Annual Salary £56,344
Annual Pension Contributions £16,322 = package of £72,666 P.A
FLEXITIME/HOURS/DAYS - 60% working from HMRC Cardiff
25 DAYS HOLIDAY + BANK + 1 DAY EXTRA PER YEAR OF SERVICE
Upskilling and Access to Courses.
Civil Service Benefits
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JobSummary
DiscoveracareerinyourhandsatHMRC.Whetheryou'reseekingpurpose,growth,oraworkplacethatgivesyouatruesenseofbelonging,hearfromsomeofouremployeesastheysharetheirstoryaboutwhatitsreallyliketoworkatHMRC.
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HMRCaretheUKstax,payments,andcustomsauthority.OurvitalpurposeistocollectthemoneythatpaysfortheUKspublicservices.Wehelpfamiliesandindividualswithtargetedfinancialsupport.Beingimpartialandincreasinglyeffectiveandefficientinouradministration,wehelpthehonestmajoritytogettheirtaxrightandmakeithardforthedishonestminoritytocheatthesystem.
Wecommittobeingprofessional,actingwithintegrity,showingrespectandbeinginnovative.WetakerealprideinmakingHMRCagreatplacetowork,investinginouremployeesskillsandcareerdevelopment,creatingmodern,state-of-the-artfacilities,andofferingarangeofflexibleworkingpatternsandbenefits.
Wewanteveryonetofeelvalued,supported,andcomfortablebeingtheirtrueselfatwork.Weareproudtobeadiverseandinclusiveemployer,supportingsocialmobilitygivingopportunitiestopeoplenomatterwhattheirbackground.Wehaveseveralstaffdiversitynetworksthatcoverrace,disability,LGBTQ,gender,andcarers.
Youllbeablejoinanyofthesenetworkswhenyoujoinusandgettinginvolvediseasy.
Wellgiveyouthesupportyouneedtogrowinconfidence,helpyouenjoyyourtimeinsideandoutsidetheworkplaceensuringyouhaveagoodwork-lifebalance.Webelievethatweareagreatplacetowork.
AbouttheRole
Areyouaqualifiedaccountantwithstrongfinancialaccountingexperiencefromworkinginpracticeorindustry?
Willyoubringcommercialknowledgeandanunderstandingofhowbusinessesoperate,andhowaccountingstandardsapplytosophisticatedtransactions?
Wouldtheofferofhybridwork,actualflexitimeandgenuinework-lifebalancealongsidecaptivatingtechnicalworkinterestyou?
Ifso,wecanofferyouarolethatoffersexcitingandambitiousworkthathasrealimpactsonGovernmenttaxpolicydecisionsandmakesahugedifferencetothenationsfinances.
Ourteamof150accountantssupportHMRCsteamsandhavepreviouslyworkedinvariedrolesinpracticeorindustry,includingauditandfinancialaccountingpositions.EquivalentrolesintheprivatesectorwillincludemanagersinBig4Practiceandfinancialaccountantsinindustry.
Weareexpandingandlookingfor7accountantstojoinoneofourtwoteams.
AbouttheTeams
CommissionersAdvisoryAccountantTeam(LegalGroup)
TheCommissionersAdvisoryAccountant(CAA)isaccountableforallaccountancyadvicetoTribunalsandCourtsandtoHMRCpolicyunits,andforthequalityofadvicegivenbyAdvisoryandForensicAccountantsinoperationaldirectoratestoHMRCofficersinthoseoperationaldirectorates.
TheCAAissupportedbytheCAAteamwhichisresponsibleforprovidingaccountancyadviceinlitigationandpolicymatters,andforthedeliveryofahigh-qualityaccountancyservicethroughoutHMRC.ItsworkimpactsonmostpartsoftheDepartmentandHMRCcustomers.TheteamalsorepresentsHMRCwithexternalprofessionalbodiessuchastheICAEW,ICASandACCA.
CustomerComplianceGroup
TheCustomerComplianceGroup(CCG)bringsallourcompliancecustomersegmentdirectoratesintoonegroup:LargeBusiness,WealthyandMid-sizedBusinesses,IndividualsandSmallBusinesses.
ThegroupalsoincludesseveralteamswhoworkacrossbusinesssegmentssuchasFraudInvestigationService(FIS),CounterAvoidance(CA)andRisk&IntelligentService(RIS).
CCGensuresthatHMRCcollectsthefullandaccurateamountofmoneyduefromUKtaxpayers,investigatesoffensesagainstthetaxsystemandtakesactiontoidentifyandmitigatepotentialthreats.
HMRCstrivetoprovidefair,lawfulandimpartialservicebyputtingthecustomerexperienceattheheartofourcompliancework.InCCG,wedeliveronHMRCChartercommitmentsbyapplyingtheComplianceProfessionalStandardsconsistentlytoallourwork.
Responsibilities
AsanAdvisoryAccountant,yourrolewillincludethefollowing:
Provideaccountingadviceforcomplexaccountancyissues:analysingrelevantcustomerfacts,accountingframeworksand,whereappropriate,challengecustomersaccountinganalyses.
Meetwithcustomersandworkwithotherspecialiststoformaviewandassesstheimpactoftheaccountingtreatmentfortax.
Supportlitigation,actingasanexpertaccountingwitness,caseaccountantorwitnessoffactandbeproactiveinassistingothersinvolvedinlitigation.
Youwillprepareandreviewprofessionalreportsthatcontainfactualoropinionevidence,attendcaseconferences,meetingsandcourtactingwithprofessionalism,integrityandindependence.
Developandprovidequalityaccountancytrainingtoaccountancyandtaxprofessionals,offeringfollow-upsupporttodelegates.
Coachandmentorcolleaguesalongsidesharingknowledgeandbestpractice,usinginnovativemethodsanddigitaltools.
Demonstrateleadership,expertise,andauthoritytocrediblyengagewithkeycollaboratorsincludingagents,tribunals,colleagues,customers,andseniorHMRCofficers.
PersonSpecification
Thisrolerequiresstrongfinancialaccountingexperiencegainedandconsolidatedineitherpractice,industry,publicsectororprivatesector,dealingwitharangeofstakeholders.
Thisshouldbedemonstratedby:
Experienceofworkingoncomplextechnicalfinancialaccountingmatters,including:
Analysingandinterpretingfinancialrecords;
Preparingorreviewingfinancialstatements;and
Consideringtheappropriateaccountingtreatmentofavarietyofspecifictransactions.
Alongside:
AclearunderstandingofaccountingprinciplesandtheapplicationofGAAPintheUK;
Strongcommunicationskills,includingdeliveryofreportsorbriefingstoseniorstakeholders;and
Commercialknowledgeandanunderstandingofhowbusinessesoperateincludingaccountingsystems.
EssentialCriteria
Youmustalreadyhavefullandcompletequalificationfrom,andcontinuingmembershipof,oneofthefollowingprofessionalaccountingbodies:
Qualifications
TheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEnglandandWales(ICAEW).
TheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsofScotland(ICAS)
CharteredAccountantsIreland(CAI)
TheAssociationofCharteredCertifiedAccountants(ACCA)
TheCharteredInstituteofManagementAccountants(CIMA)
TheCharteredInstituteofPublicFinanceandAccountancy(CIPFA)
PleaseNote:Partqualifiedaccountantsarenoteligiblefortheseposts.
Behaviours
We'llassessyouagainstthesebehavioursduringtheselectionprocess:
CommunicatingandInfluencing
DeliveringatPace
Technicalskills
We'llassessyouagainstthesetechnicalskillsduringtheselectionprocess:
Theinterviewwillincludeanaccountancybasedtechnicaltest(toincludebothapresentationandawrittenoutput).
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