Finance graduate jobs within government departments may be on the rise, despite the impending cuts on public spending, it has been revealed.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is launching a new cross-Whitehall recruitment strategy with the aim of seeking up to 120 qualified and part-qualified finance professionals for 2010, reports the Public Finance magazine.

Some 40 roles are expected to be filled at the DWP, Treasury, Home Office and Ministry of Justice in the first round of hires.

Nick Jackson, head of finance-professionalism at the Treasury, told the news provider of the new approach: "In certain areas, jobs are being scaled back but in finance you always need people to keep the books and, in the current climate, finance is at the heart of being able to deliver the fiscal consolidation challenge that we face.

"Demand is looking to remain strong," he added.

Personal Finance also reports that finance professionals are being encouraged to move around government departments every three to four years to promote wider career paths.

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