At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the implementation of a new risk and audit tool across HMRC.
- Company: Join HMRC, a key player in government operations.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development, and potential for future roles.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with senior leaders and shape the future of risk tools.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on risk management and innovation in a vital government project.
- Qualifications: Experience in risk management and internal audit; leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 65000 £ per year.
Location: Croydon, Leeds, London, Manchester, Preston, Stratford, Worthing
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 within 2 years, at which point the expectation is for the post holder to be redeployed to an alternative SCS1 role within CFO.
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.
