To apply direct for this role please visit Civil Service Jobs and quote REF: 388850 We have an exciting opportunity to join the Financial Accreditation Team (FA Team). ? Our exciting and interesting role would suit anyone who wants to work in a project change environment with a desire to develop their knowledge of HMRC tax systems and processes. ? The role will suit you if you like to collaborate, are confident, able to articulate your view in a room of peers, appropriately challenge and want to make a difference by supporting HMRC deliver change.? ? You will work in a fast-paced project environment, building relationships, and providing specialist advice and support to assist in driving forward effective transformation of HMRCs finance systems and processes. You will specify finance requirements for change initiatives and ensure they are delivered. ? This will allow HMRC to account for, receive and pay out money in accordance with strategy and Accounting Standards. This role gives an outstanding opportunity to develop key leadership, assurance, and collaboration skills. ? Important: 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 a minimum of 60% of your available working time.? ? The successful candidate will be required to remain in post for a minimum of two years before considering a move within the same grade to a different business area. ? You need to consider how you will meet these requirements before you apply and discuss any concerns with the vacancy holder before accepting any role.? 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 You will join a welcoming and accomplished team of accreditors, who have a wide knowledge of tax and finance accounting systems and processes. ? You will be a stakeholder for Risk, Controls and Financial Accounting (RCFA) representing and working with finance areas and to ensure change requirements are delivered and tested to our exacting standards. You will hold responsibility for making sure that the financial journey delivered by the project is safe, secure, auditable and allows HMRC accounts to be produced accurately. ? Successful candidates will undertake a bespoke training programme, enabling you to: Represent RCFA in a project change environment, introducing and driving forward our requirements. Influencing the financial accreditation process as the team adapts to the pace of HMRC Change and the way we deliver Financial Accreditation.? Develop the skills needed to build co-operative partnerships with project and programme teams to ensure finance requirements are understood and developed.? While this isnt an accounting role, knowledge of accounting and/or accounting systems would be advantageous. ? As a department committed to continuous professional development this role will also provide you with opportunities to learn, expand or further develop knowledge to support you reach your potential. Person specification We will support you to develop your skills so that you can lead on the accreditation of small/low risk changes and/or work in partnership with Senior Officers to accredit more complex, higher risk changes, developing an extensive range of contacts and being involved in a wide variety of subjects, which reach across the whole of HMRC. ? We want you to lead/work in partnership with Senior Officers to develop and introduce the finance requirements to be delivered by the project, to meet finance standards. Ensuring that changes to HMRC accounting systems and processes are robustly tested and test evidence is analysed.? ? You will do this by: Taking ownership and accountability of the Projects assigned to you. Working with an expert team of accreditors, subject matter experts and IT specialists, to make sure requirements are delivered.? Maintaining engagement with the project team throughout the project change cycle to ensure risks and issues are managed, prioritising yours and your teams work so that you meet critical deadlines.? Providing updates and summaries of documents to support seniors on Project Boards or when senior decisions are needed. The role can require frequent travel including overnight stays, sometimes at short notice. Important: The successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 2 years, from the date of commencement, before considering making application for a level transfer. The candidate is free to make an application for promotion at any time. Essential Criteria: Highly developed interpersonal skills with evidence of influencing and engaging with senior partners in a large, dispersed organisation. Demonstrate one or more of working in a project, finance, audit, or assurance role.? Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely.? Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.? Ability to manage multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities.? Ability to analyse information, summarise and use your own judgement to make recommendations.? Desirable Criteria: Worked in a project change environment.? Working knowledge of one or more areas of taxation. Good knowledge of accounting and project management principles, including desirable qualifications as follows:? Part/fully qualified accountant (CIMA or equivalent).? Part/fully qualified Association of Accounting Technician (AAT).? Audit qualification(s).? Project Management qualification(s).