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Job summary
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.
This is an exciting time to join HMRC as we continue our journey to become one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world. To achieve our ambition, we are investing in ground-breaking initiatives and programmes to transform our tax systems, building a dynamic organisation with a culture that focuses on and significantly invests in the continual development of our people.
The role is based in CFO Groups Tax and Financial Accounting Directorate, and will play a key part of HMRCs transformation, responsible for leading fast-paced teams focussed on ensuring that programmes are delivering fit-for-purpose solutions that meet our high accounting, control, and process standards.
See what its like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Job description
This is a key leadership role with the opportunity to engage and promote HMRC Financial and Control standards and requirements across HMRC Transformation. The role offers a variety and breadth of responsibilities working in second line of defence to provide assurance to the Chief Finance Officer. You will achieve this by:
Leading the assurance of ground-breaking change to ensure it is delivered in line with departmental standards and strategies and provides effective financial management and control.
Setting a clear vision for the Financial accreditation assurance process in line with the HMRC change framework.
Inspire the continued development of a high performing team, building Financial Accreditation capability, and ensuring clear direction across the team.
Developing and maintaining relationships with change senior leads on a portfolio of programmes across HMRC.
Influencing senior partners in decision making and design/processes for change. Ensuring they align to set standards, providing constructive challenge to change leads where they do not meet these standards.
Ensuring robust audit trails are maintained to enable response to the National Audit Office or Internal Audit Office enquiries.
Liaise closely with all Finance Subject Matter Specialists ensuring they are aware of change that will impact on the financial processes or delivery of the HMRC accounts.
Providing technical advice and decision making to complex accounting and control solutions.
Become a proactive and engaged member of change Boards including deputising for the Deputy Director, Finance Systems and Processes at Programme and other decision-making boards.
Protect the accuracy and completeness of the departments accounts by ensuring all financial requirements and strategies are known, understood and efficiently delivered by change leads.
Management
The successful candidate will be working directly to the Deputy Director, Finance Systems and Processes.
You will lead a team of 3 senior managers (G7s) with direct and indirect management of up to 25 staff across multiple locations. (some travel across the UK will be required).
You will work in collaboration with your G6 counterpart leading the second Financial Accreditation team, who will have similar responsibilities, to build a single team ethos.
This high-profile leadership role will:
Provide an outstanding opportunity to engage with and inspire change across all the business areas in HMRC.
Give you responsibility for ensuring programmes and projects receive specialist advice and support and providing assurance that changes meet our current and future needs
Empower you to use your talents to lead and set strategic vision for a growing financial accreditation team
In addition, this role provides an outstanding chance to further develop key leadership, assurance and collaboration skills.
We expect you to remain in this role for a minimum of two years before considering a move within the same grade or to a different business area.
Travel to other locations across the country for board meetings and team meetings will be required.
Person specification
To be successful in this role you’ll be a confident leader with a proven track record of leading and developing successful teams.
You will come from a finance professional background and have excellent communication, influencing, and collaboration skills as well as technical accounting, leadership and stakeholder management skills. You’ll be able to develop technical knowledge of all finance and tax systems and processes. In addition, you will need to develop a good understanding of HMRC strategic directions and Transformation objectives.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualified (or Finalist) Accountant with a recognised body such as ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA etc with strong financial expertise.
- Experience of leading and developing high performing and diverse teams in the finance function of a large and complex organisation.
- Experience and knowledge of risk and control management in a complex financial systems and processes assurance environment.
- Experience of working within a change environment, with a focus on business change, continuous improvement and organisational transformation.
- Strong communication, influencing, stakeholder and relationship building skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ability to analyse and consider information, summarise and exercise good judgement to support decisions and advice given.
- Ability to organise and manage multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities from multiple sources (including wider organisational goals).
Desirable Criteria:
- Audit skills/qualifications
- Project Management skills /qualifications
- Knowledge of HMRCs transformation agenda
- Knowledge of ERP (Oracle or SAP) systems functionality
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Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Find more about HMRC benefits in ‘Your little extras and big benefits handbook’ for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
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Selection process details
As part of the selection process you will be asked to complete a Personal Statement and CV.
CV – This will be made up of 2 sections – one section to outline your career history highlighting key achievements and one section for you to list your qualifications
Personal Statement – Word limit 1000 words to include evidence against:
- How you meet the essential criteria
- What you will bring to the role
- Please make sure you take full advantage of the full word count available.
Sift
If we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift based on the personal statement.
Where there is an initial sift, we will provide scores to people who do not meet the minimum standard. If your application progresses to a full sift, your full application (CV and Personal Statement) will then be assessed and scores provided.
Interview
If successful at sift, you will be invited to an interview where you will be assessed against the essential criteria and strengths.
At interview candidates will also be asked to provide a 5 minute presentation on the topic:
Your skills and experience, and how you will add value to this position
Sift and interview dates
A sift will be carried out WC 16/10/23. An interview, if required, will be carried out WC 30/10/23.
Please be advised that the above dates are indicative only and are subject to change.
Further Information
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles if this applies to you, well let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
This vacancy is only available at the specified locations, alternative locations are not available.
Your office location is contractual so if you are successful there is an expectation that you will attend that office location as required by the business. You need to consider how you will meet this requirement before you apply and discuss any concerns with the vacancy holder before accepting any role.
We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.
Eligibility
To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:
Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Diversity and Inclusion
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.
Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. Were committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC.
For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We cant guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
The Civil Service runs a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Locations
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
Security Update
For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks
Further Information
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application/s will be withdrawn from the process.
Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.
Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an Other Government Department (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document “Combined T&C and OGD Pay English, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk
Problems during the application process
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If you think youve made a mistake on a short application form (e.g. youve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we wont be able to reopen your application.
Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application – 315070 & vacancy closing date 14/10/23. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Buki Obakin
- Email : Buki.Obakin@hmrc.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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