Strategic Finance Adviser

HM TREASURY; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated finance professional to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will engage with senior leaders and manage significant budgets while providing strategic advice and analysis during Spending Reviews. You will play a pivotal role in implementing transformational budget settlements and drive initiatives for value and efficiency. The organization prides itself on a diverse and inclusive work environment, offering flexible working patterns and generous benefits. If you are passionate about finance and eager to make a meaningful impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental leave

Civil Service Pension

Cycle-to-work scheme

Rental Deposit Advance Scheme

Active staff networks

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting a finance function and developing analysis.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and analysis during Spending Reviews.
• Support budget and headcount allocations for the department.
• Lead finance engagement and build strong relationships across departments.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budget Management

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

CCAB Qualification

Job description

Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: This post is available on a Full Time, Part time basis (Flexible working hours can be accommodated)

Location: London, Darlington, Norwich

Salary: London: £36,450 - £42,000 / National: £33,450 - £39,000 - This role typically attracts an allowance for eligible individuals

Are you looking for an exciting and varied role, working with million-pound budgets and senior HM Treasury leaders? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the team

HM Treasury's Group Finance Team are friendly, encouraging, and inclusive. We are part of the wider Government Finance Functions (GFF), supporting the finance community across the civil service. Our work involves taking a strategic and fresh look at everything HM Treasury does, from policy through to operations. It is therefore very varied and a great way to learn about the Department!

About the role

Key accountabilities:

1. Provide strategic advice and analysis during Spending Reviews to support negotiations of HM Treasury’s multi-year budget settlement.
2. Support the department and group Arms Length Bodies (ALB’s) with spend decisions and policy development, as a key member delivering the annual HM Treasury Group Business Planning process for budget and headcount allocations.
3. Play a key role in implementing, embedding, and delivering HM Treasury’s Spending Review 2025 settlement, which will be transformational. This will include supporting and delivering efficiencies and savings plan across the department, and leading new initiatives in HM Treasury to drive value for money and financial acuity across the department.
4. Draft responses to central Government commissions, collaborating with colleagues across HM Treasury and ALB's to produce accurate and timely returns on a range of topics.
5. Lead finance engagement and build strong working relationships with a range of key colleagues across the department in collaboration and under the direction of the Senior Strategic Finance Adviser.

For a full list of the accountabilities, please follow the apply link.

About you

Our ideal candidate must either be working towards, or have completed, a CCAB (or equivalent) qualification, and have experience in supporting a finance function, developing analysis, and leading on work from inception to completion. You’ll be able to act promptly and flexibly to reassess workloads and priorities in the face of conflicting demands, as well as communicating in a straightforward, honest, and engaging manner, with a range of internal and external colleagues. Building strong positive relationships and collaborating across teams and departments is also a must!

About us

HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing you to take up to an additional 2 days off each month.
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, compressed hours).
• Generous parental leave and adoption leave packages.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances.
• A Rental Deposit Advance Scheme to help met the total costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity.

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link. If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at [e-mail]