Audit Manager

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 it’s really like to work at HMRC. HMRC are hiring an Audit Manager to join our award-winning Internal Audit team driving excellence at HMRC. Are you an experienced Audit Manager, or ready to step into the role, with a passion for delivering high‑quality assurance and making a real difference? This is your opportunity to join a team that sets the standard for quality, impact and professionalism.

As HMRC leads one of the largest digital transformations in government—one of Europe’s most ambitious projects—our Internal Audit function plays a critical role. We work across every area of the organisation, providing trusted assurance on governance, risk management, and controls. Our commitment to excellence has been recognised when we won the Public Sector Team of the Year Award with the Institute of Internal Auditors for delivering outstanding value to the organisation and the IIA’s award for Professional Impact.

You will be supported by a team of experienced and highly respected colleagues who will share their knowledge and promote your development. The team will also value and learn from the experience you can bring to this organisation. We know that flexibility and work-life balance is important, so we offer flexible working along with the choice of working from home up to two days per week.

In return we offer:

• Ten days learning and development each year.
• An annual conference, each September, giving us a chance to get together and complete CPD learning.

The Audit Manager is a key role that supports the Director of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Senior Leadership Team in providing the HMRC Chief Executive with advice and assurance on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of their respective frameworks of governance and risk. The role can be directed in three primary ways and must be flexible in working across each area:

• Leadership of a team of Senior Auditors and Trainee Auditors (line management) and manage a customer/programme of work.
• Manage a customer/programme of work and undertake some complex audits.
• 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 body’s standards.
• Being an effective member of the unit’s Leadership Team; supporting the wider IA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver our performance challenges and vision.

Essential Criteria:

• A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) 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 qualifications experience.
• 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.
• Experience in financial systems/processes.

If your location preference is for the following site, it’s important to note that this is not a long‑term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

This site is: Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle. You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Locations Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.