Digital Finance Lead

Digital Finance Lead

Location: National*

Closing Date: 18 June 2026

Interviews: from 24 June 2026

Grade: 7

(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)

Salary**: London: £63,343 - £70,725; National: £58,511 - £65,329

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Job share

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of vacancies: 2

Vacancy number: 18348

*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP

Please note that unless you are an existing member of staff at Justice Digital, Data and Science, the only London location being recruited to is 10 South Colonnade, E14 4PU. We are no longer recruiting to 102 Petty France, SW1H 9AJ.

The Role

We’re recruiting for two Digital Finance Leads here at Justice Digital, Data and Science to be part of our warm and collaborative Digital Finance team.

The Digital Finance Lead will be responsible for:

• Strengthening operational financial management and governance across Justice Digital, Data & Science (JDDS);

• Building and continuously improving operational finance processes and reporting to support better transparency and strong financial control;

• Leading, developing and growing a high-performing, engaged team of Digital Finance Managers and Analysts, building capability and fostering a positive, inclusive culture

You’ll receive a range of excellent benefits when you join our department, including:

• A generous employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

• 25 days of annual leave, (increasing to 30 days once you have reached 5 years of service), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.

• Flexible working arrangements including hybrid working, working part time or compressed hours. Designed to support a positive work–life balance.

• Employees are allocated 10% of their working time for personal and professional development.

• A £1k per person learning budget is in place to support all our people, with access to best-in-class conferences and seminars, accreditation with professional bodies, fully funded vocational programmes and e-learning platforms.

• Compassionate maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave policies, with up to 26 weeks leave at full pay, 13 weeks with partial pay, and 13 weeks further leave. And maternity support/paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks, too!

You can find more details of the Benefits we offer here. To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital, Data and Science please take a look at our blog.

Key Responsibilities:

Strengthen Operational financial management and governance across Justice Digital, Data & Science (JDDS):

• Support colleagues across JDDS and the Finance function by improving the quality and transparency of financial inputs that underpin forecasting (through P2P, contract tracking and related activities).

• Provide high-quality financial reporting and analysis to support decision-making across JDDS;

• Support effective budget management by improving visibility of spend, highlighting risks and opportunities through reporting and tracking processes;

• Work with colleagues to resolve issues relating to financial processes, data quality and system inputs;

• Promote good financial management practices across JDDS by improving processes, tools and transparency.

Build and continuously improving operational finance processes and reporting to support better transparency and strong financial control:

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of operational finance processes across JDDS, ensuring consistency, scalability and strong financial control, by:

• Owning and evolving the end-to-end purchase-to-pay (P2P) process, working across Finance, Commercial and JDDS to simplify, standardise and strengthen controls;

• Leading the continuous improvement of the financial management of contracts, through contract tracking and improved visibility of commitments, strengthening transparency and control over spend across JDDS;

• Owning the development and evolution of operational financial reporting, dashboards and performance products, ensuring consistent, high-quality visibility of spend and activity.

Leading, developing and growing a high-performing, engaged team of Digital Finance Managers and Analysts, building capability and fostering a positive, inclusive culture:

• Lead and motivate a team of capable Digital Finance Managers and Analysts;

• Develop individual and team capability through effective coaching, development and performance management, embedding JDDS values and behaviours;

• Define team priorities and objectives, ensuring alignment with JDDS priorities and enabling effective, focused delivery.

If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!

Person Specification

Essential

• Proven experience leading end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay processes, ensuring strong compliance and control, operating within complex IT budget environments and strong financial controls

• Experience building operational processes, reports and dashboards

• Experience drawing conclusions from, and making recommendations based on, numbers and data

• Changing & Improving

• Communicating & Influencing

• Leadership

• Working Together

Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for BPSS clearance

We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.

Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.

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 D&I Strategy.

Salary Information**

Base salary for this role is from London: £63,343 - £70,725; National: £58,511 - £65,329

• New entrants to the Civil Service joining the MoJ are expected to start at the minimum of the pay band.

• Existing Civil Servants moving on a level transfer will retain their current base salary or move to the minimum of the pay band for the role, whichever is higher.

• Existing Civil Servants who are promoted will either move to the bottom of the new grade’s pay band or receive a 10% uplift, whichever provides the greater increase.

How to Apply

In Justice Digital, Data and Science, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We shall assess a combination of your Experience and Behaviours during the assessment process.

Stage 1 - Application and sift:

To apply for this position, you must submit the following as part of your application (please amend accordingly):

• A CV detailing your career history (including any relevant qualifications). Your CV will be assessed against the essential criteria outlined within the Person Specification of this advert.

• A Personal Statement (no more than 1000 words) which should outline your experience and skills, giving clear examples of work undertaken. It should specifically address the criteria listed below, using a separate paragraph for each.

• Proven experience leading end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay processes, ensuring strong compliance and control, operating within complex IT budget environments and strong financial controls

• Experience building operational processes, reports and dashboards

• Experience drawing conclusions from, and making recommendations based on, numbers and data

• Leadership

A diverse sift panel will review the information in your CV and Personal Statement to assess the sift criteria specified above. We operate an anonymous shortlisting process. Please ensure your CV and Personal Statement do not include your name or any other identifying details.

Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on the below criterion will be conducted before the sift:

• Proven experience leading end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay processes, ensuring strong compliance and control, operating within complex IT budget environments and strong financial controls

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply - Application Guidance

Stage 2 - Interviews:

Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a panel interview held via Microsoft Teams. At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

• Changing & Improving

• Communicating & Influencing

• Leadership

• Working Together

Appointments are made strictly in merit order. In the event that two or more candidates receive identical interview scores, the Leadership behaviour will be applied as the primary lead criterion to determine the final merit order.

Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.

Use of 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 for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Terms & Conditions

Please review our Terms and Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact digitalanddatarecruitment@justice.gov.uk