Job Description

Responsibilities RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely with HMRC Change leads and Finance/IT experts you will be responsible for:
• Taking ownership of and leading the accreditation of several complex and high-risk project change initiatives, developing an extensive range of contacts and being involved in a wide variety of subjects, which reach across the whole of HMRC.
• Work managing and coaching staff who may be working in partnership with your delivery of accreditation.
• Working with an expert team of accreditors, to continually build capability that will ensure efficient delivery that meets the future demands of HMRC.
• This role may include HR management responsibilities.
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 and Testing preparation and collecting evidence for Go Live.
• Responsible for providing written project updates and summaries of documents to support seniors on Project Boards or when senior decisions are needed.
• Retaining accountability for your own work and the work you may delegate to staff who may be supporting you.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
Although the following is desirable there will be on the job learning and development, and therefore not essential:
Good knowledge of accounting or 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)   Applications For further information and to apply, please see following link. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Highly motivated and self-driven with excellent influencing and organisational skills. • Able to demonstrate either finance, project management, audit or assurance skills. • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely. • Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills. • Ability to analyse information, summarise and use judgement on recommendations.