Salary: £56,344 - £70,422
National (£56,344-£62,590)
London (£63,397-£70,422).
Depending on experience, there may be an opportunity to start on a higher salary
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Location: Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Stratford (London)
Closing date: 11:55 pm on Monday 14th July 2025
Job summary
Are you a qualified Internal Auditor or Accountant?
Have you got experience of delivering internal audit reviews?
Would you thrive in an award-winning team who will share their knowledge and promote your development?
If you are ready for a change and have an appetite for the breadth of work this role offers, we can help you build an outstanding career. Our provision of assurance to HMRC senior management will provide you with work that is meaningful and exciting. This is an opportunity that will no doubt stand out on any CV.
You will be supported by a team of outstandingly experienced and respected colleagues who will share their knowledge and promote your development. We will also value and learn from the experience you can bring to this organisation. We know flexibility and work-life balance is important, so we offer flexitime to our people, along with the choice of working from home up to two days per week.
For further information, there will be an opportunity to attend a presentation on the role and a chance to ask questions. This will take place at 15.00 - 16:00 on 11 July 2025 via Teams, so visitHMRC-Audit-Manager-ticketsto book your place.
HMRC is committed to becoming a ‘data driven organisation’ and undergoing the biggest digital transformation in government with some of the biggest and most exciting digital projects in Europe. Internal Audit is integral to HMRC's operation, winning the Institute of Internal Auditors award for added value to an organisation in 2023. It works with every area of the Department providing assurance on governance, risk management and controls. As well as undertaking risk-based and compliance type audit work, we are actively brought in early to help the business design controls into new products and processes.
Job description
The Audit Manager is a key role that supports the Director of Internal Audit and Internal Audit Senior Leadership Team in providing HMRC/VOA Chief Executives with advice and assurance on the overall adequacy and effectiveness of their respective frameworks of governance and risk.
The role can be directed in two primary ways and the role holder must be flexible in working across each area:
* Leadership of a team of Senior Auditors and Trainee Auditors (manager); and/or
* Delivery of highly complex audits that necessitate more senior focus and more senior stakeholder management usually working across organisational boundaries (technical).
Dependent on the allocation of primary role type, the role holder will be responsible for one or more of the following:
* Delivery of effective customer relationships with senior audit sponsors up to and including Directors General across the organisation and influencing collaborative working across organisational boundaries.
* Development and delivery of effective customer relationships with senior managers within an allocated Portfolio via structured Customer Account Management.
* Leading, developing and motivating audit team members to deliver an allocated plan of work and high- quality service to professional standards.
* Personal delivery of high-profile, complex, sensitive and/or cross enterprise audits, demonstrating technical expertise.
* Taking a lead role in shaping and delivering the IA Plan, ensuring that resource is directed to activities that review high-risk areas.
* Playing an active part in change and continuous improvement across the IA services, specifically in the areas of technical expertise where the role is aligned to self-audit delivery.
* Promote and use Data Analytics in the delivery of audit work.
* Ensuring personal continuing professional development (CPD) is carried out to maintain the professional body’s standards.
* Being an effective member of the unit’s Leadership Team; supporting the wider IA delivery by working constructively and flexibly with colleagues to deliver our performance challenges and vision.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
* A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant (Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook, who has relevant post qualification experience (criteria listed below).
* Audit Management and/or delivery within a medium to large complex organisation;
* People development and talent management;
* Experience of leading teams and operating across portfolio boundaries.
* Experience in financial systems/processes.
Desirable Criteria
* Commercial /procurement/transformation audit experience.
* Experience in procurement and/or transformation work areas.
* Application of data analytics to enhance audit coverage.
Qualifications
A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA and CIA) or qualified Accountant (Qualified member of one of five CCAB bodies (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland or CIMA)) with a completed logbook, who has relevant post qualification experience.
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.
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
Additional Information
Some travel will be involved but not on a regular basis.
If you are found to be appointable at advertised grade but there are no positions available (or all positions have been filled), you may be offered a role at a lower grade. Offers will be made in merit order, and in line with our reserve list policy.
If you are not found appointable for the advertised grade, you may be offered a role as a Senior Auditor if we assess that you meet the standard and criteria for that lower grade.
If this applies to you, we will be in touch to explain further.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check
People working with government assets must completebaseline personnel security standardchecks.
Nationality requirements
This 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 theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* 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
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
Please click the 'Apply' button for full details on working for HMRC, the application and interview process, and how to apply.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 14th July 2025
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