Senior Strategic Finance Adviser

2 months ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 306895**Salary**:

- £50,305 - £57,760- Accountancy allowance £4,495- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DSIT - Corporate Services - Finance**Type of role**:

- Accountancy
- Analytical
- Finance**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

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Location
- Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DSIT

The responsibilities for the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology for 2023 are as follows:

- Positioning the UK at the forefront of global scientific and technological advancement
- Driving innovations that change lives and sustain economic growth
- Delivering talent programmes, physical and digital infrastructure and regulation to support our economy, security and public services
- R&D funding

For 2023, our priorities are:

- Optimise public R&D investment to support areas of relative UK strength and increase the level of private R&D to make our economy the most innovative in the world.
- Promote a diverse research and innovation system that connects discovery to new companies, growth and jobs - including by delivering world-class physical and digital infrastructure (such as gigabit broadband), making the UK the best place to start and grow a technology business and developing and attracting top talent.
- Put our public services - including the NHS and schools - at the forefront of innovation, championing new ways of working and the development of in-house STEM capability to improve outcomes for people.
- Strengthen international collaboration on science and technology in line with the Integrated Review, and ensure our researchers are able to continue to work with leading scientists in Europe and around the world.
- Deliver key legislative and regulatory reforms to drive competition and promote innovation, including the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill and our pro-innovation approach to regulating AI.
- Pass the remaining stages of the reformed Online Safety Bill to keep British people, especially children, safe online.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We are building an inclusive culture to make the Department a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:

- We are advertising an exciting role in the Strategic Finance team and are looking for a high-calibre individual to shape the future of DSIT spending to best deliver departmental priorities.- The team comprises two branches Strategic Finance and Management Accounts. We are a friendly, inclusive, dynamic and fast paced team at the centre of DSIT finance. We support Ministers and the Executive Committee on DSIT's financial strategy, working at the boundary between the technical and the political to shape high profile Government policies across the Department's entire budget. We focus on maximising value for money for each pound that the Department spends. We coordinate policy funding and operational expenditure, lead on fiscal events and maintain oversight of the in year position.**Person specification**:

- Work closely with DSIT’s wider finance function to develop a sound understanding of our position and progress against delivery plans, to inform DSIT's strategic financial planning and choices relating to budget management.
- Develop close working relationships with colleagues in the rest of the finance function, Strategy and HR that allow you to deliver through others, and work in a reciprocal manner towards joint and cross-cutting objectives.
- Transform information into insight to drive decision making processes, clearly and concisely synthesising complex financial and non-financial analysis in verbal and written advice.
- Build an in-depth knowledge base of DSIT's Groups - including how they work, their financial and delivery risks and opportunities. Understand their peformance, business priorities and critical paths for delivery through collaboration and continued relationship building with colleagues across the business.
- Focus on Spending Review, with close involvement throughout the process from preparatory work through to submission and negotiation with HMT. Involvement in shaping and implementing d

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