Navy Finance Desk Officer
| Posting date: | 12 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,580 per year |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | PO2 8BY |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 419371 |
Summary
Finance professionals at NCHQ collaborate across functions offering a dynamic and rewarding environment with a clear impact on national defence capability.
The NCHQ finance team underpins all aspects of Royal Navy activity, from budgeting for front line operations and personnel support, to overseeing programmes and ensuring robust financial governance. You will be part of a team that enables sounds financial decision making, supports policy development and ensures that public funds are spent responsibly.
Based at Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) in Whale Island Portsmouth, you’ll contribute to the planning and delivery of the UK’s defence objectives by helping to ensure the efficient use of financial resources. By providing the Budget Holder with financial advice on matters affecting their business areas both in the current year and across the longer term financial outlook you will aid in decision making, and helping shape the future.
In Navy Command, finance professionals play a key role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the Royal Navy. Civil servants work closely with military colleagues in roles that directly influence strategic planning, resource allocation and value for money assessments across critical defence operations. These roles offer strong job satisfaction and significant opportunities for professional growth, both within Navy Command and across the wider civil service.
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 NCHQ finance team underpins all aspects of Royal Navy activity, from budgeting for front line operations and personnel support, to overseeing programmes and ensuring robust financial governance. You will be part of a team that enables sounds financial decision making, supports policy development and ensures that public funds are spent responsibly.
Based at Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) in Whale Island Portsmouth, you’ll contribute to the planning and delivery of the UK’s defence objectives by helping to ensure the efficient use of financial resources. By providing the Budget Holder with financial advice on matters affecting their business areas both in the current year and across the longer term financial outlook you will aid in decision making, and helping shape the future.
In Navy Command, finance professionals play a key role in supporting the operational effectiveness of the Royal Navy. Civil servants work closely with military colleagues in roles that directly influence strategic planning, resource allocation and value for money assessments across critical defence operations. These roles offer strong job satisfaction and significant opportunities for professional growth, both within Navy Command and across the wider civil service.
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.