Finance and Systems Assurance Officer

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Reference number

481288

Salary

£37,682 \- £46,077
National min £37,682 \- max £40,705

London min \- £42,631 \- max £46,077

External applicants will join on the pay band minimum.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

HMRC \- CFO \- Risk, Control and Financial Accounting### Type of role

Audit

Finance

Governance

Internal Audit

Project Delivery

Risk Management### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

9
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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Leeds Regional Centre \- Wellington Place

Stratford Regional Centre \- Westfield AvenueAbout the job
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Job summary

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We have an exciting opportunity to join one of our Financial Accreditation (FA) Teams.

As a principal keyholder of HMRC’s finance systems, we ensure that all changes meet our standards, summarised in five key guardrails, and provide assurance to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) that these standards are upheld. We provide expert advice and support on accounting treatments, financial controls, and risk management to programmes throughout the end\-to\-end (E2E) change lifecycle, ensuring that all financial aspects of change are robust, compliant, and well\-governed.

You will work in a fast\-paced 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.

Our vacancy sits in one of the FA Teams, which forms part of Finance Systems Strategy and Change in Risk, Control \& Financial Accountant (RCFA). Our team plays a key role in HMRC Transformation by ensuring excellent financial management and control throughout the HMRC Change process by accrediting changes to financial systems and processes.

As a Finance and Systems Assurance Officer, you will act as the finance assurance stakeholder for change initiatives across HMRC. You will assess proposed solutions, challenge design decisions, define financial requirements and review evidence to determine whether changes meet Financial Accreditation standards and can be delivered safely into the live environment.

Job description

• Become an expert in financial accreditation processes, ensuring high level requirements are met by the Change programme for the portfolio of projects/programmes assigned to you.


• Engage with Subject Matter Experts (SME), across several finance and specialist areas to ensure change requirements are delivered and tested to our standards.


• Being a 'critical friend' with key HMRC Change Delivery programmes, whilst acting in a sensitive and diplomatic manner. Ensuring that the financial journey delivered by the project is safe, secure, auditable and allows HMRC accounts to be produced accurately.


• Communicate with senior management using appropriate styles, methods and timing, to maximise understanding and impact.

You will join a welcoming and accomplished team of accreditors, who have a wide knowledge of tax and finance accounting systems and processes.

Successful candidates will undertake a bespoke training programme enabling you to:

• Represent Finance in a project change environment, introducing and driving forward our requirements.


• Influence 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.

Person specification

Responsibilities

Working closely with experienced Accreditors, HMRC Change leads and Finance/IT specialists you will be responsible for:

• Leading the accreditation of change initiatives.


• Being a finance project stakeholder 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.

Essential Criteria:

You will need to have \-

• Finance skills in one or more of the following areas, risk management, systems, processes, general ledger, or change.


• Ability to assess the financial impact of changes to systems, processes or services and identify associated risks, controls and assurance requirements.


• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely.


• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.


• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities from multiple sources.


• Ability to analyse information, summarise and use judgement on recommendations.


• Actively working towards or willing to complete Level 4 qualification with AAT, CCAB, CIMA or equivalent.

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to demonstrate either project management, audit or assurance skills.


• Experience of working on transformation programmes, in a project change environment or working knowledge of one or more areas of taxation.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

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.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing


• Delivering at Pace


• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,916 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

• Pension \- We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28\.97% of their salary.


• Family friendly policies.


• Personal support.


• Coaching and development.

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Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability and Experience.Stage 1: Short Application form

You will be asked to complete:

A basic application form, detailing your personal details and confirming whether you meet the eligibility criteria.

Stage 2 \- Online tests

After submission of the first stage of your application, you will be invited to complete the Civil Service Verbal Test. If you successfully pass the tests, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.

Please complete these tests as soon as possible (within 24\-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the campaign, including the completion of the full application form, stated below is 01/10/2026 at 23:55

If you fail to complete the online tests and full application form before the deadline your

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