Fees and Income Planning Officer – Home Office
UK Based Applicants Only
The Home Office is recruiting for a Fees and Income Planning Officer at Senior Executive Officer (SEO) level. This is a permanent finance position offering a salary of up to £56,850, depending on location, with an additional £4,000 allowance available to SEO staff who hold a full CCAB qualification.
The successful candidate will join the Home Office Finance Directorate and the Fees and Income Planning Team, supporting financial modelling, unit costing, fee-setting, cost recovery analysis and strategic financial decision-making.
Application deadline: 11:55 pm, Friday 21 August 2026
Job Overview
Job Title: Fees and Income Planning Officer
Employer: Home Office
Reference: 476384
Job Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO)
Contract: Permanent
Business Area: Chief Operating Officer Group
Job Function: Finance
Positions Available: 1
Working Pattern: Full-time, part-time, job share and compressed hours
Locations: Croydon, Liverpool, Salford, Sheffield and Westminster
Salary
- Liverpool, Salford and Sheffield: £49,850 – £52,850
- Croydon and Westminster: £53,850 – £56,850
- Additional allowance: £4,000 for SEO staff with a full CCAB qualification
About the Home Office
The Home Office works to help build a safe, fair and prosperous United Kingdom. Its responsibilities include counterterrorism, policing, crime and drugs policy, immigration and passports.
The Corporate Services Group supports the Home Office’s policy and operational commands and includes professional functions such as Finance, Commercial, Communications, People, Portfolio and Project Delivery, Security, Estates and Information.
The Finance Directorate provides professional financial advice, supports strategic decision-making and helps ensure that public money is managed effectively and delivers value for money.
About the Fees and Income Planning Team
The Fees and Income Planning Team sits at the centre of the Finance Directorate and works across the Home Office.
The team advises Ministers on the financial implications of fees policy, supports the setting of fees for new routes and services and ensures that the Department has an appropriate legal basis for the income it generates.
The team’s work is particularly important because income generated by fees generally accounts for around 70% of the Department’s total income.
The successful applicant will work closely with Finance Business Partners, policy colleagues and operational commands including:
- UK Visas and Immigration
- HM Passport Office
- Border Force
- Immigration Enforcement
- Technology teams
- Wider Home Office stakeholders
About the Unit Costing Team
The Unit Costing Team calculates and reviews unit costs across the Border, Immigration and Citizenship System.
These calculations support:
- Fee-setting decisions
- Cost recovery analysis
- Transparency reporting
- Strategic financial planning
- Financial modelling
- Assessment of the Department’s cost base
The team ensures that costing methodologies comply with HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance.
Role Summary
The Home Office is seeking an experienced finance professional to manage key costing models and provide high-quality financial information to support important business decisions.
As a Fees and Income Planning Officer, you will work with finance, policy and operational stakeholders to develop and maintain costing models, analyse financial and operational information and provide advice to senior stakeholders.
The role also provides an opportunity to:
- Deputise for the G7 Head of Unit Costing
- Manage and develop team members
- Influence financial strategy
- Support senior decision-makers
- Contribute to wider departmental priorities
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engagement with policy and operational teams to understand policy impacts and develop financial and costing models.
- Oversee the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of cost models.
- Support scenario planning and reporting requirements.
- Develop financial models that respond to changing data and technology solutions.
- Produce and maintain financial models for fee-setting.
- Support cost recovery analysis.
- Support unit costing, financial accounts and transparency reporting.
- Ensure cost drivers, assumptions and methodologies are clearly documented.
- Ensure costing approaches comply with Analytical Quality Assurance standards.
- Provide expert advice to Finance Business Partners and other stakeholders.
- Advise stakeholders on unit costing and overhead allocations.
- Support financial scenario modelling.
- Develop an understanding of the relationship between operational and financial systems.
- Ensure operational volumes are accurately reflected in costing and pricing.
- Provide leadership through line management responsibilities.
- Deputise for the G7 Head of Unit Costing when required.
- Support corporate priorities and promote an inclusive, collaborative team culture.
Essential Criteria
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Experience of developing cost models within a complex organisation, or the ability to learn and apply cost-modelling techniques effectively.
- Ability to interpret and question financial and/or performance data.
- Ability to communicate complex financial models and information clearly to stakeholders.
- Ability to prioritise important activities while working in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong IT and data analytics skills, including intermediate or advanced Excel skills.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to demonstrate ownership and build collaborative relationships.
- Ability to work independently and proactively using digital tools and data insights.
- Confidence leading others on high-profile areas of work.
- Experience working within a finance environment using Metis finance systems or an equivalent system.
Desirable Criteria
- Good knowledge of finance processes and procedures.
Qualifications
Candidates should be:
- CCAB qualified
- CIMA qualified
- Part-qualified
- Or currently studying towards an appropriate qualification
A full CCAB qualification may also qualify eligible SEO staff for the additional £4,000 allowance.
Working Arrangements
The position is available on a full-time basis.
Flexible working arrangements may also include:
- Part-time working
- Job sharing
- Compressed hours
Part-time working has a minimum requirement of 4 days / 28 hours per week due to business requirements.
Part-time opportunities are subject to the requirements of the role and business and cannot be guaranteed.
Available Locations
Applicants can select up to three preferred locations.
Available locations:
- Croydon
- Liverpool
- Salford
- Sheffield
- Westminster
Candidates should only select locations they are prepared to travel to.
Civil Service Behaviours
The recruitment process will assess:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
Candidates are specifically required to provide evidence for:
Communicating and Influencing – maximum 250 words
Benefits
A career with the Home Office includes:
- Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- 25 days annual leave on appointment
- Annual leave increasing to 30 days with service
- 8 public holidays
- 1 additional privilege day
- In-year reward scheme for exceptional personal or team achievements
- Potential hybrid working arrangements where business needs allow
Employees working under hybrid arrangements are expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office.
Recruitment and Selection Process
This vacancy uses the Civil Service Success Profiles recruitment framework and assesses behaviours and experience.
Stage 1 – Eligibility and Online Tests
Candidates will first confirm their eligibility.
Successful candidates will then be invited to complete the Civil Service Numerical and Verbal Reasoning tests.
Test deadline: 21 August 2026
Candidates are advised to complete the tests as soon as possible, preferably within 24–48 hours of receiving the invitation.
Important: The online tests cannot be completed on a mobile phone or tablet.
Stage 2 – Full Application
Candidates who successfully complete the required tests will be invited to complete the full application.
The application requires:
- CV
- Evidence of Communicating and Influencing, maximum 250 words
The CV should include career history, qualifications, skills, experience and key achievements.
Stage 3 – Sift
Expected from: 25 August 2026
The sift will assess the CV and Communicating and Influencing behaviour.
If a high number of applications is received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Communicating and Influencing behaviour before the full CV sift.
Stage 4 – Presentation Assessment
Expected from: 16 September 2026
Candidates who pass the full sift may be invited to a presentation assessment consisting of:
- 5-minute presentation
- 5-minute Q&A
The presentation topic will be provided in advance.
The assessment will take place via Microsoft Teams.
Stage 5 – Interview
Expected from: 29 September 2026
Successful candidates from the previous stages will be invited to an interview.
The interview will assess the behaviours listed in the vacancy and will take place via Microsoft Teams.
Important Application Information
Candidates must ensure that all information submitted in their application is truthful and based on their own experience.
The Home Office permits appropriate use of artificial intelligence tools to support applications, but candidates must not present AI-generated material or another person’s experience as their own.
Security Requirements
Successful candidates must meet the required security and pre-employment checks.
The vacancy states that successful candidates will undergo a basic or equivalent criminal record check.
Candidates must also meet the required security standards, including a Counter-Terrorist Check (CTC) and Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks where applicable.
Nationality Requirements
The vacancy is broadly open to eligible:
- UK nationals
- Republic of Ireland nationals
- Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK
- Eligible EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic and Liechtenstein nationals and qualifying family members with settled or pre-settled status
- Certain individuals with limited or indefinite leave to remain who met the relevant EUSS eligibility requirements
- Turkish nationals and certain qualifying family members who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Applicants should verify the official nationality requirements before applying.
Reasonable Adjustments
Candidates who require reasonable adjustments should contact the Government Recruitment Service as early as possible before the closing date.
Applicants can also use the Assistance Required section of the application form to explain any adjustments or support required.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be maintained for up to 12 months.
Being placed on a reserve list does not guarantee a job offer.
Application Deadline
Closing date: 11:55 pm on Friday, 21 August 2026
Applicants are encouraged to apply early because the recruitment process includes online reasoning tests before completion of the full application.
Vacancy Reference
476384
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply through the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy.
Review the eligibility requirements, essential criteria, nationality requirements, security requirements and selection process before submitting your application.
Applicant Contact
Job Contact: Home Office Resourcing Centre – Corporate Enablers
Email: HORCCampaignTeamCorporateEnablers@homeoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment Team: Government Recruitment Service
Email: HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
When contacting the recruitment team, quote vacancy reference 476384.
Final Reminder
This is a permanent Senior Executive Officer finance position with the Home Office, offering up to £56,850, plus a potential £4,000 allowance for eligible SEO staff holding a full CCAB qualification.
The position is particularly suited to finance professionals with experience in cost modelling, Excel, financial analysis, data analytics, financial systems and stakeholder management.
Deadline: 11:55 pm, Friday 21 August 2026.
Apply early and complete the required online tests as soon as you receive the invitation.
Disclaimer
This vacancy information has been arranged for easier reading. Applicants should verify the latest requirements, eligibility conditions, salary information, closing date and application instructions on the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy before applying.