Financial Strategy Lead

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	24 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	£56,185.00 i £70,566.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£56185.00 - £70566.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Leeds or London (Canary Wharf), E14 4PU
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	K9919-26-0056

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As part of the main duties, you will be expected to: be a trusted expert on Organisational and Cross Government Spending controls. Add insight to evidence-based decision making, ensuring the financial position and implications of policy options are clear, and financial risks understood. Challenge, seek assurance and provide recommendations on value for money and return on investments. Provide strategic financial advice to inform Ministers, Senior Officials, and decision-making bodies on the financial position and the policy and operational choices. Keep the Accounting Officer safe by ensuring they can justify and defend the use of public funds to Parliament. Lead financial clearance of ministerial submissions, ensuring affordability and value for money, alignment with strategic priorities and effective consideration of Accounting Officer assessment criteria. Lead on securing budget settlements and supporting business planning activities. This may include forecasting and modelling. Develop strong, collaborative relationships with DHSC finance and policy teams and contribute to the monthly and quarterly sponsorship accountability governance processes, understanding and considering the Departmental position and risks. The role also includes working closely across the finance function on annual budgeting process to ensure the organisations financial and budget planning aligns with the departmental strategy and is reflected on UKHSA financial systems Represent UKHSA in cross-government engagement including HM Treasury, Cabinet Office and Other Government Departments to inform cross-cutting strategic policy decisions and financial affordability of emerging government priorities. Own the relationship with HM Treasury, enabling them to conduct reviews, assurance and approval's effectively and ensure all HM Treasury stipulated conditions are met. Lead on financial reviews of the organisation with senior stakeholders. Providing coaching and feedback proactively to identify gaps in the financial knowledge of the business. Horizon scanning to identify potential issues and helping Directorates develop solutions. This is not an exhaustive list. Essential Criteria Strategy or policy experience in a complex organisation. Strong stakeholder management skills - this includes the ability to build positive and collaborative working relationships at all levels. Strong communication skills. In particular, around influencing policy and strategy teams to improve value for money. Confident challenging stakeholders to ensure a quality outcome. Comfortable advising senior people about difficult business decisions, often with very tight deadlines. Ability to work collaboratively across business areas to deliver organisational objectives. Have knowledge of financial frameworks and budget setting Able to demonstrate financial and budget planning experience using finance systems, development of and administration using budgeting tools Able to demonstrate experience of the maintenance of over-arching budget control schedules across a similar organisational environment Track record of delivering across multiple projects and under pressure. Ability to maintain resilience and a can-do attitude, in a very fast paced environment. Good numeracy skills including being able to interpret and analyse, and clearly communicate financial data. High level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel and proficiency with other Microsoft tools (Word, PowerPoint). Selection Summary This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your behaviours and strengths. Stage 1: Application & Sift You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: an application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 750 word supporting statement This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV. Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 750 words. We will not consider any words over 750 words. Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria Only those meeting all essential criteria will be taken through to shortlisting.Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on: Strategy or policy experience in a complex organisation Strong stakeholder management skills - this includes the ability to build positive and collaborative working relationships at all levels If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment. Please do not exceed 750 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview You will be invited to a face to face interview at our Canary Wharf offices. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview. Behaviours and strengths will be tested at interview. You will be required to prepare a 5-10 minute presentation as part of the interview. The presentation details will be sent to you prior to the interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Seeing the big picture (Lead behaviour) Communicating and influencing Working at Pace Changing and Improving Interviews dates are to be confirmed. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Location This role is being offered as hybrid working based at one of our Core HQs in either Leeds or London (Canary Wharf). We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Check clearance.For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Salary Guide Leeds - Grade 7 (National) £56,185 - £66,581 London - Grade 7 (Inner) £60,494 - £70,566 Please note: If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.