Project Director for Risk and Audit Tool Implementation

About the Opportunity

Croydon, Leeds, London, Manchester, Preston, Stratford, Worthing

Job Summary

This Deputy Director role (Project Director for the risk and audit tooling project) will lead the implementation of the new risk and audit tool across HMRC. In addition to experience of leading change successfully, the role requires a candidate with strong risk management and internal audit experience to enable them to help shape the implementation to deliver a practical tool that adds value and enables HMRC to benefit from future innovation in this area. The role holder will be responsible for leading all aspects of the project bringing together the risk and internal audit workstreams within one project. The role holder will report directly to the Chief Risk Officer and Group Financial Controller who is based in Chief Financial Officer Group within HMRC and liaise closely with the Director of Internal Audit. The duration of this project is expected to conclude in within 2 years, at which point the expectation is for the post holder to redeployed to an alternative SCS1 role within CFO.

Job Description

Role Responsibilities

• Provide strong project leadership to ensure the successful implementation of the new audit and risk tool.
• Work closely and collaborate with teams leading the wider risk and assurance improvement work to align the ways of working for the new tooling with that work.
• Engage with the wider business community to land the new tooling and new ways of working around it successfully.
• Lead adoption of the new capabilities in the risk and audit community that the new tool enables.
• Be an active and engaged member of the wider senior leadership team of the Chief Risk Officer and Group Financial Controller.

Management of People

The postholder will lead a small dedicated central team and will be responsible for leading, managing and motivating them to deliver the project’s objectives. The postholder will need to be comfortable influencing and engaging with a much wider diverse set of stakeholders across the organisation and directing business readiness activities through these stakeholders.

Person Specification

Essential

• Substantial risk management, preferably within a risk advisory function
• Substantial Internal Audit experience, preferably within an internal audit function
• Practical experience of leading change or implementing ways of working.
• A relevant qualification from either:
  • ERM Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management
  • Qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, ICEAW, CIMA, CIPFA)
  • Qualified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Desirable

• An understanding of the risk environment within HMRC, another Government Department or organisation of similar size and stature.
• An understanding of HMRC’s core business activities in collecting tax.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £81,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

For full benefits please see attached Candidate Pack

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Selection Process Details

For full selection process please see attached Candidate Pack

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality Requirements

This job is broadly open to 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), 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code 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. 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.

Contact Point for Applicants

Job Contact

Name: Robert Gavin

Email: scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk

Recruitment Team

Email: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk

Further Information

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