Finance Manager

Location

Belfast, Bristol, London, Warrington. For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 – March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period. Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.

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

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.

Financial Control set the control environment for the Agency are responsible for producing the Annual Report and Accounts, and managing the external audit process.

• 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 partners - 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.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• 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…