Finance Process Lead

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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Worthing

About the job

Job summary

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This is a fantastic opportunity to join the major cross government Unity Programme which will bring together Shared Services for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Department for Transport (DFT) and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

The Unity programme aims to deliver the tools in Human Resources (HR), Finance, Payroll, and Procurement to enable the user to complete administration tasks quickly and with minimal effort by modernising our IT Platform, bringing together our shared services teams, standardising our data and streamlining processes to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Job description

The Finance process team is a key component of the Unity Programme in developing the Finance processes for Department for Transport, HMRC and the MHCLG under a single Shared Services umbrella.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Process Engineer specialist to help deliver a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution for the Unity cluster, supporting Department for Transport, HMRC and the Department for Housing and Levelling up Communities.

In this dynamic position you will be responsible for the development of a standard suite of Finance processes from captured functional requirements across the Unity cluster. This involves collaboration with operational teams and a newly established intelligent client function within HMRC, DFT and MHCLG. Ultimately supporting the planning, execution, and management of system changes and improvement initiatives throughout the transition period.

The overarching aim of the Finance workstream is ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption to operations during implementation phase.

There will be some travel involved in this role and occasional need to attend conferences, cross-government meetings.

Key Responsibilities

1. Develop, analyse and the implementation of Finance processes in line with best practice and Cabinet Office directives.

2. Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans outlining process tasks, timelines, resources, and dependencies for system changes/improvement ideas across the three government departments.

3. Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with deputy transformation leads, key stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers to ensure functional requirements and designed and built in line with Design Board sign off. Leading a community of stakeholders, providing updates, and addressing concerns throughout the transition process.

4. Change Management: Develop and implement change management strategies to facilitate the adoption of new Finance systems. This includes liaising with leads on communication plans, training programs, benefits realisation and innovative support resources.

5. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues that may impact the transition process and develop mitigation strategies to minimise disruptions.

6. Quality Assurance: Ensure that system changes and potential enhancements meet quality standards and adhere to government regulations and compliance requirements.

7. Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate documentation of project activities, including meeting minutes, progress reports, and lessons learned. Provide regular updates to senior management on project status, risks, and achievements.

8. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and optimisation within Finance and Procurement, driving efficiencies and enhancing functionality to meet the evolving needs of departments.

9. Work closely with Change, Data, Tech and Process colleagues within the programme advising on change and data impacts. Supporting seamless embedding and landing of system changes into each department.

10. A strong team player who is a self-starter with the ability to work in a dynamic culture of change, who is adaptable and willing to review priorities to meet the current and future needs of the team.

11. Excellent organisational skills with experience of identifying, facilitating, and delivering events to a wide range of colleagues.

Person specification

Across the two available roles the candidate will possess a strong background in process engineering, this will include working with stakeholders to understand functional requirements, lead discovery workshops to drill down into lower-level details, working with our 3rd part suppliers and tech teams in ensuring the developed processes are fit for purpose and meet requirements. Ideally the candidate will have a background in Finance Processes.

Essential Criteria

• Expert in process development and delivering complex process changes across one or many organisations/departments within an Enterprise Resource Planning tool.
• Experience in working in fast paced challenging project environments and prioritising workload to meet overall strategic objectives.
• Experienced in delivering ERP implementations including requirements capture, working with build and design partners to manage product backlogs and testing & deployment.
• Strong communication skills with a track record of working with and through a wide range of stakeholders to develop strong network to support decision making.
• Being able to translate information by developing and sharing concepts and proposals clearly and succinctly to the wider programme community.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in end to end finance operations.
• CIMA/ACCA part/fully qualified
• Finance expert in one of the following Finance area’s:
• Purchase to Pay
• Record to Report
• Non-Current Assets
• Tax

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,344, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,322 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.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Tariq Benkhayal
• Email : Tariq.benkhayal@hmrc.gov.uk
• Telephone : 03000504282

Recruitment team

• Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.

In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.

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