Contract type: 2 year fixed term contract/secondment, with potential to be extended

Rank/grade: H

Salary: Starting Salary £68,100 + £6,910 London Weighting + £10,000 market forces supplement *2025 pay award pending*

Directorate/department: Finance

Vetting level required: MV/SC(find out more here- MV - https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2024-12/Vetting-authorised-professional-practice.pdf / SC - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/sc-guidance-pack-for-applicants )

Location: City of London Police estate, within the Square Mile

This role is open to all Police Staff/external candidates who meet the essential criteria of the person spec, regardless of current grade.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Who are we?

As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.

City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff Member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.

We are the national lead police force for fraud. We investigate some of the country’s most complex cases of fraud, set the national strategy and coordinate the operational response. We also host Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, on behalf of policing.

With over 40 per cent of all crime reported in the UK being fraud related, the National Lead Force (NLF), as part of the City of London Police, serves a crucial role in the coordination of the policing response: identifying, disrupting and prosecuting fraud and economic crime across the country.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.

The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

About the role

The Deputy CFO for National Lead Force (NLF) delivers senior and strategic financial leadership for CoLP’s national roles on Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime. As a top priority, it leads the financial analysis for CoLP’s proposals on the future model for Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime operations linked to the Police Reform Programme, engaging influentially with senior Government stakeholders on funding requirements and alternative funding options. It leads the management of key financial risks, pressures and opportunities to ensure balanced finances are achieved for NLF, while in parallel working with others to evidence the Value for Money and Return on Investment delivered by NLF. It leads the Force Finance team in conjunction with Deputy CFO (Corporate Finance), working in partnership to ensure NLF finances are accurately consolidated into the overall Force MTFP, budgeting and forecasting processes – and providing ‘insight’ on the NLF aspects of financial reporting into internal and external governance.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will be:

Providing Senior Finance leadership for CoLP’s national roles on Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime.
Leading the financial aspects of CoLP’s work linked to the Police Reform programme. Including:
- Costing future operational model options (including enhanced public-private partnerships).
- Engaging at a senior-level with Home Office and other key stakeholders on future funding requirements and influence the development of new funding and income generation opportunities.
- Implementing “enabling services” Reform requirements as they apply to NLF, particularly in overseeing planning and delivery of efficiency / productivity improvements into NLF.
Overseeing financial modelling of the £170m+ Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting & Analysis Service Programme. Including:
- Engaging with the Programme, Corporation and Home Office in negotiating and clarifying future funding levels and implementing mitigation strategies, which will ensure balanced finances and affordability of contractual commitments.
- Liaising with Service Delivery Director on commercial dispute / reclaim progress.
In collaboration with others, evidencing the Value for Money and Return on Investment achieved from NLF activities / deliverables. Including helping to develop a clear line of sight between inputs, outputs and outcomes and, from this, determining the optimal mix of NLF interventions.
Leading the Force Finance team in partnership with Deputy CFO (Corporate Finance), providing support in ensuring NLF finances are accurately consolidated into overall Force finances.

Requirements

For this role, we need you to have/be:

A CCAB qualified accountant with extensive post-qualification experience
Strong, senior-level leadership skills and experience – covering financial, people, corporate and transformational leadership
Experience of applying Managing Public Money (MPM) requirements in complex environments (ideally including Government policy area/s) and involving diverse funding arrangements
High impact senior stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Excellent analytical and (oral and written) communication skills

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Alistair Cook, Chief Finance Officer - Alistair.Cook@cityoflondon.police.uk

Selection Process

As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge demonstrate your ability to meet the person specification of the role via your CV and a covering letter.

The interview will be tested under Level 3 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.

The closing date for applications is Monday 22nd September 2025 , 5:00pm

Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held Thursday 9th October 2025 .

We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk

Benefits:

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.

The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:

https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/

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Access to Blue Light Card scheme - Welcome to Blue Light Card
Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
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