Job Summary
Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) provides essential shared services to key government departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies through an innovative model with significant growth potential. ICS delivers Digital, Security, Estates, and elements of Commercial, HR, and Finance to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), and other connected organizations. Some services are delivered in partnership with third parties like the Government Property Agency (GPA) and UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS).
ICS is also a key partner in the Matrix programme, preparing to manage the intelligent client function for the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution (Neo) across five departments over 2026-2027.
This initiative enhances ICS\'s role as an expert manager of shared services and expands its service delivery to new departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies. ICS is leading the transition to new digital platforms, improving efficiency, transparency, and value for money across the government, while its employees, hosted within DESNZ, deliver expert services across supported departments and organizations.
This is a pivotal role, reporting to the ICS Managing Director and a member of the ICS Senior Leadership Team. As ICS prepares to extend our service offer to more organisations and to prepare for our role as the NCO for Neo, it is critical that we have highly effective financial processes and systems that are fit for our purpose as a provider of shared services across multiple government departments and within a complex system of partnership. It is also critical that we have the systems, approaches and culture to steward all of our resources – including our c400 colleagues – to the highest possible standards.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Essential Criteria
A successful Deputy Director of Finance, People and Performance will blend excellent financial management skills with the ability to foster working relationships and a culture where our people and our business processes are equally valued. We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following the following skills and experience:
Financially qualified CCAB, CIMA or equivalent with proven experience in a senior finance role within a complex organisation and, ideally, a multi-organisational system.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £81,000, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
Selection process details
How To Apply
To apply for this post please follow the instructions on the CS Jobs website by no later than 23:55 5th January 2026. As part of the application process you are asked to complete the following:
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission\'s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance scscandidate.grsgrs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/contact-us/
Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) provides essential shared services to key government departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies through an innovative model with significant growth potential. ICS delivers Digital, Security, Estates, and elements of Commercial, HR, and Finance to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ), the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), and other connected organizations. Some services are delivered in partnership with third parties like the Government Property Agency (GPA) and UK Shared Business Services (UKSBS).
ICS is also a key partner in the Matrix programme, preparing to manage the intelligent client function for the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution (Neo) across five departments over 2026-2027.
This initiative enhances ICS\'s role as an expert manager of shared services and expands its service delivery to new departments and their Arm’s Length Bodies. ICS is leading the transition to new digital platforms, improving efficiency, transparency, and value for money across the government, while its employees, hosted within DESNZ, deliver expert services across supported departments and organizations.
This is a pivotal role, reporting to the ICS Managing Director and a member of the ICS Senior Leadership Team. As ICS prepares to extend our service offer to more organisations and to prepare for our role as the NCO for Neo, it is critical that we have highly effective financial processes and systems that are fit for our purpose as a provider of shared services across multiple government departments and within a complex system of partnership. It is also critical that we have the systems, approaches and culture to steward all of our resources – including our c400 colleagues – to the highest possible standards.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide overall leadership of the finance function, ensuring the delivery of consistent, high-quality finance and internal controls services across ICS, including finance business partnering, business and strategic planning, NCO financial governance and internal controls processes.
- Ensure compliance with all HMG requirements and strive for best practice.
- Lead the ICS response to driving efficiency in all ICS operations and scaling up strategy and through the ICS contribution to driving efficiency initiatives across the Matrix department group.
- Use strategic and commercial acumen to champion effective decision-making and risk management.
- Provide overall leadership to the ICS PMO, ensuring that programme delivery, risk, business continuity and performance and reporting processes are robust, effective and provide value for money.
- Provide overall leadership to the ICS People team, ensuring that our workforce planning, people development and engagement processes are in place and aligned to the strategic objectives of ICS.
- Lead continuous improvement in the modernisation of all ICS business services, striving for business excellence across own teams and across ICS.
- Engage and collaborate across multiple government departments and partner organisations to represent ICS and advocate for shared and innovative approaches to shared services resourcing in order to further our mission.
- Manage significant budgets, contracts and service level agreements with a clear focus on value for money, continuous improvement in service and overall efficiency.
- Be an active contributor to the ICS senior leadership team, actively championing the ‘One ICS’ vision and our values of creativity, Connection, and Capability.
Essential Criteria
A successful Deputy Director of Finance, People and Performance will blend excellent financial management skills with the ability to foster working relationships and a culture where our people and our business processes are equally valued. We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate the following the following skills and experience:
- Financially qualified CCAB, CIMA or equivalent with proven experience in a senior finance role within a complex organisation and, ideally, a multi-organisational system.
- Demonstrably strong understanding of people management and performance frameworks.
- Proven ability to think strategically and deliver within a context of ambiguity and change.
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing, collaborative and diverse teams who are confident in their ability to influence across and beyond team and organisational boundaries.
- Excellent communications, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with proven ability to influence change in policy and practice at senior level
- Demonstrably able to deliver at pace, make and support decisions in ambiguous settings and prioritise team workloads to achieve results.
Financially qualified CCAB, CIMA or equivalent with proven experience in a senior finance role within a complex organisation and, ideally, a multi-organisational system.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £81,000, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
- A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
- Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
- An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
- Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
- A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need.
Selection process details
How To Apply
To apply for this post please follow the instructions on the CS Jobs website by no later than 23:55 5th January 2026. As part of the application process you are asked to complete the following:
- A CV setting out your career history, highlighting specific responsibilities and achievements that are relevant for this role, relevant achievements in recent posts, together with reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
- A Statement of Suitability (no more than 1000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
- Shortlisted candidates will be invited to undertake an Staff engagement exercise as part of this recruitment prior to a final interview panel. This assessment will not result in a “pass” or “fail” decision. Rather, it is designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.
- Final Interview
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission\'s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : SCS Recruitment Team
- Email : scscandidate.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- Email : scscandidate.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance scscandidate.grsgrs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/contact-us/
Contact Details:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Recruitment Team
