Finance Systems and Process Analyst Leeds, England
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Finance Systems and Process Analyst
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Financial Accreditation Team (FA Team).
You will work in a fast-paced project environment, building relationships, and providing specialist financial advice and support to assist in driving forward effective transformation of HMRC’s finance systems and processes. You will specify finance requirements for change initiatives and ensure they are delivered.
This will allow HMRC to account for, receive and pay out money in accordance with strategy and Accounting Standards. This role gives an outstanding opportunity to develop key leadership, assurance and collaboration skills.
Important: This vacancy is only available at the specified locations; alternative locations are not available.
Your office location is contractual so if you are successful, there is an expectation that you will attend that office location as required by the business.
You need to consider how you will meet this requirement before you apply and discuss any concerns with the vacancy holder before accepting any role.
The successful candidate will be required to remain in post for a minimum of two years before considering a move within the same grade or to a different business area.
About Group Controller Directorate
Group Controller Directorate is part of the Chief Finance Officer Group within HMRC. The activities of Group Controller Directorate include accounting for all HMRC activity; governance, risk, assurance, and control; finance systems and accreditation, data, and processes for HMRC. The directorate is also heavily involved in projects to transform our finance processes and systems and is responsible for the finance profession across HMRC.
Group Controller Directorate is currently made up of approximately 260 staff across multiple locations and our vision is:
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To help steer HMRC towards a better understanding of its key risks and to ensure these are well controlled.
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To deliver a world-class customer service through plain, simple and well-controlled finance systems and processes, in support of Finance and Departmental Transformation.
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To transform and operate financial accounting and reporting processes with our highly capable teams; leading our own programme of change delivery aligned to HMRC Transformation plans.
- To support the Finance Function to ensure we have right people with the right skills in the right place at the right time.
See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Job description
Successful candidates will undertake a bespoke training programme enabling you to:
- Represent corporate finance in a project change environment, introducing and driving forward our requirements.
- Influencing the financial accreditation process as the team adapts to the pace of HMRC Change and the way we deliver Financial Accreditation.
- Develop the skills needed to build co-operative partnerships with project and programs teams to ensure Finance requirements are understood and developed.
Critically you'll then be assuring the subsequent changes made to ensure that they align with internal and external standards.
We do this throughout the project lifecycle process; providing accreditation and assurance for changes to HMRCs financial systems and processes.
Note: This is not an accounts production or budget holder role
Person specification
Responsibilities
- Working in partnership with Senior Officers accreditation of complex, high risk change initiatives and / or taking ownership and leading on the accreditation of several smaller lower risk change initiatives.
- Being a finance project stakeholder with accountability for or working in partnership with the Senior Officer who has accountability for ensuring finance requirements are delivered by the project team to attain a safe, secure and auditable financial journey.
- Managing risks, issues and prioritising your own work so that you meet critical deadlines
- Ensuring that changes made to Finance systems and processes meet Finance strategy.
- Working with an expert team of accreditors, to continually build capability that will ensure efficient delivery that meets the future demands of HMRC.
You will do this by:
- Developing an extensive range of contacts and being involved in a wide variety of subjects, which reach across the whole of HMRC.
- Working closely with wider Corporate Finance Subject Matter Experts (SME) to ensure their requirements are delivered, drawing on their expertise and keeping them informed of progress.
- Building an extensive knowledge and expertise of financial accounting and system requirements enabling you to support the wider business whilst providing input to a number of changes.
- Using and developing your knowledge and skills to provide accounting advice and support to all those involved in accreditation.
- Working with project teams and influencing change managers to embrace strategic solutions that will meet the future demands of the department.
- Attending and participating in change workshops/meetings, to understand impact of change and provide support and advice on the needs of finance and our strategic aims (travel will be required).
- Inputting financial requirements and influencing design.
- Responsibility for drafting process maps, Business Readiness, producing auditable information, testing preparation and collecting evidence for Go Live.
Essential Criteria
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with evidence of influencing and engaging with business partners in a large dispersed organisation.
- Finance skills.
- Ability to demonstrate either project management, audit or assurance skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities from multiple sources.
- Ability to analyse information, summarise and use judgement on recommendations.
Desirable Criteria:
Although the following is desirable there will be on the job learning and development, and therefore not essential:
- Working knowledge of one or more areas of taxation
- Good knowledge of accounting and project management principles, including desirable qualifications as follows:
- Fully/part qualified accountant (CAAB or equivalent).
- Fully/part qualified Association of Accounting Technician (AAT).
- Audit qualification(s).
- Project Management qualification(s)
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Find more about HMRC benefits in 'Your little extras and big benefits handbook' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to submit a Personal Statement and CV.
CV
This will be made up of 2 sections - one section to outline your career history within the last '10 years' highlighting key achievements and one section for you to list your qualifications (if you are part qualified please indicate to what level/stage).
Personal Statement
This will be in no more than 750 words to include evidence against:
- How you meet the essential criteria
- Suitability for the role
- What you will bring to the role
Please note we apply 50/50 weighting to your CV and Personal Statement so please make sure you take full advantage of the word count available.
Sift
If we receive a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift based on the Personal Statement.
Where there is an initial sift, we will provide scores to people who do not meet the minimum standard. If your application progresses to a full sift, your full application (CV and Personal Statement) will then be assessed and scores provided.
Interview
If successful at sift, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed further on:
- Your experience
- Behaviours
- Strengths
- Your skills and experience, and how you will add value to this position.
Interviews will be conducted over a Microsoft Teams Video call.
Application sift is planned to be carried out WC: 22/5/2023
Interviews, if required are planned to be carried out WC: 5/6/2023
Please be advised that the above dates are indicative only and are subject to change.
Additional Information
Desirable Criteria can only be used to determine the best applicant in a tie break scenario, but will not otherwise form part of the selection process.
The Jobholder should be aware of the potential for the risk of financial loss in the day to day work and be responsible for taking action when you or your staff identify instances of this. The Jobholder will be accountable for ensuring mitigating action is taken as appropriate.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
After interview, a single merit list may 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.
Important: The role requires frequent travel including overnight stays, sometimes at short notice.
Eligibility
To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information
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.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact [email protected] as soon as possible.
Equality and Diversity
We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued, supported and comfortable being their true self at work.
We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer, supporting social mobility by giving opportunities to people from all walks of life. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and offer a range of flexible working patterns and support. Our aim is to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.
For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values.
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.
We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We can’t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
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.
The Civil Service runs 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.
Locations
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.
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For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks
Further Information
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.
Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.
Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an ‘Other Government Department’ (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document "Combined T&C and OGD Pay English”, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk
Problems during the application process
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If you think you’ve made a mistake on a submitted application (e.g. you’ve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact [email protected] at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we won’t be able to reopen your application.
Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application - 285709 & vacancy closing date 22/05/2023.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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