The Finance Centre Department is headed by the Finance Centre Director, James Tipping, who reports directly to the Minister for Financial Services, the Hon. Gilbert Licudi MP. The Department is responsible for advising the Minister on all financial services policy matters, liaising with the private sector and regulator in Gibraltar, financial services legislation, and co-ordination of communication relating to strategic initiatives involving the IMF, OECD, EU and other financial services-related matters.

The Finance Centre Department is also charged with marketing Gibraltar internationally as a financial services centre and co-ordinates applications for high-net-worth tax residence in Gibraltar by individuals. In addition, the Finance Centre Director is the competent authority for tax information exchange under the International Co-operation (Tax Information) Act 2009 and is also Registrar of Companies.