Finance Operations Manager and Finance Product and Service Manager
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,663 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2026 |
| Location: | Swansea |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 444514/1 |
Summary
Do you thrive in an environment which implements and steers change?
Would you like to work in a diverse and varied role where no two days are the same?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your financial skills and experience, with exposure to a wide range of stakeholders and the chance to build strong internal and external relationships.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at DVLA.
As our Finance Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective delivery of financial operations in line with the Agency’s business requirements. You will lead and manage a team, ensuring the efficient operation and delivery of tasks and services, while supporting business improvement, efficiency initiatives, process change, and new projects.
Working in a fast-paced environment, you will provide day-to-day financial advice and support to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. You will be a strong advocate for change and continuous improvement, supporting your team and others to adapt while recognising the benefits that change brings to the organisation. You will also be adaptable and flexible, responding to evolving business needs and the strategic direction of the Agency.
The Finance Operations Unit plays a critical role in the collection of income and payments to suppliers. In this role, you will be responsible for the collection and reconciliation of approximately £81 million per annum in cheques and cash. You will ensure payments are prepared for courier collection, manage both courier contracts, and provide line management responsibility for the banking and cashiers team.
Responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
- Providing business knowledge to programmes, projects and units.
- Providing advice and information to Internal & External customers, building and maintaining strong and trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Checking accuracy of journals and accuracy of supporting Management Information.
Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.
For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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