AMS PSR

Location

London (SE1 9HA), Durham (DH1 1SL), Lytham (FY8 4TS) or Glasgow (G2 8JX). In late summer 2026 our Lytham office will be moving to Preston (PR4 1TE). We are currently working in a hybrid way with colleagues expected to work at their chosen office location for 40% of their working month.

About the job

Job summary

NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over £240 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back more than 150 years to 1861.

A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.

Job description

NS&I is undergoing a complex Business Transformation Programme (BTP) the role of Senior Finance Business partner is key to ensuring a strong financial management culture within the programme.

The post holder will be responsible for advising the BTP Senior Responsible Officer and Programme Director on the current and future BTP financial position, its underpinning forecast assumptions and associated financial risks and opportunities. They will scrutinise and challenge financial forecasts through analysis of assumptions, historic data and risks and opportunities and provide insightful commentary to explain variances from budget and prior month’s forecasts.

This role will be the finance first point of contact for Programme finance queries, and will work alongside the Programme Accountant, Commercial Finance team and PMO Forecasting Lead to ensure robust financial and cost controls are in place and a consistent forecasting approach taken.

Please see role profile for full details.

Person specification

Essential Experience 

• Experience of programme financial forecasting and reporting
• Evidence of providing financial support to organisations undergoing complex change
• Development of financial reporting, including interpretation of data to highlight trends and anomalies
• Experience of advising, and working with, a wide range of stakeholders, including senior management, to ensure Departmental outcomes are met

Essential Qualifications 

• Fully Qualified CCAB/CIMA

Essential Skills 

• A strong communicator who utilises a range of communication styles to convey complex and challenging information to stakeholders.
• Demonstration of building effective relationships and networks across functional boundaries internal and externally to ensure effective and efficient delivery of agreed, priority outcomes.
• Ability to respond proactively and positively to rapidly changing priorities and urgent requirements, leading change within their own team.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and position the impact of financial risks and opportunities to governance bodies

Essential Technical Skills 

• Advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with data analytics tools

Qualifications

Please confirm that you hold a Fully Qualified CCAB/CIMA

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £54,000, National Savings and Investments contributes £15,643 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Some benefits of working at NS&I include:

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• 9-day fortnight scheme
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Generous annual leave – starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
• Performance-related variable pay bonus
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

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.

To apply, please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form.

In your application you will be asked to provide the following:

• An outline of your career history with your key responsibilities and achievements.
• Confirmation you hold the mandatory qualification of Fully Qualified CCAB/CIMA 
• A 250 word statement demonstrating how you meet the Essential Experience listed in the role profile.
• A 250 word statement for each selected behaviour at sift.
  • Please use examples from your experience and knowledge to demonstrate how you meet them addressing the essential criteria in the Person Specification. We would recommend using the STAR ‘situation, task, action, result’ method of giving examples.

In the event we receive a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted first on the Personal Statement. Only those that meet the minimum acceptable score for this criteria will qualify for the full sift and be considered for interview.

If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a 1 hour panel interview via video call.

As part of this interview, you will be asked to complete a test to demonstrate your technical skills listed on the role profile.

Interviews will take place on the week commencing 14th September 2026.

Right to Work

As part of our recruitment process NS&I will ask about your right to work status. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and meet eligibility requirements to work within the UK Civil Service.

If applying for a role on a fixed-term contract, you must hold a valid visa that covers the full duration of the contract, or at a minimum, the majority of the term.

Please note we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship, as a result candidates requiring sponsorship are not eligible to apply.

Qualifications

Evidence of the qualification listed in the role profile will be required at the conditional offer stage. The offer will be subject to successful verification of this qualification. We kindly ask that your application details are accurate and meet the stated requirements, as incorrect information may affect the progress of your offer.

Security and Credit Checks

This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Working for NS&I

Any move to NS&I from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

For NS&I employees: If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary of the role is higher, if you are successful, any salary increase will be at the discretion of NS&I and will be reviewed as part of the next annual pay review, in accordance with the NS&I employee handbook.

For Existing Civil Servants: If you are transferring from another government department at the same grade, your current salary will generally be matched within reasonable parameters and subject to NS&I pay ranges. If you are transferring on promotion, you will be offered the starting salary at the bottom of the pay scale. If you are transferring on promotion and your existing salary is within the advertised range, you will be offered a maximum of a 10% uplift on your existing salary (up to the advertised maximum).

For External Candidates: If you are not currently employed within the civil service, you will be offered the starting salary at the bottom of the advertised pay range.

Further information

Please visit our website http://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi for further details about NS&I.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

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 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

Contact point for applicants:

Name: Caoimhe McCullagh

Email: caoimhe.mccullagh@weareams.com

Further information

The law requires for selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis for fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service recruitment principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact jobs@nsandi.com in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission info@csc.gov.uk

Closing Date: 31/08/2026 - 11.55pm