Locations: Leeds, 100 Parliament Street and Stratford HMRC Regional Centres


Salary:
£76k
Closing date: 09/09/2024 at 23:55

Job summary
The Risk, Control and Financial Accounting Directorate (RCFA) is part of the Chief Finance Officer (CFO)Group within HMRC. The activities of RCFA Directorate include accounting for all HMRC activity; responsibilityfor HMRC's strategic risk management process and Departmental assurance; and responsibility formaintaining and assuring finance processes and associated controls across HMRC. The directorate is heavilyinvolved in projects to transform our finance processes and systems and is also responsible for the financeprofession across HMRC.?
Job description
The Deputy Director Risk and Control will lead the HMRC centre ofexcellence for risk and control, reporting into the Chief Risk, Control andFinancial Accountant, (HMRCs Chief Risk Officer) and deputising wherenecessary. ?

This strategic leader will use their business acumen and confident seniorstakeholder engagement skills to both influence senior stakeholders acrossHMRC and challenge them on their accountability for enterprise riskmanagement.?

The role supports the Chief Risk Officer in using risk management to make areal difference at the highest level, as well as assuring that HMRCsgovernance and controls are robust.

For a full list of responsibilities please refer to the Candidate Pack available for download at the end of the Civil Service Jobs advertisement.
Person specification
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate relevant experience and effective delivery of the following essential criteria throughout their CV and Statement of Suitability application.?

?Essential Criteria:?

• Relevant qualification: either ERM certified in Enterprise Risk Management, or a qualified accountant or a qualified internal auditor (CIA)?
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders outside your line of command?
• Extensive experience of using risk management frameworks, methodologies and tools within a large complexorganisation.?
• Experience at assessing risks and associated assurance, identifying trends and linkages and reporting these to Board level governance groups
• Proven ability to lead and manage high performing teams through a period of change

Application:?

To apply for this post, you will need to complete anonline application via Civil Service Jobsby submitting the following:?

• A CVsetting out your career history, with keyresponsibilities and achievements. Please ensureyou have provided reasons for any gaps within thelast two years.?
• A Statement of Suitability explaining how youconsider your personal skills, qualities andexperience provide evidence of your suitability forthe role, with reference to the criteria in the personspecification.?

Your CV and Statement of Suitability should reflectyour most relevant and recent skills and experiencein relation to the role. Therefore, we recommend thateach document is no more than two A4 pages long.

Assessments:?

If shortlisted for interview, you will be asked to take part in a Staff EngagementExercise (SEE) and an Individual Leadership Assessment (ILA).?

Assessments dont result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed tosupport the panels decision making and highlight areas for further exploration atinterview.?

Full details of the assessment process will be made available to candidates ifshortlisted for interview.??

Interview:?

You will be asked to attend an interview for a more in-depth discussion of yourprevious experience and professional competence.?

We will also ask you to prepare a 5-minute verbal presentation. Details will beissued in advance of your interview.?

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing w/c07/10/2024and willbe held100 Parliament Street, London(full instructions will be issued prior tointerview).?

Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all candidates as soon as possibleonce all interviews have concluded.

All Criminal Record Checks applications are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

For further information regarding the role, selection process, criminal record checks, office locations and other frequently asked questions, please refer to the Candidate Pack which is available for download at the end of the Civil Service Jobs advertisement.

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