Finance Function - Procure to Pay Functional Lead

Job summary

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

The Corporate Services Group works closely with the Home Office’s policy and operational commands to enable us together to deliver the department’s priorities. The group is comprised of different teams and professional functions, including Commercial, Communications, Finance, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Private Office, Security, Estates and Information.

The Metis Commercial and Finance team work closely with the Home Office’s Digital Directorate in maintaining and developing the Home Office’s modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution (centred on Oracle Fusion) covering our General Ledger, Procure to Pay and expenses.

The objective of the Metis Commercial and Finance team is to oversee and deliver enhancements to the functionality of the ERP and simplify our corporate applications for staff, saving them time and offering greater data driven decision making across the organisation. The success of Metis is reliant on business engagement, staff adoption and the willingness to transform embedded policies and processes to move to adopt industry best practices.

Job description

As the Procure to Pay Functional Lead, working in the Financial Control area, you will be responsible for driving and assuring the Oracle Finance solution, based on your broad understanding of Oracle Financials Cloud and current industry best practice, to ensure high-quality business solutions.

You should be very comfortable operating in a Subject Matter Expert capacity, leading on your workstream and being a key advisor to business colleagues at all levels as well as working collaboratively with all support partners to meet key deliverables.

You will be able to effectively communicate the business, functional, and technical information to multiple stakeholders. You will have a problem-solving approach and possess the ability to work confidently with complex data.

As functional lead you will also be responsible for driving enhancements, coming from a variety of sources, including the product quarterly update and taking the lead for the Procure to Pay workstream for the onboarding of additional clients in the Metis environment. You’ll be expected to work alongside DDaT product managers and product teams as well as Commercial and Finance experts, putting user needs at the heart of your decision making, looking to get value from early releases and then continually adapting and improving.

As a Finance Professional, you will be aligned to the Government Finance Profession’s Systems Data and Technology family putting you at the heart of the wider finance function.

Key responsibilities

• Working with the product and delivery managers on prioritisation and resourcing to ensure the effectively delivery of the Metis Product’s Procure to Pay (Oracle Finance Solution) and expenses priorities.
• Communicating the business, functional and technical requirements to stakeholder and others, as required, effectively and using the most appropriate channels.
• Using insights from stakeholder engagement and data to effectively manage and improve the user experience for staff and support the most cost effective use of resources.
• Acting as the Subject Matter Expert on the Metis system and Oracle Finance solution to colleagues and stakeholders within the organisation and across government.
• Enabling and managing change that allows more flexibility, responsiveness and improved service delivery and user experience.
• Driving the product enhancements, including the quarterly product update and ensuring the smooth onboarding of additional clients on customer service.
• Developing and implementing appropriate policies and procedures for change control, for the Procure to Pay function to ensure compliance with government standards.
• Playing a key role in the Metis Product team as the Procure to Pay function lead, ensuring process changes are in line with financial operations policies and consider future plans.
• Leading the team, acting as a line manager, providing guidance and coaching to support the development of self and others.
• Keeping up to date with the latest industry best practice.

Working Pattern

This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working. This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 4 days 29 hours 36 minutes per week due to business requirements.

We encourage applications from candidates who wish to work part-time; however, part-time opportunities cannot be guaranteed and are subject to the requirements of the role and business. Candidates wishing to work part-time should notify the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made, to explore whether this can be accommodated at your selected location.

Travel

Occasional travel may be required.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent or with extensive financial expertise and working towards qualification.

• Implementing and/ optimising Oracle Financials preferably in Oracle Cloud.

• Working in a Finance/ Debt Management / Procurement role, preferably in the public sector.

• Working independently with minimal supervision but participate as a team member with a willingness to help where needed.

• Analysing business needs and able to translate those into requirements and solutions for deployment to business users.

• Managing internal and external stakeholders, demonstrating great partnership skills, and the ability to build strong, effective partnerships with peers and diverse teams across multiple locations and technologies in finance and strategy communities.

• Demonstrating strong communication skills, verbal and written, and a good understanding of the use of different channels and formats for different audiences.

Desirable criteria

Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:

• Working in a Digital, Data or Technology environment.
• Managing Successful Programmes at either Foundation or ideally Practitioner level.
• PRINCE2 at either Foundation or ideally Practitioner Level.

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits

In addition to your salary, a career with the Home Office offers a range of benefits, including:

• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• In-year reward scheme for one-off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements.
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service to 30 days.
• Eight days of public holidays, plus one additional privilege day.
• Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
• See more of our benefits on our careers website.
• Sign-up on our website to receive emails with information about careers at the Home Office.

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.

• Application – by 10th November 2026.

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

• CV.
• Personal Statement (maximum 1000 words)
• Evidence of the Behaviour, Seeing the Big Picture (maximum of 250 words per Behaviour).

Your CV should consist of your career history, qualifications and skills/experience including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.

The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.

For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.

2. Sift – from 12th November 2026.

The sift will be held on the Personal Statement, CV, Behaviour Seeing the Big Picture, as listed in the advert.

Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the Lead Behaviour. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of the remaining element submitted Personal Statement and CV. Candidates who fail to meet the minimum pass score for the initial sift will not have their remaining submitted element scored and will only receive a sift score for that assessed at the initial sift.

3. Interview – from 03rd December 2026.

If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviours based questions.

The interview will take place online via Teams.

For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.

Problems during the application process

If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.

Do not create or attempt to submit another application, online test or use a different Civil Service Jobs account to proceed as this would be in violation of the candidate declaration.

Location Preferences

You can select up to threelocations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred locations and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is not guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be foundon our website.

Reserve lists will be held for each location. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location.

Breaking Tied Scores

The behaviours have been ranked in order of importance to enable us to differentiate between candidates with tied interview scores.

Standards

All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.

Additional Security Checks

As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs

• Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.

If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

Working Pattern

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Feedback

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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 theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Home Office Resourcing Centre – Corporate Enablers
• Email : HORCCampaignTeamCorporateEnablers@homeoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. and you wish to make a complaint, then contact the Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission

Attachments

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