Management Accountant - Leeds

Management Accountant - LeedsAbout the jobJob summaryDiscover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential.Do you have a firm foundation of finance experience and are now looking for the next step in your finance career path?If so, HMRC's Digital, Data and Technology function (otherwise known as Chief Digital and Information Officer group or 'CDIO') is seeking exceptional Management Accountants to join our dynamic financial management division. With over 3,500 people, CDIO Group are a key part of ensuring HMRC has the systems and technology to run and deliver its services to millions of citizens.This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, motivated, and ambitious individual to help drive value from our financial data. You will use strong management accounting practices to generate insightful information and advice that will inform strategic decision-making.If you thrive in fast-paced environments and are ready to make a significant impact by bringing your skills and ideas to a challenging yet supportive environment, then this this could be the ideal next role for you.Job descriptionManagement Accountants 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 their assigned business area and its objectives.They maintain collaborative customer-focused relationships and networks across the wider finance community, working seamlessly with Finance Business Partners 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. Management Accountants will monitor, analyse, and report on accurate financial data, producing management accounts as well as reviewing and interpreting data to inform regular reporting, ensuring system/ ledger data is correct and in-year timetables are met.Person specificationAs a Management Accountant within the CDIO Financial Management division, your responsibilities will be to:Build and maintain understanding of the costs and business objectives for the designated areas of responsibility and provide insights to Finance Business Partners (FBP) based on working knowledge and analysis.First line of assurance and challenge of the underlying data that informs the forecast.Monitor and manage specific cost models developed for the business area 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 FBPs and Lead Management Accountant.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 build capability/resilience across Financial Management 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 Lead Management Accountant as required.Activities above detail the key responsibilities we expect the successful candidate will undertake; there are further role details which can be provided during the application process. We recommend that interested candidates contact the Vacancy Holder for further information on the role.Essential Criteria:The successful candidate will need:Current experience of working in a relevant finance function/environmentGood interpersonal skillsAbility to build and maintain strong working relationship with stakeholders and colleaguesStrong analytical skillsExpertise in ExcelDesirable Criteria:AAT Qualified Level 3 or 4CCAB or CIMA Qualified Accountant.Enrolled in study for CCAB qualification.Good understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning systems and accounting general ledger systems.Interpersonal Skills:Support Lead Management Accountant in delivery of outputs.Develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across organisation e.g., Finance Business Partners, customers.Ability to effectively negotiate with stakeholders.BehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Working Together Changing and Improving Delivering at Pace BenefitsAlongside your salary of £35,092, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,166 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 ServiceThings you need to knowSelection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.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 - Your CV will be scored against the experience required outlined in the advert.A 500-word personal statement - Please explain how you meet the essential criteria for the role.Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. SiftAt sift, your CV, and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.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.Interviews will take place via video link. 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: [email protected] - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - 372126 & vacancy closing date 15/10/2024'.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.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 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.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: Contact the UBS Recruitment team via [email protected] 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: 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 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.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.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirementsThis 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 Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe 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 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).