Financial Analyst/Officer

Financial Analyst/Officer
Location: London, Cheltenham, Buckinghamshire
Salary: £34,414-£35,734 (London), £32,050-£33,452 (regional)
Hours: Full time up to 37 hours, depending on location. Part-time, compressed hours and job share opportunities available.

Add value where it matters most.

MI5 safeguards the UK against threats such as terrorism, espionage, cyber and sabotage. We investigate suspect individuals and organisations in the UK to obtain, collate, analyse and assess secret intelligence relating to these threats. Alongside our British Intelligence partners MI6 and GCHQ, we provide the UK government with the information they need to protect national security. At MI5 you’ll enjoy varied and rewarding work in a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork. 

We have Financial Analyst/Officer opportunities across a number of mission-critical areas. Ideally, you’ll be studying towards your Level 4 ATT but you can finish (or even start) your studies with our organisations, and we’ll provide support to help you do this. You’ll also need experience of working in a financial environment. Importantly, you’ll have a genuine passion for finance, an aptitude for figures and spreadsheets – and be keen to learn and develop your skills while making a real difference to our operations.

You could join the Financial Analysis team, where you’ll undertake critical analysis of financial systems, helping teams understand our financial position. You’ll facilitate accurate reporting to managers by interpreting and formatting data, and identifying trends. Collaborating with your team to produce insightful reports, you’ll help inform decision-making across our business.

Or, you might join Financial Accounting and Reporting. This team oversees the summary, analysis and reporting of financial transactions made by the agencies. Proactive and positive, you’ll collate evidence, estimates and audit requirements, input data and ensure transfers to systems are actioned.

Our Financial Operations team oversees Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Expenses and Cash Management. As a Financial Officer, you’ll oversee accurate, efficient transactions either in a business-facing role, or alongside finance colleagues. Whether you’re preparing statistical reports or delivering payments and receipts, you’ll be the first point of contact for teams across different business areas – and play an active part in promoting financial awareness.

Additionally, there are other teams within the finance function that you could explore. Due to the sensitive nature of these roles, you’ll be fully-office based but we do offer part-time and compressed hours opportunities as well as flexibility with your start and finish times.

Whichever area you choose, you’ll be part of a welcoming, supportive workplace where you’ll receive plenty of support right from day one. We’re proud to have dedicated support networks within our organisation, and to have achieved ‘Leader’ status as a Disability Confident employer. You’ll look to build on your skills and take advantage of dedicated training, including opportunities to gain professional qualifications.

If you’re ready to keep the UK safe while developing a truly meaningful career, we’ll value you.

At MI5 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds. 

To find out more and apply, please visit our website.

To be eligible to apply, you must be a British Citizen. If you hold dual nationality, of which one component is British, you will nonetheless be considered. Candidates must normally have been resident in the UK for seven out of the last ten years. This is particularly important if you were born outside the UK. You can apply at the age of 17 years, if successful you will not be offered a start date prior to your 18th birthday.