Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Leeds, Manchester About the job Job summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what its really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. 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). Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: At interview candidates will be asked to provide a 5 to 10-minute presentation on "Your skills and experience, and how you will add value to this position." Benefits Alongside your salary of £36,320, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,521 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs. We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by as day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days. Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary. Family friendly policies. Personal support. Coaching and development. To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what its really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A CV including your job history and previous experiences. A 750-word personal statement. A 250-word Desirable Criteria statement where applicable. Your CV will be scored in conjunction with your Personal Statement. Your CV should be used to describe your employment history, dates of employment and your key accountabilities or deliverables that were held whilst in each role, to support and showcase your employment experience relevant to this application. Your Personal Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the essential criteria and person specification outlined in the advert. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here. Sift A sift will be carried out on your CV and Personal Statement, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. Your desirable criteria statement will not be scored and will only be used in the event of a tie break. Interview During the panel interview, your experience will be assessed, and you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of, and you will be asked strength-based questions to also explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant to the job role. Lead Behaviour: Communicating and influencing This is an example of a strengths-based question: It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well. You will also be asked to provide a 5 to 10-minute presentation on "Your skills and experience, and how you will add value to this position." Interviews will take place via video call. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Eligibility Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example Please re-open my application [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]. To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application. Reserve List A reserve list may be held for 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. Criminal Record Check 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. Merit List After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location. Reasonable Adjustments We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact the UBS Recruitment Excellence Team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional. Diversity and Inclusion Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success at HMRC, 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, and we want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential. Click here for more information on how we make this happen. 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. Terms and Conditions 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. 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. 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. Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band. Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract. If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run 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. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Jason Whiteley Email : jason.whiteleyhmrc.gov.uk Telephone : 03000 517993 Recruitment team Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaintshmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website. Attachments Combined TC and OGD Pay - English - July 2024 Opens in new window (docx, 129kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail