Defence Digital - Finance Specialist Services Lead
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £59,690 per year |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | SN13 9NR |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 408535 |
Summary
Join Defence Digital as a Finance Specialist Services Lead and play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence across our organisation. These positions offer the opportunity to provide strategic financial leadership whilst supporting our mission to collect taxes and pay benefits fairly and efficiently.
The role will be one of 3 roles within the Defence Digital HQ and Shared Services finance teams where you will undertake line management, mentoring and countersigning responsibilities, leading a team of finance professionals. You will be responsible for learning and development initiatives, ensuring continuous up-skilling within your area. Your expertise will enable finance to meet its objectives whilst supporting broader business goals through robust planning, forecasting and governance activities.
You will provide strategic financial support and analysis to teams, senior leaders and external stakeholders, whilst supporting the G6 lead through liaison with DD delivery teams and wider MOD colleagues. Building strong internal and external networks through effective stakeholder management will be essential to your success.
Responsibilities include (role dependent)
Undertake line management, mentoring and countersigning tasks with direct reports
Lead planning, forecasting and governance activities ensuring quality financial accounts
Provide strategic financial support and analysis to stakeholders
Support G6 lead and liaise with DD delivery teams and MOD colleagues
Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder networks
Engage in continuous learning and development activities.
Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
The role will be one of 3 roles within the Defence Digital HQ and Shared Services finance teams where you will undertake line management, mentoring and countersigning responsibilities, leading a team of finance professionals. You will be responsible for learning and development initiatives, ensuring continuous up-skilling within your area. Your expertise will enable finance to meet its objectives whilst supporting broader business goals through robust planning, forecasting and governance activities.
You will provide strategic financial support and analysis to teams, senior leaders and external stakeholders, whilst supporting the G6 lead through liaison with DD delivery teams and wider MOD colleagues. Building strong internal and external networks through effective stakeholder management will be essential to your success.
Responsibilities include (role dependent)
Undertake line management, mentoring and countersigning tasks with direct reports
Lead planning, forecasting and governance activities ensuring quality financial accounts
Provide strategic financial support and analysis to stakeholders
Support G6 lead and liaise with DD delivery teams and MOD colleagues
Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder networks
Engage in continuous learning and development activities.
Remote working within this role is something that can be discussed at interview stages or with your future line manager if you are found successful.
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.