Financial Planning and Analysis

About the job

Are you ready to shape how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is designed and is operated, directly enabling the defence of the UK?

Corporate Services are critically important for the 250,000 people working across Defence to do their day-to-day jobs. For example, every time the department procures military equipment, personnel receive their monthly pay or request their vacation, they are using Corporate Services. As part of the wider government Shared Services Strategy, MOD has established the Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) portfolio to drive Human Resources, Commercial and Finance policy, process, organisational, data and systems transformation.

Our ambition is to revolutionise MOD corporate services to:

• Improve the user experience by simplifying our policies and processes; providing easier and better interfaces to systems and self-service; and making services more responsive and providing easy access to help.
• Deliver better data driven decision making by introducing and fully exploiting the latest Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Human Capital Management (HCM) technology; improving visibility, accuracy, and accessibility of management information across defence; and using integrated data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to inform decision making.
• Improve Productivity and Efficiency by automating transactional processes; expanding and improving MOD’s shared service centre operations; and reducing MOD’s overall corporate services spend to maximise our reinvestment into the front-line.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Would you like to join us as we embark on our exciting Journey to ‘The Cloud’? This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the Finance and Commercial IS Enabled Business Change Journey to the Cloud (J2C) team. The team is tasked by DG Finance to deliver the move of the Finance & Commercial corporate systems from on premise to a cloud solution, along with the associated business change aspects, so shaping, defining revised processes.

As a member of the Operational Finance Journey to the Cloud (J2C) Team, you will be acting as a key enabler to the implementation of the Government Shared Services Strategy (GSSS) for MOD and the move to ‘Cloud’ technology on behalf of the Finance Function. With a range of responsibilities this role provides excellent opportunities to work across functional and organisational boundaries to optimise the business and bring real benefit to Defence.

The Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA) team plays a central role in the Ministry of Defence’s Corporate Services Modernisation (CSM) programme. This initiative leverages Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to revolutionize financial processes, delivering enhanced efficiency, decision-making, and integration.

This role is specifically focused on Group-1 activities , ensuring robust processes for investment and capital planning while aligning with the broader objectives of Group-2 and Group-3.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Investment Approvals and Capital Planning
   • Lead the development and documentation of processes for Group-1 activities, including managing investment projects, grants, assets, inventory, and financial commitments.
   • Ensure seamless integration of Group-1 activities with the ERP systems and alignment with Group-2 and Group-3 objectives.
2. Integration and Alignment
   • Work with relevant teams to ensure Group-1 processes integrate cohesively with planning workflows (Group-2) and reporting frameworks (Group-3).
   • Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to maintain alignment across activity groups.
3. Model Office and Validation
   • Support the setup and operation of the Model Office to validate Group-1 processes, ensuring they meet user requirements and programme goals.
   • Conduct playback sessions and testing to confirm readiness for implementation.
4. Business Readiness and Change Management
   • Lead business readiness initiatives for Group-1 activities, including training, stakeholder communication, and adoption strategies.
   • Provide input into change management plans tailored to the unique requirements of Group-1 deliverables.
5. Governance and Reporting
   • Monitor and report on the progress of Group-1 deliverables, ensuring alignment with programme milestones and objectives.
   • Collaborate with delivery partners and software vendors to ensure high-quality and timely implementation of Group-1 solutions.

These responsibilities may change in future phases as the J2C programme progresses.

It should be noted that the duration of this post is expected to be 2-3 years, with the formal programme concluding around 2028.

Person specification

Essential:

• Knowledge of short, medium, and long-term financial planning processes and systems (e.g., Cognos, MI, and the MOD’s Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting (PB&F) system), and related data sets.
• Expertise in financial processes related to managing investment projects, grants, and capital planning.
• Knowledge of Oracle Cloud EPM solutions and ERP systems, with a focus on capital planning and asset management.
• Experience in process mapping and optimization, ensuring alignment with broader workflows.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with experience in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
• Familiarity with Government Finance Function principles and global design standards.
• Knowledge of reporting solution as well as reporting requirements internal and external to the Department.
• Be open to challenge, raising and discussing ideas for how things could be best improved in the future for the Department.
• Strong personal organisation and self-management skills.

Desirable:

• Proficiency in process mapping tools such as Enterprise Studio 4 BiZZ Design.
• APMG Change Management Practitioner certification or equivalent.
• Experience with Defence sector financial operations or government shared services.
• Knowledge of MOD financial planning processes and reporting tools.
• MOD Finance Skills Certificate (held or willing to obtain).
• Qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent or working towards qualification OR extensive financial expertise.

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Communicating and Influencing
Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 12th February 2025
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

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