Senior Specialist in Change Assurance

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom HMRC Full time

Salary and Benefits

Competitive compensation, pension contributions, generous holiday allowance, flexible working arrangements, and additional perks.

About the Role

We are thrilled to present an opportunity to join the Financial Controls Assurance Team (FCAT) at HMRC.

This position is ideal for individuals who thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, focusing on establishing connections and offering expert advice on process risks and controls related to HMRC's operations in managing UK taxes, duties, and benefits.

This role provides an exceptional chance to enhance leadership, assurance, and collaborative skills.

Team Overview

FCAT operates under the Risk, Control & Financial Accounting Directorate within the HMRC Chief Finance Officer Group. Our mission is to guide HMRC towards a comprehensive understanding of its critical risks and ensure effective control measures are in place.

Our team, though small and geographically dispersed, covers all aspects of HMRC's tax, duty, and benefit processes, as well as corporate operations that lead to financial transactions and entries in HMRC's financial statements.

We collaborate closely with HMRC's Business Groups and Change teams to integrate, assure, and enhance financial control standards. Our expert advice and challenges help maintain HMRC's integrity by ensuring that robust financial controls, including segregation of duties, are effectively designed and operational to mitigate risks of fraud, error, and money laundering.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will join the FCAT Change Assurance Team and will be tasked with:

  1. Managing a designated portfolio of high-risk and complex Change projects with varying timelines and implementation schedules.
  2. Providing expert guidance, challenge, and assurance to Change teams to ensure adherence to HMRC's control and segregation standards in the design of new and evolving systems and processes.
  3. Influencing Change projects to comply with control and segregation standards prior to their implementation and promptly escalating any non-compliance issues.
  4. Offering support to team members as necessary, including coverage during absences.

Travel Requirements

The role may involve some travel, including occasional overnight stays, and may encompass HR management responsibilities in the future.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a proactive self-starter who embraces change and excels in a fast-paced, demand-driven environment.

Essential Skills and Attributes:

  1. Ability to manage workload effectively, demonstrating leadership in meeting multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities.
  2. Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence, with a proven track record of influencing within a large, dispersed organization.
  3. Collaboration skills to work with colleagues and Change teams across various levels, ensuring robust controls and segregation in new and changing systems.
  4. Resilience under pressure and confidence in ambiguous situations, with a comprehensive understanding of both detailed and broader perspectives.
  5. Analytical mindset with the ability to assess new processes and systems, identifying risks and control weaknesses while collaborating with Change teams to find solutions.
  6. Excellent communication skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts and tailoring messages for diverse audiences.
  7. A commitment to continuous improvement in team processes and HMRC's control standards.

Commitment Expectations

The successful candidate is expected to remain in the position for a minimum duration and complete necessary training related to fraud risk assessments.

Qualifications

Essential:

Experience in:

  • Risk Management in processes and systems.
  • Process controls and assurance.
  • Risk and Control Frameworks.
  • Internal Auditing.
  • Segregation of duties.

Desirable:

Membership in the Government Counter Fraud profession and experience in collaborative work across various grades and business areas in geographically dispersed teams.

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