Senior Financial Accountant, HM Revenue & Customs, East London

Summary

Are you looking for your next challenge? We are recruiting for a new senior financial accountant to join our team!

As part of Accounting Operations, the External Tax Reporting and Analysis team play a crucial role in providing both Financial and Management information across all areas of HMRC, accounting for over £600 billion of tax revenue. The team has responsibility for production and assurance of all HMRC Tax Accounts. These include the Trust Statement (TS), National Insurance Fund (NIF) accounts for Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI), the Isle of Man (IoM) accounts, the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) and monthly in-year tax management accounts.

Job description

As an experienced accountant you will lead a small team to produce the annual NIF accounts, the IoM accounts and the WGA (NIF) accounts. Working alongside key stakeholders both within HMRC and other Government Departments (OGDs) you will ensure that the National Insurance Fund is governed effectively, and that key controls, risks and issues are managed. In addition, you will work with key stakeholders to ensure that the requirements of the Final Expenditure Revenue Sharing Arrangement (FERSA) with the IoM are met and kept under review.

Responsibilities

The main responsibility of the role is to lead and motivate a small team of finance professionals to meet the team objectives:

· Produce Statutory Accounts and Financial Statements to agreed HM Treasury timetables and to the quality expected by the National Audit Office (NAO);
· Work alongside key stakeholders both within HMRC and OGDs to ensure that controls, risks and issues are governed effectively;
· Work with key stakeholders to ensure that any recommendations from NAO auditors are dealt with in a timely and effective manner;
· Provide timely and helpful professional advice on complex accounting issues;
· Ensure that all regulatory and statutory requirements are met and HMRC policies and procedures are adhered to;
· Maintain a detailed overview of account production processes and data flows relevant to the tax accounts and monitor any areas of risk identified;
· Work alongside and assist other Senior Financial Accountants helping to resolve problems and covering workloads when required.

Essential

- Proven track record in the successful delivery of accounts preparation and dealing with auditors;
- Experience of using modern accounting IT systems;
- Good working knowledge of accounting standards;
- Excellent communication and report writing skills;
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely.

Desirable

- Experience of using SAP/Oracle;
- Public sector finance experience;

Qualifications

Full professional qualification through one of the following six bodies:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Working Together
Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Knowledge of Accounting Standards
Ability to communicate technical Accounting concepts clearly and concisely

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• 22 days leave (pro rata for part time staff), which increases to 25 after a year’s service and 30 days after 10 years’ service.