Chief Financial Officer

FCDO Services; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Milton Keynes is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead a team of around 80 professionals. The role involves overseeing financial management, delivering strategic finance projects, and implementing business improvements. The ideal candidate will have a recognized accountancy qualification and a proven track record in financial management within an international organization. Competitive salary, generous benefits, and career development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Civil Service pension

Generous holiday entitlement

On-site gym

Training and development opportunities

Interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading financial management at strategic and operational levels.
• Experience in roles within international organizations of similar scale.
• Success in implementing business improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of around 80 professionals in business services.
• Oversee statutory accounts, financial management, and performance.
• Deliver strategic finance projects and transform finance management.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Risk management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Recognised accountancy qualification

Job description

4 year Fixed term contract

Up to £117,800 plus £1,750 location allowance and excellent benefits including Civil Service pension

Based at Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes, with the flexibility of hybrid working depending on business need

At FCDO Services, we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings, courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech, and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters.

Lead your team in a unique programme of work

As our Chief Financial Officer you’ll be responsible for a team of around 80 professionals from within our business services function. Joining our board and executive team, you’ll make an important contribution to the leadership of FCDO Services while helping to develop our vision, strategy and plans for the future. We’ll also expect you to ensure our statutory accounts are completed on time and in accordance with the necessary requirements, and oversee all aspects of our financial management and control, business planning and performance.

You’ll have a wide range of additional responsibilities – these include building highly effective international finance, supply chain and internal transactional functions, business improvement and knowledge and information management, coupled with overseeing our corporate plan and defining objectives through in‑year business plans.

Delivering strategic finance projects and working to transform our finance and supply chain management, you’ll also act as a role model for our values and culture, promoting diversity, recognising excellence and encouraging learning, innovation and the implementation of new ideas.

Apply all your skills as your account for the nation’s interests

With a recognised accountancy qualification, you’ll have a track record of leading financial management at a strategic and operational level with an international organisation of similar scale and complexity to ours. You should have plenty of risk management experience and in addition to the ability to make a positive personal impact, you’ll have good political acumen and the skills to build long‑term relationships with our senior stakeholders.

An inspirational and transformational leader with the interpersonal and communication skills to empower and motivate your team, you’ll have proven success at implementing and embedding business improvement initiatives. Experience of developing and managing strategic sourcing strategy, supply chain, contracting and claims handling would be a bonus.

Take the next step as you develop your career

When you work with us you’ll help keep people, information and assets safe around the world. It’s a role you can feel proud of, and we aim to make every part of your career just as rewarding. That’s why when you join us you’ll enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service pension. Along with this, you’ll also have access to training and other development opportunities to help grow your career with us. Our offices have an on‑site gym, nursery, café and restaurant, and we offer interest‑free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. It's a great set of benefits made to support all you do, and all you need.

FCDO Services are regulated by the Civil Service Commission.