Senior Audit Manager

Job Reference: 396294

Salary: £68,966 - £84,854 National (£68,966-£76,979) London (£75,950-£84,854) Depending on experience, there may be an opportunity to start on a higher salary. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade: Grade 6

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location: Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford

HMRC is committed to becoming a ‘data driven organisation’ and is undergoing the biggest digital transformation in government with some of the biggest and most exciting digital projects in Europe. Internal Audit is integral to HMRC's operation, recently winning the Institute of Internal Auditors award for added value to an organisation. It works with every area of the Department providing assurance on governance, risk management and controls. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the senior leadership team and help drive delivery of our strategy.

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Audit Manager (SAM) who will be one of the leaders in our internal audit team to deliver high quality internal audit and help HMRC improve. We need people who can bring practicality, pragmatism and customer focus along with strong audit technical knowledge and experience of leading audit teams. You need to be a strong influencer, a good communicator, an effective leader of audit professionals and a team player.

SAM is a leadership role in the Internal Audit (IA) directorate. In this role you will lead an audit team to provide the internal audit service to designated Director General-led Business Groups, and you will be a part of the overall IA directorate senior leadership team (as one of our six SAMs).

You will be supported by a team of outstandingly experienced and respected colleagues who will share their knowledge and promote your development. We will also value and learn from the experience you can bring to this organisation. We know flexibility and work-life balance is important, so we offer flexitime to our people, along with the choice of working from home up to two days per week.

Responsibilities

1. Deliver an effective and efficient audit service to designated customers at Director General level, including design and oversight of an appropriate audit plan.
2. Support the provision of assurance to the HMRC Accounting Officer and Audit and Risk Committee, through delivery of your portfolio and collaborating with other members of the IA SLT on crosscutting themes and audit priorities.
3. Engage with senior management at Director General and Director level across HMRC, in accordance with the needs of the audit portfolio, to understand and deliver the assurance they need.
4. Lead a team of Audit Managers and around 12 senior and trainee auditors in delivering audits and consultancy or advisory work across your audit portfolios.
5. Support the delivery of the IA Director’s annual internal audit opinion to the HMRC CEO.
6. Manage, motivate and develop your team, ensuring high standards of performance and quality.
7. Support the IA Deputy Directors and Director in effective leadership and management of the directorate, including personally taking a lead on IA service improvements, such as technical or people projects.
8. Role model Civil Service, HMRC and professional internal audit values to the teams.

Essential Criteria:

1. A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant (Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook, who has relevant post qualification experience.
2. Experience of design and delivery of a substantial internal audit plan within a complex organisation.
3. People development and talent management experience gained as a leader of internal audit teams.
4. Experience of leading teams to operate across portfolio or organisational boundaries.
5. Experience of working effectively with senior stakeholders (up to executive committee/board level) and providing them with high quality assurance work.
6. Demonstrable ability to analyse complex information and make meaningful audit judgements.

Desirable Criteria:

1. Application of data analytics to enhance audit coverage.
2. Experience of auditing large customer-facing operational businesses; or experience of auditing within a government or public sector context.
3. Learning and development tailored to your role.

Qualifications

A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant

Memberships

Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook

Benefits - Alongside your salary of £68,966, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £19,979 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

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.

Closing date: 11:55 pm on Monday 31 March 2025.