Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford, Telford, Worthing About the job Job summary Are you a qualified Internal Auditor or Accountant? Have you got experience of delivering internal audit reviews? Would you thrive in an award-winning team who will share their knowledge and promote your development? If you are ready for a change and have an appetite for the breadth of work this role offers, we can help you build an outstanding career. Our provision of assurance to HMRC senior management will provide you with work that is meaningful and exciting. This is an opportunity that will no doubt stand out on any CV. You will be supported by a team of outstandingly experienced and respected colleagues who will share their knowledge and promote your development. We will also value and learn from the experience you can bring to this organisation. We know flexibility and work-life balance is important, so we offer flexitime to our people, along with the choice of working from home up to two days per week. For further information, there will be an opportunity to attend a presentation on the role and a chance to ask questions. This will take place at 13.00 on 13 January 2025 via Teams, so visit HMRC Auditor Recruitment to book your place. You will also find further information on our web page. HMRC is committed to becoming a data driven organisation and undergoing the biggest digital transformation in government with some of the biggest and most exciting digital projects in Europe. Internal Audit is integral to HMRC's operation, recently winning the Institute of Internal Auditors award for added value to an organisation. It works with every area of the Department providing assurance on governance, risk management and controls. As well as undertaking risk-based and compliance type audit work, we are actively brought in early to help the business design controls into new products and processes. 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. Job description The Audit Manager is a key role that supports the Director of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Senior Leadership Team in providing HMRC/VOA Chief Executives with advice and assurance on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of their respective frameworks of governance and risk. The role can be directed in two primary ways and must be flexible in working across each area: Leadership of a team of Senior Auditors and Trainee Auditors (manager); and/or Delivery of highly complex audits that necessitate more senior focus and more senior stakeholder management usually working across organisational boundaries (technical). Dependent on the allocation of primary role type, the role holder will be responsible for one or more of the following: Delivery of effective customer relationships with senior audit sponsors up to and including Directors General across the organisation and influencing collaborative working across organisational boundaries. Development and delivery of effective customer relationships with senior managers within an allocated Portfolio via structured Customer Account Management. Leading, developing and motivating audit team members to deliver an allocated plan of work and high- quality service to professional standards. Personal delivery of high-profile, complex, sensitive and/or cross enterprise audits, demonstrating technical expertise. Taking a lead role in shaping and delivering the IA Plan, ensuring that resource is directed to activities that review high-risk areas. Playing an active part in change and continuous improvement across the IA services, specifically in the areas of technical expertise where the role is aligned to self-audit delivery. Promote and use Data Analytics in the delivery of audit work. Ensuring personal continuing professional development (CPD) is carried out to maintain the professional bodys standards. Being an effective member of the units Leadership Team; supporting the wider IA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver our performance challenges and vision. Person specification Essential Criteria: A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant (Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook, who has relevant post qualification experience (criteria listed below). Audit Management and/or delivery within a medium to large complex organisation; People development and talent management; Experience of leading teams and operating across portfolio boundaries. Desirable Criteria: Commercial / procurement / transformation audit experience. Application of data analytics to enhance audit coverage. Qualifications A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant (Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook. Benefits Alongside your salary of £56,344, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,322 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 a 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 How to Apply As part of the selection process, you will be asked to submit your name-blind CV and a personal statement via the Civil Service Job Site. Your CV will consist of two elements: Career History: Word limit 1,000 Qualifications: Word limit 200 You will be presented with two text boxes. The first will ask for your employment history. Here you should set it out like a traditional CV, making sure to following the following format and will be scored against the roles and responsibilities outlined in the advert: Name of employee Dates worked (to and from) Job title Brief description of your main role/responsibilities (please ensure you match this section against the job advert/essential/desirable criteria. The desirable criteria will not be sifted on, but may be used in the event of a tie-break. The next text box will ask you to include any relevant qualifications you may have. The personal statement must be no more than 500 words. Please demonstrate the following in 500 words: What interests you about the role and what you would like to get out of it. Recent evidence of skills and experience you have that make you suitable. Please note that your application may be rejected if you exceed the word count as specified. 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 At sift your CV, and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. The sift will take place w/c 20 January 2025. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview The interview will consist of: A short presentation that you will be able to prepare for in advance and questions based on your experience. Interviews will be carried out face to face. Interviews are planned to be carried out between 10-17 February 2025. Please be advised that the above dates are indicative only and are subject to change. Some travel will be involved but not on a regular basis If you are found to be appointable at advertised grade but there are no positions available (or all positions have been filled), you may be offered a role at a lower grade. Offers will be made in merit order, and in line with our reserve list policy. If you are not found appointable for the advertised grade, you may be offered a role as a Senior Auditor if we assess that you meet the standard and criteria for that lower grade. If this applies to you, we will be in touch to explain further. 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 383635 & vacancy closing date 20/01/2025. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. 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 : Sarah Morris Email : sarah.morris3hmrc.gov.uk Telephone : 03000564699 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 Opens in new window (docx, 132kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail