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Finance Manager

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National Crime Agency (NCA)

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Overview

Salary: £57,687 a year
About £3,670 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, London
Closing date: Apply by Monday 2 November
Holiday: 26 days holiday
Pension: 28.97% employer pension
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

Skills

The role

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 2nd November 2026

Details

Reference number

486166

Salary

£57,687

A pay flexibility case seeking to modernise NCA pay frameworks was approved by the Government in July 2026. The NCA recognises and engages in collective bargaining with three trade unions: The National Crime Officers Association (NCOA), Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) and FDA. Therefore, our terms and conditions are currently undergoing a formal review, in consultation with these recognised trade unions. The outcome is expected to be known by early 2027.
Allowances are reviewed annually and may be increased, decreased or removed.
All salary offers will be made in line with Remuneration Policy.
Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting (Per Annum) of £4379
This position attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £1000 (Per Annum) available as an addition to the advertised salary.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Grade 3/Inspector

Contract type

Permanent
Loan
Secondment

Length of employment

24 Months - Please note that the Length of Employment does not include those hired on Permanent contracts.

Business area

NCA - CBS - Finance

Type of role

Accountancy
Audit
Corporate Finance
Finance
Internal Audit
Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location

Belfast, Bristol, London, Warrington

About the job

Job summary

Corporate Business Services (CBS) is led by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the NCA and enables the operational capability of the NCA to protect the public from serious and organised crime.
The command includes Business Services, Commercial, Concordis Programme, Estates and Finance. Together, these functions ensure the NCA's activity is financially and commercially compliant, helps achieve value for money and improves the Agency financial capabilities and performance. CBS also aligns the NCA estates strategy in promoting a safe, secure and compliant estate with delivering a fit for purpose vehicle Fleet in line with a sustainability and fleet strategy.

Information about the Business Area

The Finance team provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and internal corporate governance requirements. The Finance Management Team also help Commands develop budget and savings proposals to inform the negotiations on future budget delegations.

Job description

To support delivery of a comprehensive Finance function to include, Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control, Strategic Finance and Transactional Services which underpins the operational delivery of the Agency. This will include financial support and advice to management across the business, up to Board level, on all aspects of day-to-day financial and management accounting within the NCA.

Role Description

The post holder will manage a team within Finance Business Partnering, Financial Control or Strategic Finance area, supporting the business through policy development, planning, performance, service delivery and governance.

The post holder will be key in providing support to senior management in the delivery of an effective and efficient departmental service. You will provide key management reporting and information for the business area to support decision making and achieve business objectives.

The focus of this campaign will be recruitment to the Finance Business Partnering Function.

This position attracts a Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) of £1000 (Per Annum) for fully qualified staff available as an addition to the advertised salary (subject to annual review).

Person specification

Duties and Responsibilities

Overview

Provide effective and timely financial and management reports, in line with business requirements and both statutory and regulatory duties, including supporting documentation to audit standard, ensuring that NCA complies with general accounting standards and NCA's corporate governance requirements - Helping budget holders to develop budget and savings proposals to inform negotiations on future budget delegations. Ensure budget holders are clear on their delegated budgets and savings targets, working proactively with the business to ensure accurate budget forecasts are received and accurately reflected on the finance system.

Champion financial awareness and financial management across the business area - Manage the design, development, planning and delivery of training products to meet learning requirements (as required)

Manage projects, resources, programmes, planning activity or campaigns - Ensure work is completed within agreed timescales/budgets and quality standards, in line with NCA policy, providing high quality financial advice to business areas and the Finance Senior Leadership Team.

Manage the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information - Including developing policy, reports and procedures and management of data systems across business areas.

Develop and build internal and external partnerships - Working collaboratively to foster good relations.

Contribute to the long term financial planning and strategy of the Agency - Contribute to short and medium term financial planning.

Work with government departments and attend working groups, government committees/meetings (as required) - Cross government working to ensure alignment with partners across government.

Manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with the NCA values - Manage, coach and develop staff.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Description

Ability to provide first line management in a financial environment - Post holder will manage the finances of a particular business area, or service delivery function.

Good technical knowledge of accounting processes, policies, statutory requirements and internal controls - To ensure financial management is implemented within appropriate controls and with adherence to accountancy standards in financial accounts.

Strong customer service and stakeholder management skills - The role will require engagements across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Strong analytical and reasoning skills, and ability to develop financial models - To ensure data can be accurately analysed on which decisions will be made against.

Knowledge of government accounting guidance, such as Managing Public Money, is preferred, but not essential - To ensure the appropriate financial processes are followed that align to government accounting principles.

Essential Criteria

You must meet the essential criteria and evidence this within your application to be considered for the role.

Qualifications, Membership and Licences

Part qualified having passed all exams up to the Strategic/Advanced level of one of the bodies listed and be actively studying.

In all cases proof of membership of the accountancy body and exams passed must be included within the application to include the Professional Body, Type of Membership and current position on exam pathway.

ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

CIPFA - Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

ICAEW - Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland

CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.

Hold a full professional CCAB accountancy qualification: ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAI or ICAS, or CIMA

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Delivering at Pace
Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders
Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,687, National Crime Agency contributes £16,711 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £16711.92. Further information on the benefits of the scheme is available on the Civil Service Pension Website.
New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).
Other benefits include:
- Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
- Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
- Housing schemes - Key Worker status
- Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway, Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
- Staff support groups/networks
- Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Further information is available on the NCA Website.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

This vacancy is using the Success Profiles framework and will assess using the following criteria: Behaviours, Experience, Technical Skills

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

How we will assess you

Your application will be assessed against the following:

Experience - This will be assessed:

Please include your full career history, training, qualifications, key responsibilities, and achievements. Explain any employment gaps in the last two years. Ensure all accreditation dates are accurate.

Details of what is expected within your CV are as follows: Please include your full career history, training, qualifications, key responsibilities, achievements and how you meet the person specification.
Explain any employment gaps in the last two years.
Ensure all accreditation dates are accurate. Please include full details including dates to allow this to be assessed.
Please ensure your CV is font size 11 and is a maximum of 2 pages, any additional pages will not be assessed.

Statement of Suitability

Please provide a 250 word personal statement demonstrating how you meet the criteria below:

Please provide us with the details of what levels of exam you have passed and which professional body it is with.

Experience Criteria - will be assessed by 250 word examples on:

Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders.

Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information.

A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.

Longlist

In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.

- Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders..

Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.

You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.

We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.

Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.

For guidance on the application process, visit:
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/careers/applying-and-onboarding

NCA Applying and Onboarding

Assessment 1

The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section.

Success Profiles at Assessment

Behaviours

Delivering at Pace

Seeing the Big Picture

Technical

Experience of working in Partnership with both internal and external stakeholders

Strong analytical and reasoning skills, with experience of analysing and presenting financial information.

Assessment Outcome

Outcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal.
If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.
Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area.

In the event of a tie at the assessment stage, available roles will be offered in merit order using the following order:

Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
If still tied, application sift scores will be used

Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.

You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.

Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records.

We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.

Eligibility, Pre-Employment Check and Vetting

Please see the NCA T&Cs and Privacy Policy (pdf) for details on how your data is handled.

If you are an internal candidate who has passed interview but is undergoing an internal investigation or have a written warning in place preventing a post move you may not be able to be posted until this investigation is concluded or restriction lifted.

Nationality Requirements

This role is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals or dual nationals, where one component is British

• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre- settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

You will be required to participate in digital right to work and address checks as part of the recruitment process.

Security and Vetting

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is SC Enhanced. All security clearances will be managed by the NCA.

For more information on security vetting please visit: UK Security Vetting guidance for applicants and Demystifying Vetting and see our vetting charter at: The Vetting Charter.

Vetting requirements - SC Enhanced

Prior to commencing the role, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

For further information on National Security Vetting checks please visit the following page Demystifying Vetting

Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.

Occupational Health

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake an occupational health assessment. Depending on the role an in-person medical may be required in either London or Warrington. Unfortunately, travel costs will not be reimbursed.

Things you need to know

Multi Location

Where multiple locations are advertised, appointments will be made in merit order for each location.

Please indicate up to three location preferences clearly. Only your first three preferences will be considered. You may be allocated to any of the locations you select. If you decline an offer for a location you have selected as a preference, a further offer may not be made.

If you choose to reject an offer and no alternative preferred location can be offered, you will not be able to return to the process or be placed on a reserve list.

Only the advertised locations are available; any additional notes added to the application will not be taken into account.

Near Miss

If you meet the criteria for a lower grade, you may be offered that role if not appointable at the advertised grade.

Conversely, if found appointable at a higher grade but no posts are available, you may be offered a lower-grade role.

All offers are made based on merit.

Hybrid Working

The NCA supports hybrid working. The extent of remote working will depend on the role and can be discussed at the offer stage.

Reasonable Adjustments

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and an inclusive, equal opportunities employer.

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. If you're neurodiverse, have a disability, or live with a long-term health condition, we encourage you to let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.

If you experience accessibility issues with the advert or require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Recruitment Team at central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk before the advert closing date.

Please ensure you complete the 'Equal opportunities' and 'Reasonable Adjustments' sections in the application form to inform us on what support you may need in the recruitment process.

For more on our Disability Confident commitment, visit Disability Confident Scheme, Civil Service Careers.

Visit NCA Benefits and Support for more details.

Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

In order to monitor the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency's Diversity & Inclusion strategy, we require certain personal details about you on submission of your application for statistical and monitoring purposes only. Please note that this will be treated in confidence and will not impact your application.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Working for the NCA

The National Crime Agency is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. Some roles may require you to respond at short notice or outside of core hours.

If preferable, alternative contract types may be available. Please review the green bar of this advert to view all available contract types for this role. Where Loan or Secondment options are available, these would be for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) or any other employer (Secondment). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.

If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the advert, please contact:

Name : Central Recruitment Team
Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Further information

If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email: central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk(quoting the vacancy reference).
If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.

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