91602 - Digital Finance Lead

Salary   The national salary range is £56,532 - £64,048, London salary range is £61,201 - £69,338. Your salary will be dependent on your base location Number of jobs available   2 Detail of reserve list   12 Months Region   National City/Town   National Building/Site   NATIONAL Please note: Some of our MoJ Office locations, such as our Liverpool Justice Collaboration Centre, require higher levels of National Security Vetting. The MoJ is working to open more Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices over time. Click here to learn more about where our currently open Justice Collaboration Centres and Justice Satellite Offices are, to identify where you may be based and understand National Security Vetting requirements of each location. Grade   Grade 7 Organisation Grade for MoJ   Grade 7 Post Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full Time, Part Time, Flexible Working Role Type   Corporate Finance, Digital, Finance Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities?   Yes Job description  

Grade: 7

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

Salary: London: £58,847 - £66,670; National: £54,358 - £61,585 

Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Vacancy number: 91602 

*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

The Role

We’re recruiting for a Digital Finance Lead here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Strategy & Operations team. 

The Digital Finance Lead will be responsible for: 

• Improving financial management and governance in Justice Digital;
• Building and continually improving financial processes and reports;
• Leading a great team of Digital Finance Managers and Analysts. 

To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025

Key Responsibilities:

Improving financial management and governance in Justice Digital: 

• Work with colleagues across Justice Digital and the Finance function to build and inform realistic and well-understood financial forecasts;
• Lead on the provision of meaningful and accurate financial reporting, analysis and insights to help colleagues make well-informed decisions;
• Support senior colleagues in meeting their budgets and savings targets by identifying savings opportunities and anticipating potential overspend;
• Work with colleagues to resolve issues relating to budgets and related processes;
• Work with colleagues to track financial benefits agreed in business cases and plans;
• Promote the benefits of good financial management within Justice Digital. 

Building and continually improving financial processes and reports: 

• Lead on the design and development of financial processes specifically for Justice Digital, including:
  • Purchase-to-pay process, working with colleagues from finance and commercial functions;
  • Headcount forecasting and tracking, working with colleagues in the finance function and the recruitment team in Justice Digital;
  • Arranging cross-charging agreements to other government departments or business areas, working with colleagues from the fi