In-Year Reporting & Control Higher Officers deliver robust, clear, and timely financial management information and insight, including monthly management accounts, forecasts, dashboards, and analysis of options to inform decision making. They ensure the integrity and accuracy of data, that financial risks, issues, and opportunities are captured and monitored and that a clear narrative is provided on the financial position which reflects a sound understanding of business areas and their objectives.
They maintain collaborative customer-focused relationships and networks across the wider finance community, working seamlessly with colleagues to ensure the business are supported in a timely, constructive, and consistent way.
They bring different sets of data together and draw out the story from the consolidated data. In-Year Reporting & Control Higher Officers will monitor, analyse, and report on accurate financial data, producing management reports as well as reviewing and interpreting data to inform regular reporting, ensuring system/ ledger data is correct and in-year timetables are met.
As an In-Year Reporting & Control Higher Officer within the CDIO Financial Reporting & Control division, your responsibilities will be to:
• Build and maintain understanding of costs and business objectives and provide insights to Finance colleagues and management based on working knowledge and analysis.
• Provider of assurance and challenge of the underlying data that informs the forecast.
• Monitor and manage specific cost models and collaborate to ensure consistency of modelling and trackers across both the team and division.
• Maintain accurate forecast for area of responsibility and follow standard operating processes, flagging any concerns or discrepancies to stakeholders.
• Responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the tracking of financial insights and analysis (run rates, monthly variances, forecast movements, profile changes, capital and resource).
• Comply with financial controls for risks, recharges, accruals/prepayments, incremental costs of change.
• Tracking and understanding of agreed efficiencies/benefits.
• Work collaboratively to cover priorities across assigned area, and wider as required.
• Build knowledge across other work areas to develop capability/resilience across Financial Reporting & Control Division.
• Workforce tracking/forecasting.
• Produce ad hoc reports as directed to support customer needs.
• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset to assess report quality/value, identify required changes to standard reports and share/suggest best practice.
• Enable finance workflow efficiencies through adopting automation and process improvement.
• Update cost and financial models.
• Deputise for Senior Officers as required.
Activities above detail the key responsibilities we expect the successful candidate will undertake; however further role details will be provided during the application process. We recommend that interested candidates contact the Vacancy Holder for further information on the role.
At HMRC, we embrace a culture of change and encourage strategic thinking. The ideal candidate will thrive in this environment, possessing the ability to work comfortably with risk and contribute to the development of innovative solutions.
As an organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion, we welcome applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences, fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace.
Person specificationInterpersonal Skills:
• Support the team in delivery of outputs.
• Develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across organisation e.g., Finance Business Partners, customers.
• Ability to effectively negotiate with stakeholders.
Please note you may have the opportunity to study for a recognised accountancy qualification if successful.
Essential Criteria: The successful candidate will need:
• Previous experience of working in a relevant finance function/environment.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain strong working relationship with stakeholders and colleagues.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Competence in Excel.
Desirable Criteria: • Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning systems and accounting general ledger systems.
• Level 4 qualification with AAT, CCAB or CIMA.
• Qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent or working towards qualification.
Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- You will be asked a technical question based on Accounting Principles/Standards.
BenefitsAlongside 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 as 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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Thinking of joining the Civil ServiceThings you need to knowSelection process detailsThis vacancy is using
Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A CV including your job history and previous experiences.
- A 500-word Personal Statement.
- Three 250-word Behaviour statements.
- A 250-word statement on the Desirable Criteria.
Your Personal Statement should explain in no more than 500 words why you are suitable for this role, and how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the advert.
Your Desirable Criteria Statement should be completed where applicable. The desirable criteria will not be scored but may be used in the event of a tie-break.
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.SiftA sift will be carried out on your CV, Personal Statement and Behaviour statements, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
The desirable criteria will not be scored but may be used in the event of a tie-break.
InterviewDuring the panel interview, your experience will be assessed, and you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of.
You will also be asked Technical questions.
Interviews will take place via video call.
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.
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 - [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]'. To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Reserve ListA 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.
Criminal Record CheckApplications 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.
Merit ListAfter interview, a single merit list will be created, and appointments will be made in strict merit order until the set demand is filled in each location. If successful, you will be informed which locations are available when we reach your position on the merit list.
Reasonable AdjustmentsWe 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:
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.
Diversity and InclusionDiverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success at HMRC, and we welcome applications from all people, from all backgrounds, with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
We're committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues, and we want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential.
Click here for more information on how we make this happen .
Additional Security InformationPlease note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers:This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the 'location preferences' section that you can travel to.
Terms and ConditionsCustomer 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,
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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.
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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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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's
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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 InclusionThe 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 applicantsJob contact :
- Name : Mark Young
- Email : mark.young2@hmrc.gov.uk
Recruitment team- Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk
Further informationAppointment 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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