ɪɾ ᵻsˈɛnʃəli mˈɪɹɚd ðə sˈɛtˌʌp ɪn ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən, wɪððə pˈɜːmənənt sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv fˈaɪnæns bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs.
It essentially mirrored the set-up in Great Britain, with the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance becoming the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.