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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 description

Management 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 specification

As 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/environment
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationship with stakeholders and colleagues
• Strong analytical skills
• Expertise in Excel

Desirable Criteria:

AAT Qualified Level 3 or 4

CCAB 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.