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Defence Nuclear Organisation
Our vision: Keeping safe and capable submarines at sea today and in the future – providing the UK’s strategic deterrent and supporting global security
The Defence Nuclear Organisation (Defence Nuclear or DNO for short) was established in 2016, as part of the recommendations set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) to oversee all defence nuclear business, excluding operations.
Defence Nuclear is responsible for the delivery of all the UK’s submarines, from procuring them, through to disposing of them safely when they reach the end of their life, and for nuclear warheads, nuclear skills and related infrastructure, and day-to-day nuclear policy.
Delivering these programmes will cost tens of billions of pounds over the next few decades. Defence Nuclear consists of the people, equipment and infrastructure required to make that happen.
Since April 2018, DNO is also the sponsor for the new Submarine Delivery Agency, established to manage and account for the contracts previously held by Defence Equipment and Support.
Defence Nuclear Finance Team
Under the Head of Finance, the Defence Nuclear Finance Team is a growing team, spanning three locations, to provide a comprehensive finance enabling service to Director General Nuclear and the Nuclear Enterprise.
The team is responsible for:
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Monitoring, managing and reporting on an annual budget of c.£4 billion comprising of capital, equipment support and operating expenditure.
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Providing a comprehensive Finance Business Partnering service to Director General Nuclear, Director Resources and Policy, Director Submarine Capability and Director Warhead.
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Providing oversight of the Defence Nuclear’s investment appraisal function, including review and analysis of business cases at various stages in a project or programme’s lifecycle.
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Supporting the long term planning and forecasting of c.£40 billion nuclear programme over the next ten years.
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Managing a multi-billion-pound statement of financial position including significant non-current assets in use and under construction and nuclear decommissioning provisions.
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Ensuring strong financial controls, governance and assurance across the whole nuclear enterprise.
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Supporting the sponsor function of the Submarine Delivery Agency, an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence.
Depending on your role you will be based in one of DNO’s main sites – London, Bristol or Aldermaston.
DNO provides opportunities for flexible working, which means that you may be able to work from home or in a closer DNO office for some of the week; however, you will need to agree these arrangements with your new manager. Please note for all roles, occasional travel to all the sites will be required.
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