The GOF team provides secretariat support to the Head of Division and works closely with colleagues across the organisation, including Private Office, to deliver a range of essential business functions such as budget management, invoicing, and expenses.

The team also oversees the Division’s strategic planning and supports the successful delivery of the programmes that underpin its priorities and objectives.

About The Role

As a Grade 7 within GOF, you will provide senior operational leadership across financial management and stakeholder engagement, playing a central role in ensuring delivery aligns with divisional and organisational priorities.

You will lead the development and oversight of robust financial planning and performance management, supporting delivery of the Division’s 2025–2028 strategy.

Working within a financial model unique to the Bona Vacantia Division (BVD), you will maintain effective oversight of the Division’s financial arrangements with the Government Legal Department (GLD), including the re-charge process for staffing, accommodation, and corporate services.

You will apply strong financial discipline and sound judgement to ensure value for money, effective control, and full compliance with departmental standards.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality reporting and governance, providing clear, timely, and insightful advice to senior leaders to support decision-making.

You will build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including acting as the primary liaison with HM Treasury ('the client'), auditors, and GLD colleagues on all matters related to the Crown Nominee Accounts.

The role includes leading and developing people, setting clear direction, supporting line managers, and strengthening capability across the whole of the BVD through effective learning and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end budget management, including planning, in-year monitoring, forecasting, and reporting, ensuring accuracy, control, and timely delivery.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations alongside forward planning to support strategic priorities.
• Provide high-quality financial insight, including variance analysis, risks, and opportunities, to inform senior decision-making.
• Play a key role in developing and embedding a proportionate quality assurance framework across bona vacantia casework, ensuring decisions are consistent, evidence-based, and aligned with legislation and policy.
• Prepare clear, concise briefings, reports, and corporate returns for the Deputy Director and senior leadership team.
• Support and advise on the financial aspects of strategic projects, working closely with project leads to shape delivery and outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with GLD and wider stakeholders, acting as a trusted and credible point of contact.
• Lead coordination of the annual Crown Nominee Accounts audit, ensuring timely and accurate engagement with auditors and partners set and communicate levels of delegated financial authority.
• Line manage and develop the HEO GOF Manager, setting clear expectations and supporting performance and development.
• Mentor and support new line managers, promoting strong and consistent people management practice.
• Lead the development and delivery of the Division’s Learning and Development plan to strengthen capability.
• Maintain oversight of BVD’s Risk Registers, ensuring risks are actively identified, well-managed, and that the Deputy Director is supported in any requirement to attend the Audit & Risk Committee (ARAC).
• Chair the Fraud Working Group, strengthening governance, controls, and compliance across the Division.

Person Specification

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing (lead behaviour)
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Key Skills And Experience

Essential – must be demonstrated at application and interview

• Strong financial management and forecasting with robust governance, risk, and audit capability.
• Experience of managing operational risk and developing effective controls.
• Experience of quality assuring complex or high-risk work in an operational or casework environment, ensuring consistent and well-evidenced decision-making.
• Ability to analyse data or assurance activity to generate insight that supports senior decision-making.
• Ability to deliver high-quality reporting and clear, accurate advice to senior stakeholders.

Desirable - will be used when there is a need to distinguish between candidates who are closely tied or the same after the initial consideration of essential criteria, at sift and/or interview.

• Experience of applying the law of bona vacantia, including relevant legislation such as the Administration of Estates Act 1925, Company Law, and Property Law.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

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