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Are you an Audit Senior or Assistant Manager looking for more responsibility, a stronger development pathway and a genuinely supportive culture? Our client is a well-established, expanding accountancy practice with offices across Central and Southern England. Due to continued growth, they're now seeking an ambitious Audit Senior or Audit Assistant Manager to join their Winchester team. This firm is known for its friendly environment, strong technical capability and commitment to helping people progress quickly. You'll enjoy varied client exposure, flexible working and an inclusive culture that values both professional excellence and work-life balance. The Role You'll take a lead role on a wide range of audits, managing fieldwork, supporting junior staff and contributing to high-quality client outcomes. Key responsibilities include: Leading a variety of audit assignments across multiple sectors Preparing audit files, taking ownership of planning and supporting fieldwork Supervising and mentoring junior team members, reviewing their work and providing on-the-job training Ensuring audits are completed on time, within budget and to a high standard Preparing statutory accounts under UK GAAP Preparing corporation tax computations Maintaining strong technical knowledge and keeping up to date with industry developments Supporting with pricing discussions and new client proposals Building positive relationships internally and with clients Using a range of modern software including IRIS, Silverfin, CaseWare, Xero and Sage About You You'll be confident managing audit work from planning through to completion, and comfortable liaising with clients and colleagues at all levels.You will need to be: ACA or ACCA qualified Experienced within UK audit practice (minimum 3 years) Knowledgeable in UK GAAP financial reporting A strong communicator with excellent client-facing skills Able to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced environment Positive, professional, organised and adaptable A supportive team player with a can-do attitude Strong with Excel and quick to pick up new systems Experience from a mid-tier or reputable medium-sized practice is particularly welcomed. What's on Offer You'll be joining a firm that genuinely invests in its people and understands the importance of flexibility. You'll benefit from: Hybrid working: 3 days in office, 2 from home Flexible hours around core working times (10am-4pm) Strong progression opportunities within a growing audit team Exposure to a wide range of clients and industry sectors A varied and interesting workload A collaborative, friendly team culture Access to a well-structured Management Development Programme Regular staff events and wellbeing initiatives Long service awards and internal recognition schemes Benefits include: 25 days' holiday + holiday trading + flexible bank holidays Additional "Wellbeing Day" each year Health Cash Plan Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 online GP Access to 1-to-1 wellbeing platform sessions Enhanced family leave EV salary sacrifice scheme Cycle to Work scheme Pension salary sacrifice Retail and lifestyle discounts Referral bonuses Death in Service Life Assurance Why This Role? If you're looking for a role where you'll have autonomy, a clear progression path and the support of an experienced team, this opportunity in Winchester offers a fantastic next step in your audit career. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Audit & Accounts Senior Manager / Associate Director job in Leatherhead, Surrey, with a clear route to Director within 1 3 years. £75,000 £85,000 + Benefits Hybrid and Flexible Working This is a newly created senior role within a growing independent firm, suited to an experienced practice professional who wants Partner-level visibility, technical variety and a genuine say in the future direction of the business. This role has been created as part of the firm s longer-term succession and growth plans. You will work closely with the Partners, take increasing ownership of client relationships and play a visible role in the development of the practice. The Firm: A Modern independent firm without heavy corporate layers Based in Leatherhead with easy access from Guildford, Epsom, Woking and surrounding areas around the A3 corridor Full-service firm offering audit, accounts, tax, and outsourced services. An ACA and ACCA training firm with a strong support structure for active studiers. The Role - Key Responsibilities: Client-facing senior position managing a diverse portfolio of SMEs, groups, LLPs, and charities. Review and preparation of statutory accounts under FRS 102 Oversee audit assignments from planning through to completion. Deliver advisory and business support services to privately owned businesses. Support and mentor junior team members and active studiers. Collaborate closely with the Partners to deliver quality client service and drive growth. Play a key part in the strategic development of the firm as a future Director. What we are looking for: ACA or ACCA-qualified accountant with strong technical experience in audit and accounts. Proven ability to lead teams and develop client relationships. Ambition to obtain your Practising Certificate and RI status. Interest in building your career as a general practitioner. Comfortable working with cloud-based systems (Xero preferred). What s in it for you? Collaborative, people-first culture and a strong overall package. Salary in the region of £75,000 £85,000 depending on experience. Hybrid working, car parking and flexible working practices. Genuine opportunity for rapid progression to Director level. Next Steps Apply now for this Audit & Accounts Senior Manager / Associate Director job in Leatherhead, Surrey, and we will aim to respond to all suitable applicants within 48 hours. For a confidential conversation, please get in touch to arrange a good time to chat. About Fletcher George Fletcher George is a Leatherhead-based specialist in accountancy and finance appointments. We are committed to building diverse and inclusive workplaces and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We act as an employment agency for this role. Referral Scheme Refer a friend or colleague and receive up to £500 in Amazon or John Lewis vouchers when we place them. Visit our website for full details.

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is transforming the UK's tax system through cutting-edge digital innovation and the Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) Group is at the heart of that mission. We are building high-quality digital services that will enhance the customer experience, enable real-time interactions, and make tax simpler and more intuitive for everyone. By equipping our colleagues with modern tools and technologies, we are also reshaping how we work - allowing HMRC to focus its resources where they can deliver the greatest impact. CDIO Borders and Trade supports the HMRC Borders and Trade group delivering IT projects that enable HMRC's wider customs strategy and policies. We design, manage and maintain the IT services that support customs and international trade activities. Our team is made up of specialists in delivery, business analysis, engineering, and live service support. We work closely with stakeholders across HMRC to ensure our IT systems meet their needs. Job description An IT Service Manager in Borders & Trade is responsible for service management across platforms and multiple channels to ensure availability, performance and process maturity across this landscape. You will work in partnership with teams across IT service operations, HMRC partners and external Trade customers, to deliver a service seeking for operational excellence. You will be responsible for defining service level agreements (SLAs) and operational level agreements (OLAs) across all relevant business functions. Managing a fully functioning multi-sourced service support team with a customer-centric support approach. These activities will be across multiple locations, focussed on service availability and performance. You will make sure All service and support functions remain responsive to HMRC business and external traders needs. The service catalogue and wider IT service operations knowledge library is maintained. Adequate reporting and service standards are met for their specific service. All technical change is communicated and managed, with appropriate governance. That a programme of continual service improvement is put in place across the wider service delivery function. Person specification Be responsible for making sure that business relations within the organisation are managed to enable delivery of B&T services. Lead and direct teams to make sure that service level agreements (SLAs) and operational level agreements (OLAs) are in place with both external and internal teams. Make sure all contractors carry out processes to ITIL standards. Liaise with all other IT service functions to make sure that services are maintained. Manage the day-to-day delivery of the product. Make sure that service asset and configuration items are properly controlled, and that accurate and reliable information about these assets is available when needed. Work with Service Owners and projects to ensure projects transition into live service is effective and timely. Essential Criteria Demonstrable experience of delivering Customer satisfaction and focussed delivery of excellent Customer Service. Proven track record of delivering strong KPI performance and managing delivery towards defined SLAs. Clear understanding of Stakeholder management and the development of strong stakeholder relationships. Good communication skills with an aptitude for dealing with users, colleagues and suppliers from both a technical and non-technical background. Understanding of IT concepts and architectures, and the principles and processes of implementing and delivering IT services. Ability to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions. Must show an aptitude for analysing and managing problems arising from incidents in the operation of information systems. understanding the significance of service level agreements and the customer environment. Desirable Criteria Experience in budgeting, with strong spreadsheet skills to analyse financial data and produce clear, accurate reports. Further Location Information Please 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. Office Closures If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window) This site is: Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Location Moves 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. Benefits Alongside your salary of £37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,916 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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. Selection process details How to Apply As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. Your CV should cover up to a maximum of your last 3 roles. The word limit for each role is 100 words. Please outline your key responsibilities and any significant achievements for each position. A 750-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the Key Responsibilities and Essential Criteria as outlined in the Person Specification. Please 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. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your Personal Statement. At full sift your CV and your Personal Statement, will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview During the panel interview, you will be asked Experience-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of. Interviews will take place virtually via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Eligibility Please 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 . click apply for full job details

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Here in HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Group (CDIO) we're increasingly delivering in-house through our growing network of digital delivery centres - hi-tech, innovative facilities across the UK. We are a small, agile team within our Chief Technology and Design Office that focus on Technical Innovation. Our objective isn't necessarily what we can change tomorrow, but the longer-term improvement of the UK tax system. We work to understand and solve problems, proposing innovative solutions through continuous exploration. Tracking emerging technology and market changes, Innovation maintains a future technology focus, with an enviable remit to proactively demonstrate the art of the possible, seeking to tackle challenges at source by 'designing out problems' with new technology, improved processes, user-centred design and innovative solutions. Job description As key member of our multidisciplinary Innovation Team, you'll work alongside User Researchers, Analysts, Designers, Product Managers, Software Developers, Architects, policy, innovation and technology specialists. As a team, you'll develop innovative approaches for digital products that are part of end-to-end services across HMRC and government. This is an exciting opportunity to make real changes for HMRC and our customers through innovation and to join our Architecture community supporting a large-scale dynamic transformation that has profound impact both on customers and our staff. Proactive and reactive to changing opportunities, you'll have the skill to interpret and react to small, medium and large-scale challenges, and the vision to identify potential and future opportunities. By using emerging technology, data, and considering user needs, you'll develop innovative concepts and solutions, supporting Innovation colleagues with technical and architecture expertise. You'll test the art of the possible by designing proof of concepts to test solutions for future services, working with internal groups, third parties, external suppliers and academia to develop concepts and MVPs. You'll run proof of value exercises to support concepts by demonstrating customer and HMRC impact. You'll contribute to business cases and make compelling recommendations for future direction, delivering these to senior partners to influence policy and strategy. You will be an expert Technical Architect, able to investigate, design and develop solutions to technology challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative, multidisciplinary Innovation Team. You will: Rapidly develop an understanding of technologies in use and the overall architecture strategy. Work closely with Innovation scrum teams, business partners and IT colleagues to design innovative but appropriate solutions that demonstrate that new technology and approaches can deliver improvements, ensuring operational delivery and that they fit with strategic end-to-end functional design. Be flexible and self-motivated, have a keen eye for detail and a solid focus on quality. Have a good track record in delivering customer-focused technology change and be able to articulate technical detail to non-technical people, so it is understood. Be credible, influential and a team-player. A confident communicator with good interpersonal skills. Be comfortable working creatively in a "fail fast" manner on inception and discovery projects, where scope and concept are not clearly defined or understood and without relying on defined process or established requirements. Person specification We are looking for a Senior Technical Architect who has experience of: Leading technical discussions between internal teams and external stakeholders, clearly communicating concepts and driving continuous improvement. Evaluating products/tools and providing enterprise appropriate recommendations. Developing an understanding of user needs, to design user-centred technical service propositions. Identifying business problems and recommending technical solutions and designs. Undertaking structural analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into technical designs that describe a solution. Building collaborative relationships with partners across teams and services. Articulating technical requirements and implications compellingly to technical and non-technical colleagues, senior leaders, business partners and customers. Working with innovators to design aspirational concepts for future services and processes. Mentoring colleagues. Essential Criteria Governing high and low-level designs with full lifecycle management, from requirements management to supporting the operations teams with service introduction. Effective communication with colleagues, business partners, customers and senior leaders. You are skilled at proactive and reactive communication. Bridging the gap between the technical and non-technical with the ability to translate technical concepts, so they are understood by all. Technical governance and delivering the assurance of a service. Making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached. Applying strategy for technology that meets business and customer needs with the ability to create, refine and challenge standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements. Working with business and technology partners to translate business problems into technical designs. You can work across multiple services or a single large or complicated service. Understanding trends and practices outside your team and organisation, their potential impact and how they can fit into broader strategy. Looking beyond the immediate technical problem and identifying wider implications, understanding the broad context. Cloud computing knowledge and experience designing and implementing (e.g. AWS/Azure/Google or Hybrid) based. Desirable Criteria Software development and technical architecture. Knowledge of innovative and emerging technologies (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Geospatial and Synthetic Data, Cryptocurrencies, Open Banking etc.) Agile methodologies and principles. Further Location Information Please 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. Office closures For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. These sites are: Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Locations Moves 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. Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Architecting for the whole context. Architecture communication. Community collaboration. Marking architectural decisions. Strategy design. Technical design throughout the lifecycle. Benefits Alongside your salary of £58,541, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,959 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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 . click apply for full job details

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Do you want to help shape the future of the Tax Profession within HMRC? We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Programme Support Officer to join the Tax Profession Capability (TPC) Programme - a high-profile transformation programme at the heart of HMRC's ambition to build a skilled, future-ready compliance workforce. The programme is delivering major improvements in capability, learning, career pathways and professional standards, helping colleagues develop the skills they need to improve compliance outcomes and support HMRC's wider objectives. Job description The Tax Profession Capability (TPC) Programme is transforming how HMRC develops, supports and grows its Tax Professionals. Through new capability frameworks, learning pathways, career development opportunities and professional standards, the programme will help build a future-ready workforce capable of meeting HMRC's strategic objectives and improving compliance outcomes. As a Programme Support Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of this high-profile transformation programme. Working across multiple projects and alongside the Programme Management Office (PMO), you will provide programme controls, governance, reporting and stakeholder support that enables effective decision-making and delivery. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, is highly organised, and can confidently manage multiple priorities whilst working with colleagues at all levels. Maintain programme action, risk, issue, dependency and milestone logs, ensuring information is accurate, up to date and managed effectively. Support Programme Managers and senior leaders in coordinating and prioritising activity across the programme. Provide governance and secretariat support for programme and project boards, including preparing agendas, papers, actions and meeting outputs. Manage programme documentation and configuration management, ensuring effective information management and version control. Plan and coordinate key programme meetings, workshops and events, engaging with stakeholders across HMRC and external partners where required. Produce high-quality dashboards, reports and programme documentation, translating information from multiple sources into clear management information. Support programme planning, scheduling and reporting activities, ensuring robust programme controls are maintained. Assist with stakeholder engagement and communications, helping to keep teams informed and aligned on programme priorities, progress and key decisions. Monitor progress against plans and support the escalation and resolution of risks, issues and delivery challenges. Contribute to continuous improvement of programme management processes and ways of working. Person specification We are seeking a self-motivated individual with strong organisational abilities who is comfortable working with colleagues and senior leaders across organisational boundaries. The individual will be able to build strong relationships and join the dots. They will need to be able to balance priorities and work in a fast-paced environment and working through ambiguity. The post-holder will not be expected to be a subject matter expert in all areas but will be expected to proactively join the dots, spot emerging issues, and ensure information is accurate. Essential Criteria Experience of working within a project, programme, transformation, or delivery environment, supporting the successful delivery of objectives and outcomes. Proven ability to plan, organise and prioritise your workload, managing multiple tasks effectively and delivering to deadlines within a complex and fast-paced environment. Demonstrated adaptability and resilience, responding positively to changing priorities and requirements while maintaining a high standard of support and service delivery. Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and professionally, both in writing and verbally. Experience of building and maintaining positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and colleagues across different teams. Ability to gather, analyse and present information accurately to support decision-making, demonstrating excellent attention to detail. An understanding of project and programme management principles and processes, or a willingness to develop knowledge and skills in this area. Experience of working within a tax environment, or demonstrate ability to rapidly learn and apply complex policy, guidance and business processes. Desirable Criteria Experience in using Office 365 products including Power BI. Project Management Qualifications. Office Closures If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window) These sites are: Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle Lynx House, Portsmouth - moving to an alternative office in Portsmouth You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Location Moves 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. Further Location Information Please 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. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Delivering at Pace Seeing the Big Picture Communicating and Influencing Benefits Alongside your salary of £37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,916 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. How to Apply As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A name-blind CV including your job history, previous experiences and qualifications. Your CV should cover your last 3 roles. Give a brief summary of what you delivered and any key achievements in each role (max 100 words per role). A 500-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement 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 outlined in the advert. Please evidence any Desirable Criteria where applicable (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. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift . click apply for full job details

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. At HMRC, we are already one of the most digital advanced tax authorities in the world and have one of the largest IT infrastructures and data sources in the UK. With 50 million customers to serve, over 60 thousand colleagues to support, and £600 billion to collect to fund UK Plc, our IT operation is huge! For those who are up to the challenge, we offer unique and unparalleled opportunities to work with some of the newest technologies and make a real, lasting difference. We're recruiting for a Lead Product Manager at HMRC Business Tax team (Process Mining) to be part of our highly creative and collaborative teams supporting His Majesty's Revenue and Customs. We are ambitious, and we need a strong product leader to help us achieve the ambitions we have set out in our 2026/27 vision, delivering great outcomes through digital products. This role needs a strong leader who can challenge, create, and own the product strategy. Your goal is to optimise the overall value of an area of the business tax system by contributing to solving complex and often challenging problems through the creation of great digital products. Job description A Product Lead is responsible for leading a number of product teams within a business area to build and release digital products or services. Product Leads understand the business goals and the high-level user needs for different user groups across the services. Product Leads also understand the organisational and business area strategies, and work with senior leaders and stakeholders to ensure the right types of products and services are being delivered to support the strategies. Product Leads also manage product managers, coach, or mentor them, and support the Head of Profession to build the capability amongst the product management profession. Person specification Responsibilities You will: Create the vision, strategy, roadmap and value proposition for a programme or portfolio of digital services, creating achievable and measurable objectives for a portfolio digital service based on transformation programme goals. Set product priorities, strategic direction and leadership for a programme or portfolio of products in a transformation programme. Create and iterate programme-level roadmaps, reporting and set the agile governance framework for product teams in a programme. Lead engagement with Senior Directors, Senior Civil Servants, and stakeholders to shape and influence delivery activity and governance in transformation programmes, in line with the organisation's strategy and objectives. Work with other professions leads and teams across HMRC to promote user-centred and agile ways of working, and to ensure the resourcing model for multidisciplinary teams works effectively. Lead creation of strategic roadmaps, business cases, funding forecasts and delivery plans to define pipeline of future work in CDIO. Accountable for product outcomes within a transformation programme, setting KPIs and performance measures for success. Line manages, coach and mentor Grade 7 Product Managers and SO Associate Product Managers, responsible for increasing capability and ensuring product management standards and met. Work with Head of Product around recruitment, retention, and upskilling of product managers in HMRC, to define standards and best practice for Product Managers Be a leader within local product management communities and other communities of interest across HMRC, managing and organising cross-government conferences and events. Coordinate product development across HMRC Lines of Business to identify reuse of components and patterns in services. Oversee live services and continuous improvement work for the product /service and management of vendor contracts as and when needed. Lead and support multidisciplinary product teams through discovery, alpha, beta, and live phases of development, turning vision into reality and continuously improving. Essential Criteria: Experience of using lean, agile or user centred design methods (ideally all) Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with senior stakeholders, including negotiating with stakeholders on difficult issues, acting as an escalation point when needed, and being able to influence stakeholders on a portfolio or service strategy. Demonstration of the ability to look across a number of products/services in a portfolio, and the wider marketplace, to understand how different products can work together to deliver a wider outcome. Experience of successfully prioritising work based on what is valuable to do first across a portfolio/ service/programme, managing dependencies between different products, digital and non-digital channels, et cetera. Demonstration of the ability to use qualitative or quantitative research (e.g., customer feedback, market research, service metrics, et cetera) to gain insights on a problem, or potential solutions. Experience of coaching, mentoring and line managing others across a digital team in product management roles or other GDaD roles. Experience of working with digital teams and other professions to improve ways of working at scale across a number of teams. Experience of building capability in others and facilitating learning and development at scale, including of product management frameworks and tools. Demonstration of the ability to understand how to measure and track success of a programme and recalibrate areas of the programme to optimise outcomes- including demonstration of understanding the product lifecycle and knowing when to keep going on products and when to stop or pivot. Experience of successfully communicating with others to explain problems, present options, setting a direction for moving forward, and getting buy in for recommendations. Desirable Criteria: Significant knowledge of user research, or service, content or interaction design, or software engineering practices, and how product managers can successfully work with these professions to create better products. Experience of managing large teams. Working knowledge of ITIL v4 Further Location Information Please 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. Office closures For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. If your location preference is for the following site, it's important to note that this is not a long-term site for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. This site is: Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Locations Moves 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. Benefits Alongside your salary of £71,725, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £20,778 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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. Selection process details How to Apply . click apply for full job details

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Do you thrive in a collaborate environment and are great at building and maintaining positive relationships? At HMRC, we are already one of the most digital advanced tax authorities in the world and have one of the largest IT infrastructures and data sources in the UK. With 50 million customers to serve, over 60 thousand colleagues to support, and £600 billion to collect to fund UK Plc, our IT operation is huge! For those who are up to the challenge, we offer unique and unparalleled opportunities to work with some of the newest technologies and make a real, lasting difference. HMRC is made up of Customer Groups which are working independently towards one common goal. Our role sits within HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Office (CDIO) Group that deliver in-house solutions for a broad range of technical and operational issues. Our digital delivery centres are hi-tech, state-of-the-art facilities that allow our teams to maximise their capabilities. Job description As a Product Manager, you will work in a product team to support the design, build, and delivery of digital products and features that meet business objectives and user needs. You will define product scope, evaluate options, and ensure alignment with HMRC's goals and the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (opens in a new window) This role sits within Payments, Banking and Corporate Services, which manage critical finance and HR systems supporting payment collection, disbursement, payroll, and commercial products. This position is across the Corporate Finance & Commercial and HR teams - responsible for the technology used to source, procure and pay for goods & services required for day-to-day operations within HMRC. Person specification As a Product Manager, you will support the Senior Product Manager with the following: Define the scope of the product, the key features, and adapt this as new information is learnt (e.g. as business objectives evolve or user research offers new insights). Engage stakeholders to get buy in for the product vision and roadmap Work with a multidisciplinary product delivery team (civil servants or suppliers) with skills such as user research, business analysis, and subject matter experts to shape and improve the product. Own and maintain a backlog of 'user stories' (which describe features and functions a user should be able to do on the product) and prioritise the order in which they will be built and released to users. These should be in line with the goals of the product set by the organisation. Participate in, and contribute to the Product management community of practice, whether through taking part in community initiatives, running sessions or talks, or other activities which support other product managers. Essential Criteria Experience of building and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders, including negotiating with stakeholders on difficult issues. Experience of understanding problems within a service, product or process, and finding a positive solution to resolve the issue. Experience of being able to prioritise work based on what is valuable to do first, and getting buy in from stakeholders for any associated project plans/ rollout plans/ roadmaps. Experience of leading or supporting a project to deliver its stated outcomes. Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and subject matter experts to solve complex problems. Demonstrate the ability to understand how to measure and track success of a project, service, or process change. Desirable Criteria Prior experience of working on Finance or HR services Working knowledge of ITIL v4 Further Location Information Please 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. Office Closures If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations (opens in a new window) These sites are: Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford Trinity Bridge House, Salford - moving to an alternative office in Manchester/ Salford Lynx House, Portsmouth - moving to an alternative office in Portsmouth You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Benefits Alongside 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Strengths and Experience. How to Apply As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A name-blind CV including your job history and previous experiences. Your CV should cover your job history including any key achievements in each (maximum of your last 5 roles 100 words per role). A 750-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement 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 outlined in the advert. Please 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. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your Personal Statement. At full sift your CV and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview During the panel interview, your Experience will be assessed, you will be asked to deliver a 10 minute presentation, further details regarding the presentation will be provided should you be invited to interview. You will be asked Strength-based questions to explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant to the job role. This is an example of a strengths-based question "It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?" There 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. Interviews will take place via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Eligibility Please 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 . click apply for full job details

About the job Job summary Discover 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. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. At HMRC, we are already one of the most digital advanced tax authorities in the world and have one of the largest IT infrastructures and data sources in the UK. With 50 million customers to serve, over 60 thousand colleagues to support, and £600 billion to collect to fund UK Plc, our IT operation is huge! For those who are up to the challenge, we offer unique and unparalleled opportunities to work with some of the newest technologies and make a real, lasting difference. HMRC is made up of Customer Groups which are working independently towards one common goal. Our role sits within HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Office (CDIO) Group that deliver in-house solutions for a broad range of technical and operational issues. Our digital delivery centres are hi-tech, state-of-the-art facilities that allow our teams to maximise their capabilities. Enterprise Integration Services (EIS) sits in the CDIO group. EIS handle HMRC's core integration/middleware services, taking care of over a billion transactions every year and connecting hundreds of HMRC services. We provide platforms for delivering Application Programming Interface (API) access to HMRC systems. We also provide artefacts and support for API consumers (software developers and other Government Departments) to build and manage authorised software that seamlessly integrates with HMRC digital services. We use modern open-source products and work in an Agile way to deliver flexible, effective integration solutions. Job description As an External Developer Support Manager, you will play an important part in a team providing API delivery and support to API consumers (external software developers, other government departments, etc.). You will help them to develop and manage their software to exchange data with a growing portfolio of HMRC APIs. As the successful candidate, you will be self-motivated, a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills and have a commitment to continuous improvement in both yourself and others. You will also be a supportive colleague, with a passion to build trusting, productive working relationships, with business and development teams, that support and manage developer expectations. This is an exciting opportunity suited to someone who is proactive and hardworking, is comfortable taking the lead on issues, has recent experience in a similar role and enjoys working in a dynamic environment. Person specification Key Responsibilities Providing operational support from a third-party perspective for a portfolio of existing and new API products and services. Ensuring service and support functions remain responsive to customer needs. Ensuring appropriate reporting and service standards are met for specific services. Ensuring technical change is managed with relevant governance and appropriately communicated. Working closely with internal API development teams and API consumers, predominantly third-party software developers, to ensure products meet user needs and meet appropriate API Developer Hub standards. Working closely with HMRC business areas to influence and shape policy and delivery of new APIs. Ensuring APIs are delivered with the relevant support processes in place. Visualising, articulating, and taking on complex problems and concepts and making or recommending focused decisions. Providing input to the development, review and update of product documentation, test environments and data and guidance through the Developer Hub and GOV.UK. Championing and mentoring colleagues. Possible people management responsibilities. Essential Criteria: Delivering services or support services and outcomes through a team or others. Building and maintaining collaborative working relationships to achieve a common goal whilst improving communications. Reviewing and improving processes, resolving problems and issues. Developing and implementing service standards. Further Location Information Please 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. Office closures For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it's important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time. These sites are: Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage. Leeds Locations Moves 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. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions Working Together Benefits Alongside your salary of £37,682, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,916 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). 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. To 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 Service Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial 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. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. How to Apply As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A name-blind CV including your job history and key achievements from your career which reflects key responsibilities of the role. Provide specific instances from your career detailing successes where you can. A 500-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience from your career reflect the essential criteria of the role, using specific examples from your career were you can. Separate 250-word Behaviour statements on Managing a Quality Service, Making Effective Decisions, and Working Together. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Sift In the event of a large number of applications being received, we may opt to complete a pre-sift on your CV only. Those who pass full sift will have their full application reviewed. At full sift all behaviour statements, and your CV, and your Personal Statement, will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview The interview will be 45 minutes in duration and will be held by a 3-person panel. During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour-based questions, behaviours outlined below. You will also be asked strengths based questions to explore what you enjoy and your motivations relevant towards the role. This is an example of a strengths-based question: "It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?" There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview . click apply for full job details

Your new company Join a fast-growing, independent practice with an excellent reputation for technical expertise and client service. With a number of growing offices and a flexible hybrid working model, you'll become part of a highly respected Private Client team during an exciting period of growth. Working alongside experienced tax specialists, you'll have the opportunity to develop your career while supporting a diverse and interesting client base. Your new role As a Senior Manager within the Private Client team, you will lead the delivery of personal tax compliance services for a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners and trustees. Alongside managing complex compliance matters, you will identify advisory opportunities for the team and provide guidance on areas including inheritance tax, trusts, estates and succession planning. You will act as a trusted adviser to clients and professional intermediaries, while also supporting and developing junior team members and contributing to the continued growth of the Private Client service line. What you'll need to succeed You will have significant experience within a Private Client or Personal Tax environment and a strong track record of managing complex personal tax compliance work. Strong technical knowledge across a range of personal tax issue is essential, along with the ability to build lasting client relationships. You should be comfortable leading a varied portfolio, managing competing priorities and mentoring others. CTA qualification is preferred, although ACA, ATT or equivalent qualifications with substantial relevant experience will also be considered. What you'll get in return In return, you'll receive a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to participate in an employee share reward scheme. You'll gain exposure to high-quality compliance and advisory work, enjoy flexible hybrid working and be part of a collaborative culture that genuinely values work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to play a key role in the continued expansion of one of the UK's fastest-growing specialist tax practices. What you need to do now If you're an experienced Private Client Tax professional looking for a senior leadership role where you can combine technical expertise and team development, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion to find out more. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)

At BUUK Infrastructure, our vision is to be the leading utility partner to accelerate the UK towards net zero for all our customers. Our group of companies has been the major drive for change and innovation over 30 years. We provide a supportive environment that is committed to enabling our people to be the best ensuring they feel proud to be themselves and part of BUUK Infrastructure. We are looking for Water Field Technician who would like to help us reach our mission to earn customer loyalty and drive business growth by providing consistently excellent service. We are ideally looking for someone based in Maidstone. This is a field based role covering Kent, Sussex and surrounding areas. Purpose of this role To provide field support to the water asset team, by ensuring our water network is constructed and installed to a high standard, that our customers have wholesome drinking water and that the network is robust for the future. Your key responsibilities are Act as the escalation point to liaise with developers / customers and contractors. Engage with site stakeholders where possible during both planned and unplanned incidents. Ensure that the quality and integrity of the network is maintained as part of a structured audit strategy. Audit and assess construction activities related to IWNL water mains. When on customer site through diagnostics or observation ensure compliance to relevant legislation surrounding the activity. Ensure that all assets comply with the technical and regulatory standards as detailed by IWNL. Undertake water sampling following an outage, in accordance with DWTS UKAS 17025 standard. To attend meetings with site and construction personnel. To complete internal and external pressure and flow readings. Any other tasks required by line manager. Qualifications SHEA Water. CSCS or equivalent. Experience/Knowledge Experience working within the water industry. Experience in a customer facing role. Knowledge of relevant health and safety standards and policies. Abilities/Skills Positive and proactive attitude. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent customer service skills. Desirable National water Hygiene. Confined spaces. Network/leakage qualification. Conditions of EmploymentYou are required to have your criminal records checked through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This is due to going into customers homes. You will be required to participate in a standby rota. You will hold a driving licence. What can you expect from us Cost of living annual pay review. Company pension contributions up to 10% if employees contribute 5%. 33 days holiday including bank holidays with the ability to purchase an additional 2 weeks. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay. To say thank you, each time you successfully refer someone you will receive a referral payment of £1000 (net of tax). Hybrid working for eligible roles. Development opportunities to reach your career aspirations. BUUK has an award-winning culture. We care about your wellbeing and safety as we all deserve the right to go home safe, every day. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we respect each other and advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in all we do. Research shows that women and people from different underrepresented backgrounds often only apply for a job if they meet 100% of the listed qualifications. If you would like to be a part of our team and you meet many, but not all our requirements for this role, please apply. You can also ask us about flexible working options. Please note we reserve the right to close the role early. Therefore, if you're interested in this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. JBRP1_UKTJ