enable all finance colleagues to focus on value adding activities.
• Once agreed, deliver the changes in a way which achieves buy in from the function, customers and stakeholders, including leading on a communications and engagement plan.
• Act as Finance functional lead for MoJ within the Synergy Programme, delivering identified transformation readiness opportunities, advocating for MoJ within the Programme, and providing constructive challenge as a critical friend.
• Play an active role in developing the MoJ Finance Function, creating a strong cultural identity and cohesion, empowering staff, promoting accountability and the autonomy to deliver internal and external objectives.
• Work closely with your peers across the Ministry to ensure the maximum value is delivered by the Finance function.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £75,000, Ministry of Justice contributes £20,925 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.For full details of the Selection Process and Recruitment Timeline, please view the Candidate Information pack.

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

Security

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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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). 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.