DNE Finance In-Year Management Lead

The Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) is responsible for the provision of the nuclear deterrent, encompassing submarines and nuclear warheads, while advising on UK nuclear planning and fostering international co-operation on nuclear matters.

This is a highly visible and influential role, offering regular exposure to the Defence Nuclear Enterprise’s senior leadership and boards. You will be working to shape financial strategy, influence key organisational decisions, and strengthen financial performance for a £14bn per annum complex portfolio of spend.

Day-to-day, you will lead the consolidation and interpretation of in-year financial information from across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, giving senior leaders a robust, accurate and timely view of the in-year forecast, performance against budget, emerging pressures, opportunities, and actions required to maintain affordability and delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• In-year consolidation: Ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial information
• Providing insight: Interpreting complex financial information to identify trends and dependencies
• Effective stakeholder engagement: Building relationships with finance business partners, financial planning and accounting teams, and senior finance and programme stakeholders
• Continuous improvement: Driving continuous improvement across the team and organisation
• Managing your team: Line-managing, coaching and developing team members

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process.

The Ministry of Defence offers a range of benefits, including a salary of £61,630 per year, a Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%, and flexible working options.