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GOV.UKFinance Director, Chief Digital Information Office
HM Revenue and Customs
Apply before 9:00 am on Monday 30th January 2023
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Job summary
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is one of the UK’s largest employers, with over 66,000 employees nationally. We are responsible for collecting taxes from individuals and businesses; the money we collect in tax pays for our public services and helps to fund things like schools and hospitals, build roads and public buildings, and support communities.
We also protect the workforce by enforcing minimum wage and we look after those in need by administering a range of benefits including child benefit, tax-free childcare, statutory pay and tax credits.
Job description
Reporting to the Director General CDIO, the FD CDIO will be responsible for overseeing all finance and accounting activity within a directorate of 140 staff. They will operate as a member of the CDIO’s senior leadership team and work closely with senior stakeholders across HMRC and beyond, providing sound advice on finance, governance, and risk. Pivotal in this is their role as a key member of the Chief Financial Officer’s finance network. Alongside this, the FD CDIO will play a key role in transformation activities, acting as a financial subject matter expert, as HMRC transitions into a more digital, more automated organisation.
Person specification
This role will suit a qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a successful track record as a senior financial leader within an organisation of significant scale and complexity and experience of operating as part of a senior leadership team in a technology related business. The role demands high levels of commercial acumen and the ability to see the bigger picture contributing to wider strategy and corporate development, with a strong commercial mind-set. Likewise, the successful candidate will bring a substantial track record of supporting complex transformational change.
This is an exciting opportunity to operate at the heart of government, working with stakeholders at the most senior levels and play a key role in building a modern, digital HMRC that is crucial to the UKs economic progress.
At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work. A diverse, inclusive and vibrant organisation, where everyone is supported and valued.
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.
We welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.
For further information about the role and to download the candidate pack, please go to www.veredus.co.uk quoting reference: 11129.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
Veredus are managing this competition on behalf of HMRC. To apply, please submit the following to centralgovernment@veredus.co.uk no later than 09:00 GMT on Monday 30th January 2023:
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please provide reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
- A Statement of Suitability (no longer than two pages) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the criteria in the person specification.
- A completed Diversity Monitoring Form (annex A, refer to Veredus' website)
- A completed Candidate Information Form (annex B, refer to Veredus' website)
By not submitting a CV and a Statement of Suitability will mean we only have limited information to assess your application against the person specification. Please ensure both documents contain your full name.
If you encounter any issues with your application, please contact julie.henrick@veredus.co.uk.
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
Candidates applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme are guaranteed an interview if they meet the minimum criteria outlined in the person specification.
This scheme works in conjunction with the Great Place to Work for Veterans, for former members of the armed services, and the Redeployment Interview Scheme for existing Civil Servants at risk of redundancy. Each scheme works in the same way. Please indicate which scheme you are applying under in your application.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Antony Harvey
- Email : antony.Harvey@veredus.co.uk
Recruitment team :
- Email : antony.Harvey@veredus.co.uk
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