Risk and Control Officer – Leeds Regional Centre – Wellington Place

Job Description

Risk and Control Officer – Leeds Regional Centre – Wellington Place About the job nJob summary nnDiscover 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.nnVisit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential.nnThe Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Group plays a vital role in supporting the effective and secure operation of HMRC. We provide expert Commercial, Finance, Banking, Risk, Control, Financial Accounting and Internal Audit services, enabling the department to deliver its priorities with confidence.nnAcross HMRC, we provide the foundations that support revenue collection, benefit delivery, supplier payments and the management of public funds, ensuring strong financial stewardship and robust governance. We are central to both the day-to-day running of the department and the delivery of HMRC‘s future ambitions, helping to set direction, drive continuous improvement and support transformational change.nnThe Risk, Control and Financial Accounting (RCFA) Directorate is part of the CFO Group and comprises around 350 colleagues located across multiple sites. RCFA is responsible for financial accounting, governance, risk management, assurance, internal controls, fraud prevention, finance systems, accreditation, finance data and finance processes across HMRC. The Directorate also sets and maintains HMRC‘s risk management standards and framework.nnThis role sits within the HMRC Risk Strategy and Standards Tooling Team, which is responsible for developing and enhancing risk management capability across the department. The team is leading the delivery of a new Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) tool, planned for implementation in 2027, which will strengthen enterprise risk management, improve reporting and enhance second-line assurance across HMRC.nJob description nnThis is an exciting opportunity to join a team operating at the heart of HMRC‘s governance and decision-making framework.nnAs a Risk and Control Senior Officer, you will play a key role in supporting HMRC‘s ability to deliver its objectives by helping to strengthen organisational resilience, improve risk management capability and enable informed decision-making at all levels of the organisation.nnYou will support the delivery of HMRC‘s Risk Management Strategy and associated improvement plans, working collaboratively with colleagues across the department to embed best practice risk management and ensure alignment with HM Treasury‘s Orange Book principles and the Chief Risk Officer‘s vision.nnThe role involves building effective relationships with risk owners, the wider HMRC risk community, Agencies and Arm‘s Length Bodies, providing expert advice and support to help identify, assess and manage significant risks.nnYou will also act as a subject matter expert on risk management standards, ensuring that major change initiatives comply with HMRC‘s risk management framework. Working closely with programme and project teams, you will support the successful delivery of change through HMRC‘s End-to-End Change Lifecycle (E2ECL), the department‘s framework for designing and implementing significant organisational change.nnAs part of this responsibility, you will contribute to controls accreditation activities, ensuring that governance and assurance requirements are appropriately considered at key stages of change delivery.nnThis role offers a unique opportunity to influence departmental decision-making, shape the future of risk management in HMRC and contribute to the successful delivery of one of the department‘s key strategic transformation programmes.nPerson specification nnYou will report to one of the Risk and Control frameworks Leads within the RSST led by Head of Risk Standards Strategy and tooling.nnDuties will include.nn

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• Proactive engagement with Project Programme Leads to ensure appropriate risks and controls are embedded within change initiatives by providing capability to senior stakeholders.

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• You will provide necessary challenge to senior stakeholders Projects and programmes do not achieve necessary Risk and Control standards and report up to senior leads.

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• leading on initiatives (Ad-Hoc) to support the delivery of HMRCs risk management strategy including a project to shape HMRC‘s control landscape to develop a key/material control register in turn supporting 2LOD priorities.

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• Provision of appropriate reports to senior stakeholder groups including ExCom, CFO Senior Leadership Team (SLT), RCFA SLT and Process Risk and Control Board.

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• Providing support and cover to the risk and control framework lead to drive initiatives that improve on HMRCs risk strategy.

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• Driving the development of an Orange Book compliant risk management framework.

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• Supporting the delivery of outcomes in line with Chief Risk Officer‘s vision by developing and implementing risk guidance and tools.

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• Maintaining strong relationships with other governance processes to ensure risk management advice is aligned with organisational objectives and priorities and takes account of wider organisational and external contexts.

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• Ensuring expert advice and upskilling delivered by the risk team promotes improved risk maturity.

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• Building strong risk community relationships, through proactive and targeted engagement with and across the organisation, including Agencies and Arm‘s Length Bodies.

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• You will link up with the wider HMRC Risk community to support and offer insight on initiatives and share best practice.

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nEssential criteria nn

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• Proven experience in risk management and governance within complex organisations.

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• Strong analytical and reporting skills, able to produce clear, persuasive risk insights.

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• Ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders.

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• Understanding of governance frameworks and strategic risk alignment.

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• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

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nDesirable Criteria nn

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• Achieved or working towards risk management qualifications, such as: OGC Management of Risk (Foundation or Practitioner) , IRM Fundamentals of Risk Management , IRM Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management (or equivalent).

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• Achieved or working towards: Relevant professional qualification (such as qualified with CCAB, CIMA or equivalent).

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• Experience working in a large organisation or public sector environment.

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• Knowledge of HMRC operations or similar governance structures.

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• Knowledge of HMRCs End to End Change Lifecycle.

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nAdditional Security Information nnPlease note that if you are appointed to 100 Parliament Street, as a condition of working in this location you will be required to obtain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level clearance.nnTo obtain this level of clearance, you will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period, which for CTC is 3 years UK residency prior to your vetting application.nnYou may not be able to start in the location until clearance is granted.nnIf you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.nFurther Location Information nnPlease ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)‘ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.nLeeds Location nnMoves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC‘s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.nBehaviours nnWe‘ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:nn

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• Changing and Improving

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• Communicating and Influencing

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• Delivering at Pace

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• Making Effective Decisions

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nBenefits nnAlongside your salary of 45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes 13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).nnHMRC 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.nnWe 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.nn

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• Pension – We make contributions to our colleagues‘ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.

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• Family friendly policies.

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• Personal support.

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• Coaching and development.

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nnTo 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 ServicenThings you need to know nArtificial intelligence nnArtificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.nSelection process details nnThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.nHow to Apply nnAs part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:nn

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• A name-blind CV including your job history, previous skills and experiences.

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• A 500-word Personal Statement which should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the Essential Criteria and Person Specification as outlined in the advert.

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nnPlease evidence any Desirable Criteria where applicable (up to 250 words max). This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy holder where candidates have the same score at interview.nnFurther details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.nSift nnIn the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your CV. nnAt full sift your CV and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.nnWe may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.nInterview nnDuring the panel interview, you will be asked Behaviour-based questions on Changing and Improving, Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace and Making Effective Decisions to explore in detail what you are capable of.nnYou will also be asked strength-based questions to also explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant to the job role.nnThis is an example of a strengths-based question:nn‘It is often said that the customer‘s needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?‘nnThere is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well.nnInterviews will take place virtually via video link.nnSift and interview dates to be confirmed.nnPlease note that circumstances may arise that require the planned interview format to change. We will endeavour to provide you with as much notice of any change as possible.nEligibility nnPlease take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – (insert vacancy ref) & vacancy closing date (insert date)‘. nnTo check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.nnExceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly.nSponsorship nnWe have assessed this role against both Home Office and HMRC criteria and we are unable to offer sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. This means the vacancy is not open to applicants who require visa sponsorship.nThe HMRC app can help you with your application nnThe HMRC app can provide you with your past 5 years‘ employment history, making the process of filling in your application quicker and easier.nnIf successful in your application, you will need your National Insurance number for the onboarding process.nnDownload the HMRC app now and save your National Insurance number to your digital phone wallet.nHow to download the HMRC app and sign up for an account nnDownload the free HMRC app from the App Store or Google Play store. nnIf you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID.nnYou‘ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition.nnYou can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services.n

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