Finance Systems Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to join a dynamic Finance Systems team, shaping the future of finance, analytical and planning systems for the CPS.

As a Finance Systems Analyst, you will work across a portfolio of finance systems such as Oracle, Business Intelligence/PowerBI as well as analytical and planning systems such as Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).

You will work closely with both external and internal stakeholders across finance and other functions within CPS, to understand their ways of working and processes, and the context in which they need Finance Systems applications and products to operate for them.

You will use your Business Analysis skills and tools to elicit, generate and document business requirements, with a focus on developing and improving systems and processes.

You will provide a bridge between the development teams and stakeholders throughout the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring they focus on what is most important.

This is an exciting time to join the Finance Systems team, and you will help shape the future direction by embedding further automation, integration of systems and data as well as promoting self-service across the CPS.

The Crown Prosecution Service is based in England and Wales. If you’re applying for this role and live in Scotland or Northern Ireland, you must let us know when accepting this offer as you need permission to work from your home address if hybrid working is part of your role. There’s no guarantee that we will grant this approval.

You must be aged 16 or over at the point of starting in this role. The expected start date is approximately 8–12 weeks after the application closing date. You are expected to commence employment as soon as possible following the expiry of your notice period. Requests for significantly later start dates may not be accommodated.

As part of this role, you are expected to undertake direct line management responsibilities.

You must complete and pass your Civil Service tests by 23:55 on Monday 2nd November to be able to complete an application for this role.

Your roles and responsibilities:

• work closely with both external and internal stakeholders across finance and other functions within CPS, to understand their ways of working and processes, and the context in which they need Finance Systems applications and products to operate for them.
• Create process maps, requirements documentation, wireframes and maintain a backlog
• create user stories that remove ambiguity and create common understanding of what needs to be built by development teams
• provide a bridge between the development teams and stakeholders throughout the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring they focus on what is most important
• support Senior Leaders and Governance Boards, enabling them to decide on the relative value, and therefore priority of projects to be delivered.

A copy of the full job description is attached.

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)

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

Recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of an online application and interview. These are expected to take place on w/c 23rd and 30th November 2026.

Your interview takes place online through Microsoft Teams. A member of our recruitment team will be in touch with guidance. If you have any queries about this, contact Rachel.Seagraves@cps.gov.uk.

You should keep these weeks free or notify us if you're not available. We'll make every effort to accommodate your date preferences but we can't guarantee it.

Behaviours

You are also asked to complete a statement of no more than 250 words for each behaviour setting out how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience match the specified behaviours and requirements. In addition, you need to demonstrate the Crown Prosecution Service or Civil Service values.

• Changing and Improving - Lead Behaviour
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing

You also need to demonstrate the Crown Prosecution Service or Civil Service values.

The panel has the right to assess the lead behaviour ‘Changing and Improving’ first. If the standard on this behaviour isn’t met, the other behaviours won’t be considered and your application won’t progress. The panel also has the right to raise the minimum standard pass mark. The panel may also refer to the lead behaviour at the interview stage to determine merit order.

Interview

We use behaviours to help us understand your experience, to see if you're a good fit for the role. You are assessed against SEO level in the Civil Service success profiles behaviours framework. We are assessing four behaviours at interview stage

• Seeing the Big Picture – interview
• Changing and Improving – interview
• Making Effective Decisions – interview
• Communicating and Influencing – interview

Essential Experience - assessed at interview

• demonstrate a track record of proven Business Analysis skills as well as Project Management and Delivery skills.
• show abilities in stakeholder engagement as well the demonstrating how you develop and maintain effective relationships across senior and working level stakeholders.

CV

You’re not required to upload your CV. However, when submitting your application there is a ‘CV section’. You are required to provide information about your employment and/or academic history for the past three years. The CV section will be used as supporting evidence, it won’t be assessed.

It’s your responsibility to provide the specified information in the requested format to ensure that you're considered for the post.

If you're unable to cover three years through employment or academic history, you must provide a character reference for clearance purposes.

Strengths

Strengths are tested at interview stage - the strengths tested are not shared before the interview.

Online tests

Before submitting your application, you’re invited to complete an online numerical reasoning test. You must successfully complete the test to progress to the next stage. Please complete the online test as soon as possible – we recommend within 24-48 hours. The closing date for the test is Monday 2nd November 2026 at 23:55.

We send you an invitation to take the test and provide full instructions about how to complete it. The test can’t be taken on mobile phones or tablets.

For more guidance about the online Civil Service tests, please see the GOV.UK website: Civil Service online tests - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Other

This is a full-time post. We do consider requests for flexible, part-time working and job share, always considering the operational needs of the department.

Please note that the CPS is unable to offer visa sponsorship. If you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK, you will not meet the eligibility criteria for this role.

Clearance

If successful, you are required to secure a Disclosure and Barring Service check clearance, for which you must have a current valid UK address.

If successfully appointed, we ask you to complete a character enquiry form and nationality and immigration questionnaire.

If you're a Crown Prosecution Service member of staff, you won’t need to do a Disclosure and Barring Service check as you already hold this clearance.

The job you’re applying for is covered by Article 3(a) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, consequently Section 4(2) of that Act doesn’t apply. You’re required to disclose all previous convictions and cautions including spent convictions. Failing to make a full declaration will result in withdrawing your offer of employment if our checks reveal convictions that haven’t been disclosed.

Reserve list

If you're recommended by the selection panel but not appointed to the current vacancy, you’re put on a reserve list for 12 months. You may be offered another Finance Systems Analyst post in the CPS if a vacancy comes up during this period. We may also approach candidates on the waiting list to fill other roles that require similar knowledge and experience.

Civil Service Commission

If you’re dissatisfied with the recruitment process and wish to make a complaint, please contact Strategic.Resourcing@cps.gov.uk with your concerns.

If you remain dissatisfied and wish to make a further complaint, please click on the following link to the Civil Service Commission complaints page Recruitment Complaints - Civil Service Commission

Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/

Details of the Civil Service Nationality Rules are located at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Candidates are subject to UK immigration requirements. For the most up-to-date information on the requirements of working in the UK, please go to the UK Visas and Immigration website at https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

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