Finance Manager

RRA - Recruitment and Retention Allowance (Per Annum) £ 1000 G3 Contract type Permanent, Loan, Secondment Length of employment 24 months Please note that the Length of Employment does not include those hired on Permanent contracts. Command Corporate Business Services (CBS) Business Area Finance Type of role Accountancy, Audit, Corporate Finance, Finance, Internal Audit, Policy Working pattern Full time, Part time, Flexible Working, Job share Number of roles available 2 Finance Manager Location(s) Belfast, Bristol, London, Warrington About the Role Information about the Command Corporate Business Services (CBS) is led by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the NCA and enables the operational capability of the NCA to protect the public from serious and organised crime. The command includes Business Services, Commercial, Concordis Programme, Estates and Finance. Together, these functions ensure the NCA's activity is financially and commercially compliant, helps achieve value for money and improves the Agency financial capabilities and performance. CBS also aligns the NCA estates strategy in promoting a safe, secure and compliant estate with delivering a fit for purpose vehicle Fleet in line with a sustainability and fleet strategy. Information about the Business Area The Finance team provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and internal corporate governance requirements. The Finance Management Team also help Commands develop budget and savings proposals to inform the negotiations on future budget delegations. Role Summary To support delivery of a comprehensive Finance function to include, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control, Strategic Finance and Transactional Services which underpins the operational delivery of the Agency. This will include financial support and advice to management across the business, up to Board level, on all aspects of day-to-day financial and management accounting within the NCA. Role Description The post holder will manage a team within Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control or Strategic Finance area, supporting the business through policy development, planning, performance, service delivery and governance. The post holder will be key in providing support to senior management in the delivery of an effective and efficient departmental service. You will provide key management reporting and information for the business area to support decision making and achieve business objectives. The focus of this campaign will be recruitment to the Finance Business Partnering Function. This position attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £1000 (Per Annum) for fully qualified staff available as an addition to the advertised salary (subject to annual review). Duties and Responsibilities Provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and NCA’s corporate governance requirements. Helping budget holders to develop budget and savings proposals to inform negotiations on future budget delegations. Ensure budget holders are clear on their delegated budgets and savings targets, working proactively with the business to ensure accurate budget forecasts are received and accurately reflected on the finance system. Champion financial awareness and financial management across the business area. Manage the design, development, planning and delivery of training products to meet learning requirements (as required). Manage projects, resources, programmes, planning activity or campaigns. Ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/budgets and quality standards, in line with NCA policy, providing high quality financial advice to business areas and the Finance Senior Leadership Team. Manage the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information. Including developing policy, reports and procedures and management of data systems across business areas. Develop and build internal and external partnerships. Working collaboratively to foster good relations. Contribute to the long term financial planning and strategy of the Agency. Contribute to short and medium term financial planning. Work with government departments and attend working groups, government committees/meetings (as required). Cross government working to ensure alignment with partners across government. Manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with the NCA values. Manage, coach and develop staff. Person Specification Skills, Knowledge and Experience Ability to provide first line management in a financial environment. Post holder will manage the finances of a particular business area, or service delivery function. Good technical knowledge of accounting processes, policies, statutory requirements and internal controls. To ensure financial management is implemented within appropriate controls and with adherence to accountancy standards in financial accounts. Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills. The role will require engagements across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. Strong analytical and reasoning skills, and ability to develop financial models. To ensure data can be accurately analysed on which decisions will be made against. Knowledge of government accounting guidance, such as Managing Public Money, is preferred, but not essential. To ensure the appropriate financial processes are followed that align to government accounting principles. You must meet the essential criteria and evidence this within your application to be considered for the role. Qualifications, Membership and Licences Part qualified having passed all exams up to the Strategic/Advanced level of one of the bodies listed and be actively studying. In all cases proof of membership of the accountancy body and exams passed must be included within the application to include the Professional Body, Type of Membership and current position on exam pathway. ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants CIPFA - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress. Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break. Hold a full professional CCAB accountancy qualification: ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAI or ICAS, or CIMA A pay flexibility case seeking to modernise NCA pay frameworks was approved by the Government in July 2026. The NCA recognises and engages in collective bargaining with three trade unions: The National Crime Officers Association (NCOA), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and FDA. Therefore, our terms and conditions are currently undergoing a formal review, in consultation with these recognised trade unions. The outcome is expected to be known by early 2027. Allowances are reviewed annually and may be increased, decreased or removed. All salary offers will be made in line with Remuneration Policy. Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting (Per Annum) of £4379This position attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £ 1000 (Per Annum) available as an addition to the advertised salary. All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £16711.92. Further information on the benefits of the scheme is available on the Civil Service Pension Website. New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays. If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day). Other benefits include: Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimumLearning and Development opportunitiesInterest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental depositsDiscounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway | Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.Staff support groups/networksSports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) This vacancy is using the Success Profiles framework and will assess using the following criteria: Behaviours, Experience, Technical Skills Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. How we will assess you In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria. Experience Criteria – will be assessed by 250word examples on: Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders.Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information. A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above. If you are operating in a high volume campaign this timeframe may be extended. Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage. The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section. Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholdersStrong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information. Assessment Outcome Outcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal. If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months. Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area. Eligibility, Pre-Employment Check and Vetting If you are an internal candidate who has passed interview but is undergoing an internal investigation or have a written warning in place preventing a post move you may not be able to be posted until this investigation is concluded or restriction lifted. Nationality Requirements UK nationals or dual nationals, where one component is BritishNationals of the Republic of IrelandNationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UKNationals 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 2020Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Occupational Health Successful candidates will be expected to undertake an occupational health assessment. Depending on the role an in-person medical may be required in either London or Warrington. Unfortunately, travel costs will not be reimbursed. Things you need to know Multi Location Where multiple locations are advertised, appointments will be made in merit order for each location. Please indicate up to three location preferencesclearly. Only your first three preferences will be considered.You may be allocated to any of the locations you select. If you decline an offer for a location you have selected as a preference, a further offer may not be made. If you choose to reject an offer and no alternative preferred location can be offered, you will not be able to return to the process or be placed on a reserve list . Only the advertised locations are available; any additional notes added to the application will not be taken into account. Near Miss If you meet the criteria for a lower grade, you may be offered that role if not appointable at the advertised grade. Conversely, if found appointable at a higher grade but no posts are available, you may be offered a lower-grade role. All offers are made based on merit. Hybrid Working The NCA supports hybrid working. The extent of remote working will depend on the role and can be discussed at the offer stage. Reasonable Adjustments We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. If you’re neurodiverse, have a disability, or live with a long-term health condition, we encourage you to let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process. If you experience accessibility issues with the advert or require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Recruitment Team at central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk before the advert closing date. Please ensure you complete the ‘Equal opportunities’ and 'Reasonable Adjustments' sections in the application form to inform us on what support you may need in the recruitment process. In order to monitor the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency's Diversity & Inclusion strategy, we require certain personal details about you on submission of your application for statistical and monitoring purposes only. Please note that this will be treated in confidence and will not impact your application. 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. If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email: central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk (quoting the vacancy reference). If unresolved, you may elevate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission . 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