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Head of Finance and Commercial

Fair Work Agency
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£69,185 - £78,401 a year
8 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Sick pay

Qualifications

Presentation skills
CIMA
Financial management
Leadership

Full job description

Details

Reference number

458254

Salary

£69,185 - £78,401

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Grade 6

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Accountancy
Commercial
Corporate Finance
Finance

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

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About the job
Benefits
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Location

Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Salford

This advert reflects the current FWA locations. However, there may be some flexibility to include additional sites as the FWA location strategy evolves.

About the job

Job summary

The Fair Work Agency (FWA) launched in April 2026 with a clear and ambitious mission: to make work fairer for everyone. We bring together key powers to protect workers, support responsible businesses, and take decisive action against exploitation. Today, we regulate employment agencies, license gangmasters in the agricultural and horticultural sectors, tackle serious labour abuse and modern slavery, and enable enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.

But this is just the start.

With new powers under the Employment Rights Act 2025, we are expanding our role even further. We are building the capability to ensure workers receive what they are entitled to, from holiday pay to statutory sick pay, and strengthening the system so that rights are not just set out in law, but actively upheld in practice.

Our approach is bold and practical:

We empower workers, ensuring they understand their rights and can easily access support and raise concerns
We make it easier for businesses to comply, simplifying processes and helping responsible employers do the right thing
We take firm action against those who exploit workers and undercut fair competition

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation at the very beginning of its journey. You will help shape how we operate, influence our culture, and play a direct role in improving outcomes for millions of workers and employers across the UK.

We are looking for people who are curious, collaborative and driven by making a real difference, people who want to build something that matters.

Job description

We are hiring for a Head of Finance and Commercial who will set strategic direction, lead a high-performing and inclusive function, and provide credible financial leadership and assurance while overseeing commercial risk.

As Head of Finance and Commercial, you will provide strategic financial leadership, ensuring strong financial stewardship and overseeing commercial activity to deliver value for money and support organisational delivery.

This role involves managing a finance and commercial function at an early stage of organisational development, requiring both strategic leadership and hands-on oversight as the function is established and matured.

You will be accountable for ensuring that commercial activity across the Agency delivers value for money and complies with government standards.

You will provide expert financial advice to senior leaders, establish robust governance and controls, and ensure compliance with HM Treasury and government financial management standards.

You will work closely with the Executive Team to shape financial strategy, oversee resource management, and ensure finance and commercial services support organisational performance and sustainability.

You will lead the development of the Agencys Finance and Commercial capability at a formative stage, ensuring it is aligned to organisational priorities and supports effective delivery This role involves managing a finance and commercial function at an early stage of organisational development, requiring both strategic leadership and hands-on oversight as the function is established and matured.

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours over 4 days per week.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the Finance and Commercial functions, setting direction and ensuring effective delivery
Provide strategic financial advice to senior leaders to support decision making
Oversee budgeting, forecasting and in-year financial management
Ensure compliance with Managing Public Money and government control
Oversee commercial activity, providing leadership, challenge and assurance to ensure value for money and compliance
Strengthen financial governance, risk management and internal controls
Build finance and commercial capability across the organisation
Lead and develop high-performing teams, supporting wellbeing and professional development

Person specification

When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with the essential criteria

Essential criteria:

Leadership of a finance function

Experience of leading a finance function or service, setting strategic direction, building inclusive and high-performing teams, and ensuring effective delivery.

Public sector financial expertise

Strong knowledge and practical application of public sector financial frameworks (e.g. HM Treasury guidance, Managing Public Money, Cabinet Office Spend Controls), or equivalent experience of operating within robust financial governance and control frameworks, with the ability to apply this knowledge in a government context.

Commercial judgement

Experience of overseeing commercial activity, providing leadership, challenge and assurance to ensure value for money and compliance.

Influencing senior stakeholders

Experience of advising and influencing senior stakeholders to support effective decision making.

Organisational improvement and capability building

Experience of leading improvements to finance and/or commercial capability, including strengthening governance, processes or systems to support effective delivery.

Desirable criteria:

Full Professional CCAB/CIMA qualification with significant post qualification experience
Experience of working in or supporting organisational change or transformation
Experience of working in a regulatory, enforcement or arms length body environment

Behaviours

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

Leadership
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £69,185, Fair Work Agency contributes £20,042 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%

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Application Information

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete:

An anonymised CV (maximum 2 pages), setting out your career history, qualifications and key achievements in each role; and
A Personal Statement (no more than 1000 words)

Your Personal Statement must clearly demonstrate how you meet all of the essential criteria for the role. You should structure your response in a way that allows the panel to easily assess your experience against the essential criteria. Please use clear, relevant examples to demonstrate your experience, including the impact of your work and the role you personally played.

You should ensure your statement provides balanced coverage across all criteria within the 1000-word limit.

Your CV should consist of your career history and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will also be assessed against the essential criteria.

Strong applications will:

clearly address each essential criterion
provide specific and concise examples, rather than general descriptions of responsibilities
demonstrate clear impact and outcomes, including the scale, complexity and level of responsibility of the work delivered

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a personal statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

Selection process

Sift Information

At sift you will be assessed on your Personal Statement and CV. Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment / interview.

The sift will take place during week commencing 13th July.

Interview Information

At interview, you will be assessed on Strengths and the following Behaviours

Leadership
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Making Effective Decisions

Candidates will also be invited to deliver a short presentation. The topic of the presentation will be shared in advance with candidates invited to interview.

The interview will consist of a presentation, followed by behaviour-based questions and a short strengths-based assessment.

Interviews will be conducted week commencing 20th July. Interviews may be conducted either in person or virtually (via video conferencing). Candidates will be advised of the format in advance.

Important information

No applications will be accepted after the closing date and time.

Further information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.

The Agency will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Terms and Conditions are attached.

Please note the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

Hybrid Working

At FWA, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement, and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work.

There will be a requirement to travel to the office for various activities, e.g., collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues. If hybrid working is suitable for you and your role, you will be expected to attend the office, or other business-related site, for 40% of your working week. The arrangements will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.

Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office is a feasible distance to travel before making an application. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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 .

See our vetting charter .

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)
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

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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 .

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.

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 and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact Fair Work Agency (FWA) recruitment team by email at [email protected]

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/document/a-guide-for-civil-servants-bringing-a-civil-service-code-complaint-to-the-civil-service-commission/

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