15599 - Finance Manager - Patrick Finucane Inquiry
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £42,914 to £53,081 per year |
| Additional salary information: | The national salary range is £42,914 - £46,182, London salary range is £49,325 - £53,081. Your salary will be dependent on your base location |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 15599 |
Summary
Background
On 11th September 2024, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that he would establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Mr Patrick Finucane on 12th February 1989. The Inquiry is being established under the Inquiries Act 2005 to enable the Government to discharge its obligations under Article 2 of the ECHR in line with the 2019 Supreme Court judgment and the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal judgment in July 2024. The inquiry will build upon the previous reviews and investigations which have already been conducted into this case, take specific account of the materials and information provided to and generated by them, and avoid unnecessary duplication of investigation.
The Chair of the Inquiry the Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom was appointed on 13th June 2025, along with two Assessors, Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese. They are supported by a small secretariat, providing administrative and policy support to the office holders.
The Inquiry is at the early stages and this role offers an opportunity to make a real impact on the future direction of the Inquiry. As a member of a small team, you will have a varied role on a high-profile topic, working with a diverse group of stakeholders. It’s an exciting time to be part of a growing and energetic team with lots of potential for development and growth within this role.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
The role-holder will need to work flexibly across the secretariat team, providing support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Head of Operations and working as part of a wider team, often fulfilling tasks and roles outside his or her key responsibilities.
The key responsibilities of the role are flexible, and expected to include:
Leading on all finance workstreams, including support for procurement and day-to-day financial management and reporting.
Supporting the Head of Operations to meet sponsorship requirements for financial management, planning, forecasting and budgetary oversight.
Setting up and overseeing systems for daily operational running of administrative requirements and finance keeping, including raising POs, processing invoices and receipting for services.
Advising on section 40 determinations, per the Inquiry Rules 2006, in collaboration with the legal team.
Setting up and managing systems and policies to provide business support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and growing team.
Acting as lead administrative support for key internal meetings. This will mean overseeing and leading on commissions, the collation of papers, and the setting up and minuting of these meetings, with some diary and travel management.
Acting as business manager and administrative liaison between the Secretariat and other senior leaders and stakeholders.
Preparing and organising meeting papers for the Secretariat, providing some diary management support and overall support.
On occasion, helping the wider team with a range of duties, such as supporting hearings and assisting the independent Assessors.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; the precise roles and responsibilities will be flexible.
Essential Criteria:
The post holder will need to demonstrate the following in their application and at interview:
Strong prioritisation, communication and influencing skills.
Experience with finance and understanding of financial record keeping and management.
Ability to build and maintain strong and credible relationships with senior stakeholders.
Ability to assess and solve problems quickly and effectively.
Strong attention to detail and excellent written communication.
Willingness to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance if not already held.
Desirable Criteria:
Holding Security Check (SC) clearance would be beneficial.
Holding an accountancy qualification and/or substantial workplace experience in a finance role would be beneficial.
Behaviours:
We will assess you against the following Success Profiles behaviours at the SEO level during the application sift and interview process:
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Experience:
Please provide a CV and statement of suitability no longer than 750 words outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. Both will be used in order to assess any demonstrable experience, career history and achievements that are relevant to the role.
Your statement of suitability needs to set out evidence of how your experience meets the requirements set out above. Your layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. One narrative example may cover the requirements needed. You don’t have to explain the whole process, just what you have done and the skills and experience you have used. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why. What you can do, the skills you have that are transferable and the life experience or passion you have that are linked to this role.
If you don’t have work-based examples then give examples from school/college, clubs, volunteering or other activities you have been involved in.
You will also be asked to complete a CV with details of your education, professional qualifications, previous skills and full employment history. Your CV will not be formally assessed so please put the main evidence of your skills into your personal statement. Your CV will be used to add context to your personal statement.
More information on behaviours and success profiles can be found here.
Please note that in the event of a large number of applications being received we may run the initial sift on the lead Behaviour Leadership.
On 11th September 2024, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland announced that he would establish an independent statutory inquiry into the murder of Mr Patrick Finucane on 12th February 1989. The Inquiry is being established under the Inquiries Act 2005 to enable the Government to discharge its obligations under Article 2 of the ECHR in line with the 2019 Supreme Court judgment and the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal judgment in July 2024. The inquiry will build upon the previous reviews and investigations which have already been conducted into this case, take specific account of the materials and information provided to and generated by them, and avoid unnecessary duplication of investigation.
The Chair of the Inquiry the Rt Hon Sir Gary Hickinbottom was appointed on 13th June 2025, along with two Assessors, Baroness O’Loan and Francesca Del Mese. They are supported by a small secretariat, providing administrative and policy support to the office holders.
The Inquiry is at the early stages and this role offers an opportunity to make a real impact on the future direction of the Inquiry. As a member of a small team, you will have a varied role on a high-profile topic, working with a diverse group of stakeholders. It’s an exciting time to be part of a growing and energetic team with lots of potential for development and growth within this role.
About the Role
Duties and Responsibilities:
The role-holder will need to work flexibly across the secretariat team, providing support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Head of Operations and working as part of a wider team, often fulfilling tasks and roles outside his or her key responsibilities.
The key responsibilities of the role are flexible, and expected to include:
Leading on all finance workstreams, including support for procurement and day-to-day financial management and reporting.
Supporting the Head of Operations to meet sponsorship requirements for financial management, planning, forecasting and budgetary oversight.
Setting up and overseeing systems for daily operational running of administrative requirements and finance keeping, including raising POs, processing invoices and receipting for services.
Advising on section 40 determinations, per the Inquiry Rules 2006, in collaboration with the legal team.
Setting up and managing systems and policies to provide business support to the Secretary, Deputy Secretary and growing team.
Acting as lead administrative support for key internal meetings. This will mean overseeing and leading on commissions, the collation of papers, and the setting up and minuting of these meetings, with some diary and travel management.
Acting as business manager and administrative liaison between the Secretariat and other senior leaders and stakeholders.
Preparing and organising meeting papers for the Secretariat, providing some diary management support and overall support.
On occasion, helping the wider team with a range of duties, such as supporting hearings and assisting the independent Assessors.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; the precise roles and responsibilities will be flexible.
Essential Criteria:
The post holder will need to demonstrate the following in their application and at interview:
Strong prioritisation, communication and influencing skills.
Experience with finance and understanding of financial record keeping and management.
Ability to build and maintain strong and credible relationships with senior stakeholders.
Ability to assess and solve problems quickly and effectively.
Strong attention to detail and excellent written communication.
Willingness to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance if not already held.
Desirable Criteria:
Holding Security Check (SC) clearance would be beneficial.
Holding an accountancy qualification and/or substantial workplace experience in a finance role would be beneficial.
Behaviours:
We will assess you against the following Success Profiles behaviours at the SEO level during the application sift and interview process:
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Experience:
Please provide a CV and statement of suitability no longer than 750 words outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria. Both will be used in order to assess any demonstrable experience, career history and achievements that are relevant to the role.
Your statement of suitability needs to set out evidence of how your experience meets the requirements set out above. Your layout is entirely your preference; you may choose narrative, bullets, etc. One narrative example may cover the requirements needed. You don’t have to explain the whole process, just what you have done and the skills and experience you have used. Share with us what makes you suited to this role and why. What you can do, the skills you have that are transferable and the life experience or passion you have that are linked to this role.
If you don’t have work-based examples then give examples from school/college, clubs, volunteering or other activities you have been involved in.
You will also be asked to complete a CV with details of your education, professional qualifications, previous skills and full employment history. Your CV will not be formally assessed so please put the main evidence of your skills into your personal statement. Your CV will be used to add context to your personal statement.
More information on behaviours and success profiles can be found here.
Please note that in the event of a large number of applications being received we may run the initial sift on the lead Behaviour Leadership.