Lead a 50-strong team of finance professionals, under a Grade 6 Financial Accounting and Operations, a Grade 6 Management Reporting and a Grade 6 Strategic Planning, developing the identify and sense of community across the team, and ensuring that finance is seen as a key enabler to the business. You will be expected to support peoples careers, professional development and talent management. Ensure the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) has a strategically coherent financial plan for future years, backed by credible cost forecasts, leading for DNO on Spending Review planning and implementation, and colleagues to coordinate the overall Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) strategy. Deliver the 8bn DNO budget within controls in year, with insightful reporting and advice to Chief Defence Nuclear and other senior stakeholders on DNO finances and the overall financial performance of the DNE and ringfence flexibilities (working with Navy and UK Strategic Command, who manage around 3bn of the 11bn DNE ringfence). Lead the operation of investment approvals within DNO and the running of the Defence Nuclear Investment Committee (of which you will be a member), to promote high quality business cases backed by robust costing; drive rigorous and streamlined decision making; and enable efficient and effective programme delivery. Ensure DNO operates robust, compliant controls and can account successfully for its resources. Create an environment of continuous improvement that drives performance, efficiency and innovation, including in the use of data and analytics. Provide strategic financial leadership and problem solving on issues across the portfolio (for example as finance lead for the future deterrent). Take on corporate and team responsibilities as appropriate for a leader in the Government Finance Function and the Senior Civil Service, working collaboratively with colleagues in other functions, such as HR and Commercial, and with the wider finance community in Ministry Of Defence. Create an inclusive, collaborative environment, actively breaking down silos and setting a strong vision. Work with colleagues across the DNE to support delivery of the DNE Strategic Plan and champion DNE cultural and behavioural principles. Person specification This is a demanding SCS1 role that would suit an experienced financial leader with ambitions to progress to more senior leadership. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their experience and skills against the following essential criteria: Strong leadership credentials with the track record to lead, motivate and develop a diverse and inclusive team and promote consistent excellence in the teams output. Ability to shape strategic planning confidently, clearly, credibly and at pace, making an impact at the most senior levels through excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including building and maintaining broad networks and relationships across a variety of organisations. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to put complex financial issues into lay person's terms for non-specialist audiences, and as a leader build this capability within the finance function and wider organisation. Skilled finance professional, with strong analytical ability and credibility across all aspects of financial management, and experience in managing complex budgets in a programme environment. Creative thinking skills and the ability to use financial and wider performance analysis to challenge how things are done and drive continuous improvement. High level of confidence and resilience, with an ability to manage ambiguity and challenge, and to work at pace managing a full workload with conflicting short and long-term priorities. Must be professionally q ualified withCCAB,CIMAor equivalent and have extensive experience in a senior finance leadership role. Benefits Alongside your salary of 76,000, Ministry of Defence contributes 22,017 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 Selection process details To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process by no later than 23:55 Sunday 9th February 2025 and will involve providing the two documents outlined below via the Civil Service Jobs portal: A CV (no more than 2 pages) setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years. A Personal Statement (no more than 2 pages) explaining how your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role. Both documents are weighted equally in their scoring, so it's important to consider this when uploading your application.Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the criteria in the person specification. For further information about the role and full application process, please refer to the candidate pack attached below. If you wish to receive any material in a different format for accessibility, then please contact People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupportmod.gov.uk. Q&A Drop In Session with the Vacancy Manager The Vacancy Holder will also be offeringan online Q&A session on Monday 3rd February between 15:00 - 15:30 to provide an overview of the role and welcome any questions you may have. Candidates can access the meeting by clicking HERE. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process. 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. 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