Head of Governance Risk Assurance and Control

 

Main characteristics

Location

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Company

HMRC

Salary

£54439 - £60183/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Public Sector

Job summary

Locations: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford, Worthing

As our Group Head of Governance Risk Assurance and Control (GRAC) you will lead the GRAC team, within CFO Corporate Support. Corporate Support provides a range of services to all CFO Directorates including finance, planning and performance reporting.

CFO operates a broad range of services for HMRC, including estates, payments, strategic finance, commercial, and more, as well as Government Banking. This means that the risk landscape is both dynamic and vast, and supporting the business to navigate this makes this an exceptionally exciting and rewarding role.

You will lead the GRAC team (currently 4 team members) and be a key member of the Reporting and Assurance Senior Leadership Team, supporting the CFO Group Head of Reporting and Assurance in the coordination and oversight of GRAC activities including driving improvement in CFOs risk, process, controls, and assurance, and GRAC reporting to key partners. Improving the management of risk and controls in the group is a key priority for the Director General and his SLT, and you will have the opportunity to present to SLT in addition to working regularly with Directors and their risk leads.

Please note that we are only able to offer this role at the stated locations. From 2nd April HMRC staff are expected to attend their office for 60% of the working week.

Job description

The successful candidate will:

Play a strategic role in improving CFOs risk and control environment and progressing HMRCs GRAC change agenda within the CFO group, working with stakeholders across HMRC and cross government as necessary and building positive relationships to support CFOs GRAC work.

Demonstrate senior leadership skills as an active member of the Reporting and Assurance senior leadership team. You will also be mentoring and developing the four-person team of GRAC professionals, creating an environment where they can learn and thrive, developing a culture of continuous improvement.

Develop, and drive delivery of, the CFO Risk Improvement Plan and achieve the milestones to help CFO achieve the What Good Looks Like Statements (WGLLs) to improve the wider risk and control environment. Work closely with CFO SLT to drive the risk agenda, report on progress against the plan and plan work.

Guide CFO Directors to understand and own risk, process and controls within their areas. They will then support their teams to adhere to risk/controls/process policies as set out by Corporate Finance and HMRC Risk and Control Board; and co-ordinate the completion of the CFO Governance Statement to time and quality requirements.

Be the subject expert providing advice in line with HM Treasurys Orange Book and Management of Risk (MoR) Principles/Framework. Providing GRAC updates across the organisation, including (but not limited to) senior stakeholders and governance functions such as the CFO Senior Leadership Team Meetings, Internal Audit, HMRC Risk Management team/HMRC Risk Improvement Community, HMRC Control Board, etc.

Contribute to regular assessments of CFO risk management including undertaking periodic risk maturity assessments. Monitor, provide constructive challenge to /and reports on the level of risk exposure across the Groups, using information and data from several sources and stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

A strong risk management background and deep understanding of the three lines of defence model.

Excellent communication and relationship building skills, along with experience of working with senior board level colleagues. As a champion of risk, you will have a passion for developing our risk capability and the personality to influence stakeholders throughout the HMRC Groups and the Department more widely.

A proven track record as a manager and leader.

Either holds, or prepared to immediately study towards, a Management of Risk (MoR) qualification.

Desirable Criteria

Experience in risk or assurance in the public sector would be beneficial.

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role.

An environment with flexible working options.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

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