Thematic Lead: Capital

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Financial Services
Kilburn
KILBURN POLICE STATION
Band U
Full Time
36 hours per week
Permanent

Job Title: Thematic Lead: Capital

Salary: The starting salary is £74,680, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £71,752 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £79,042 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Kilburn

Job Purpose

To lead strategic financial insight, planning and governance for the Metropolitan Police Service’s (MPS) complex capital programme, supporting investment decisions across estates, technology, fleet, and specialist infrastructure.

The role enables evidence-based prioritisation, long-term affordability, and scenario planning to maximise value from capital funding.

Key Result Areas

  • Shape and maintain a forward-looking capital investment plan by working across operational and enabling directorates to align investment priorities with MPS strategies.
  • Lead financial planning and affordability assessments of capital schemes, including profiling of borrowing, capital grants, and disposals, to align with the Medium-Term Financial Plan and ensure sustainable investment.
  • Oversee in-year monitoring and reforecasting of capital budgets and deliver high-quality reporting to MPS leadership, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), the Greater London Authority (GLA), and other external bodies.
  • Deliver financial challenge and assurance on business cases to ensure value for money, whole-life costing, and alignment with organisational priorities.
  • Embed capital planning into wider strategic asset plans by integrating financial insight with the Estate, IT, and Fleet strategies.
  • Lead scenario modelling and stress-testing of capital funding and expenditure to inform strategic decisions and improve resilience.
  • Develop and implement capital governance mechanisms that support the corporate prioritisation and allocation of capital funding between competing demands.
  • Support project-level capital accounting and reporting, ensuring compliance with regulatory and audit standards.
  • Identify and mitigate commercial risks across the capital programme, and lead development of financial strategies to reduce borrowing costs and improve investment returns.
  • Provide strategic financial advice to senior finance and operational leaders, enabling informed decisions and reinforcing capital programme credibility with internal and external stakeholders.

Scope for Impact

This role plays a key role in shaping the affordability and prioritisation of MPS’s capital programme, directly impacting long-term investment, borrowing levels, and operational capability.

Through strategic modelling, forecasting, and assurance, the role influences decisions affecting hundreds of millions in capital funding and delivery of key infrastructure.

 Dimensions

  • Capital programme value: c.£500m+
  • Stakeholder groups: Home Office, MOPAC, GLA, Programme and Portfolio Boards
  • Strategic oversight of capital budget, capital forecasting, Minimum Revenue Provision, and capital affordability assessments
  • Supports business cases for investments in fleet, estates, technology and specialist assets across the MPS

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 19th November 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1-2 weeks after the vacancy has closed.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1-2 weeks after the hiring mangers review.

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Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Knowledge

  • Deep understanding of public sector capital finance, including funding frameworks, capital accounting, borrowing, and regulatory compliance.
  • Expert knowledge of financial planning, business case appraisal, and investment prioritisation.
  • Awareness of relevant government funding streams, infrastructure finance, and local authority financial controls.

Skills

  • Strong analytical and judgement skills to interrogate complex data and identify actionable insights.
  • Strategic thinking with ability to model long-term scenarios and assess affordability.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills, with capacity to lead multi-year capital strategies under changing priorities.
  • Influential communicator, able to present financial insights clearly to senior stakeholders and challenge constructively.
  • Effective collaborator with a proactive approach to driving improvements across finance and operations.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.

Experience

  • Proven experience in capital investment planning, business analytics, and financial strategy in a large, complex organisation.
  • Demonstrated impact in developing and appraising capital business cases and advising on value-for-money.
  • Experience of supporting decision-making through robust forecasting, scenario planning, and governance assurance.
  • Direct involvement in managing relationships with external stakeholders such as government departments, audit bodies or regulatory agencies.
  • Experience working with project teams to support change management, business transformation, or infrastructure delivery.

Communications and Working Relationships

  • Deputy Chief Finance Officer: Regular engagement to provide capital insight, risk modelling and strategic options.
  • Head of Strategic Finance: Ongoing collaboration to ensure capital strategies align with organisational priorities.
  • Head of Investment and Scrutiny: Frequent discussions to evaluate financial implications of major programmes and their approval processes.
  • Commercial Team: Regular collaboration on pricing, contracts and procurement for capital-related projects.
  • Finance Business Partners: As needed, to align financial planning and ensure delivery of core s151 finance functions.
  • External stakeholders: Interactions with MOPAC, Home Office, GLA, and audit bodies to manage expectations and ensure transparency.
  • Wider MPS employees: Engagements in group and one-to-one formats to build awareness of capital strategy, governance, and process requirements.
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