The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Chief Operating Officer Group works closely with the Home Office's policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department's priorities. The group is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information and Digital, Data and Technology.
The Management Accounts Unit (MAU) sits at the centre of this activity, providing timely information, forecasts and insight. This supports leaders to understand financial position, manage risk and take informed decisions.
Working in MAU offers a fast‐paced environment where your analysis directly supports national priorities and public services.
This is a senior leadership role responsible for the end‐to‐end delivery of consolidated management reporting, strategic financial insight, and robust governance for a major Home Office area.
You will lead the production of Board‐level reporting, ensure accuracy and completeness of MI, provide incisive narrative, challenge forecasts, and surface strategic risks and opportunities. You will ensure that reporting meets the needs of Senior Civil Servants (SCS) budget‐holders and aligns to the MAU cycle.
You will lead Management Accountants and virtual teams, maintain high control standards, strengthen data quality, and provide scenario‐based analysis to support operational and strategic decision‐making.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional seeking a strategic leadership role with real impact on organisational performance. It will suit someone who enjoys shaping direction, leading high‐performing teams, and providing authoritative insight and challenge at senior levels.
Key Responsibilities Strategic Reporting & Assurance
Lead consolidated Board and Budget Holder reporting, delivering accurate, timely outputs with clear narrative on financial position, drivers, risks, opportunities and decisions. Maintain oversight of cross‐cutting trends, dependencies and pressures.
Leadership of MAU Monthly Cycle
Oversee the monthly MAU close and forecasting cycles, ensuring accurate reporting, strong controls, standardised improvements and data quality. Ensure alignment with FBPs, Corporate Finance, and operational leads to maintain one version of the truth.
Forecast Challenge, Approvals & Decision Support
Lead rigorous forecast challenge, securing Director General approvals; rapidly quantify risks, opportunities and mitigations. Oversee scenario modelling, options analysis and dynamic cost models to inform senior decision‐making.
Governance, Controls & External Assurance
Embed robust controls and assurance across reporting, lead responses to high‐priority commissions including NAO, PQs and FOIs. Act as senior escalation point for accounting judgments, modelling assumptions and governance.
Leadership & Ways of Working
Provide visible leadership across teams, set clear standards, manage resources through peaks, maintain strong controls, foster high performance and improvement. Undertake line management responsibilities for staff development and delivery.
Working Pattern
This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part‐time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 4 days / 32 hours per week due to business requirements.
Travel
Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings.
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