We are excited to be recruiting our next cohort of trainees. Being a trainee provides a wonderful opportunity for you to learn through studying towards a professional internal audit qualification, while undertaking a role that provides real value to the whole of HMRC. Successful completion will enable you to become a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with the opportunity to continue to study on to become a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA). This is an excellent foundation for a future career in Internal Audit. We require a commitment to follow and successfully complete a demanding but rewarding course of study and exams, while also developing your skills in the workplace, putting studies into practice, and proactively identifying opportunities for you to develop yourself professionally.

As a trainee Internal Auditor, you will support audit management in delivering assurance, advice and opinion on the overall adequacy and efficiency to Chief Executives on their framework of governance, risk management and control. This is an opportunity to work within a crucial government profession and influence senior officials within HMRC.

Day to day work will involve research and fieldwork into specific business and project reviews with direct key customer engagement. As your knowledge and training progresses you will be encouraged to seek further responsibilities with more senior customer interaction and bring together findings to form the base for the reporting stage. Specifics include:

• Personal responsibility for developing and maintaining effective relationships with assignment customers.
• Work independently, or within a team, to successfully deliver internal audit assignments and advisory reviews.
• Managing own time and resource optimally.
• Proactively identifies, foresees, and takes ownership of issues affecting delivery of their/ the wider team's objectives and provides solutions and options ahead of deadlines.
• Being an effective team member, supporting the wider team delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver appropriate objectives.
• Producing and delivering clear and accurate briefings, presentations and reports that meet the requirements of the customers.
• Looking to continuously improve your own development/ performance and that of the wider team, by providing constructive challenge/ participation in reviews, problem solve activities, team discussions.
• Responding positively to team and departmental changes.

As you gain experience and progress through professional qualification, you will start to build the skills required for Senior Internal Auditor role.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

You must hold one of the following:

• A bachelor's degree in any subject: 2nd class honours degree or above.
• 5 years experience in internal audit, risk, or compliance
• An active Internal Audit Practitioner award, achieved within the last 3 years.

You will have to provide proof of education certificates to the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Desirable criteria:

To realise your potential within Internal Audit, you will need to be self-motivated with a positive flexible approach and a willingness to contribute towards our excellent reputation for providing meaningful assurance and risk management services.

You will handle your own time and resource optimally and be an effective team member by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues.

• a strong analytical problem solver who provides solutions and works out what needs to be done and take pride in doing it to completion.
• an effective communicator both orally and verbally, supporting this with strong report writing skills, being able to communicate key messages clearly and succinctly to senior leaders.
• excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, being able to relate to people at all levels in an organisation and to build and maintain respect both professionally and personally.
• an independent problem solver who can challenge the status quo, express their views, and make decisions.
• highly organised, with the ability to work on, and lead, multiple projects within timelines and with minimal direct supervision.
• a team player who can also exercise their initiative.
• adaptable to shifts in business focus and customer needs.
• able to demonstrate resilience and tact in the face of challenging circumstances.

You must also meet the IIA's experiential requirements as well as successfully passing exams before you can claim your CIA designation from the Institute.

Candidates can find out more about the professional qualification on the institute's website IIA UK

IA Training Scheme Guidance:

• CIA learning system (online, handled by IIA UK) is supplemented with courses run by IIA UK or a tuition provider e.g. BHBi. HMRC currently encourages trainees to attend BHBi courses.
• BHBi offer covering the different elements of the CIA. Normally these are held in Cardiff but at the moment they are offering virtual courses as well.
• IIA UK offer revision master classes covering each CIA exam.

Due to the commitment required for to study and need to evidence work experience as part of the qualification, applicants wishing to work part-time should discuss this and get agreement to their proposed working pattern before applying.

Once qualified, you will ensure personal continuing professional development (CPD) to maintain the professional CIIA standards.

Undertaking the professional audit qualification is a long-term dedication, so we are seeking candidates who are self-motivated with a positive flexible approach to both the study and work commitments. Trainees will only be released on level transfers in outstanding circumstances.

Qualifications
Must hold one of the following:
⦁ A bachelor's degree in any subject: 2nd class honours degree or above.
⦁ 5 years experience in internal audit, risk, or compliance
⦁ An active Internal Audit Practitioner award, achieved within the last 3 years.
You will have to provide proof of education certificates to the IIA.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,320, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,521 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.

To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to Apply

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name-blind CV including your job history and qualifications.
• A 500-word personal statement.

Your CV will consist of two elements:

Career History: Word limit 1,000
Qualifications: Word limit 200

You will be presented with two text boxes. The first will ask for your employment history. Here you should set it out like a traditional CV, making sure to following the following format and will be scored against the roles and responsibilities outlined in the advert:

• Name of employee
• Dates worked (to and from)
• Job title
• Brief description of your main role/responsibilities (please ensure you match this section against the job advert/essential/desirable criteria. The desirable criteria will not be sifted on, but may be used in the event of a tie-break.
  The next text box will ask you to include any relevant qualifications you may have.

The personal statement must be no more than 500 words. Please demonstrate the following in 500 words:

• What interests you about the role and what you would like to get out of it.
• Recent evidence of skills and experience you have that make you suitable.

Please note that your application may be rejected if you exceed the word count as specified.

Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here.

Sift

At sift your CV, and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.

Candidates will need to specify if successful at sift which location they wish to be interviewed at Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

The sift will take place between 20 January 2025 and 31 January 2025.

Interview

The interview will consist of:

• A short presentation that you will be able to prepare for in advance and
• questions based on your experience.

Interviews will take place face to face.

Interviews are planned to be carried out between 17-28 February 2025.

Please be advised that the above dates are indicative only and are subject to change.

Some travel will be involved but not on a regular basis.

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.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - 384294 & vacancy closing date 20/01/2025'.

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles - if this applies to you, we'll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will 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.

Criminal Record Check

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.

Reasonable Adjustments

We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the "Assistance required" section in the "Additional requirements" page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a Language Service Professional.

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.

Terms and Conditions

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.

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 .

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.

Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.

Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run 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.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Sarah Morris
• Email : sarah.morris3@hmrc.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03000564699

Recruitment team

• Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk

Further information
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.

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