Forensic Accountant

We have approximately 140 Advisory and Forensic Accountants within HMRC and by joining us you will be able to support HMRCs drive to tackle fraud and tax evasion, whilst making a positive difference to the nations finances. You will play an active role in high-profile issues and ultimately your work will touch the lives of everyone in the UK.

These are accountancy roles with your work principally supporting the?Fraud Investigation Service (FIS)?directorate which is responsible for both civil and criminal investigations in tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud.

New Entrants to the Civil Service will join on the entry point stated, transferees from OGD need to read the guidance on how their pay will be calculated.

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Job descriptionAs a Senior Officer Forensic Accountant, you will work in partnership with a Grade 7 Forensic Accountant (the lead accountant), to give objective, independent and professional advice relating to criminal investigations and anti-money laundering interventions.

You will utilise your accounting knowledge and commercial experience to review and analyse the available financial evidence on each case, and summarise your findings to aid the lead accountant in reaching their expert opinion.

You will communicate with the lead accountant to ensure Court deadlines are met, and act as a point of contact to case teams in providing objective and independent accounting advice, tailored appropriately to your audience.

You will use strong report writing skills to drafting sections of the case output and might be called upon to act as a witness of fact in court to address such sections.

As you gain experience, you will be expected to take on the role of lead accountant for smaller cases to further your own growth and development.

We will support you in your role with high quality Continuous Professional Development, including accountancy, Criminal Procedure Rules, and court room skills.

Our team is passionate about career development and presently offers a Grade SO Talent Programme to inspire, support and recognise talented individuals who wish to progress to a Grade 7 role within HMRCs Advisory and Forensic Accountants profession.

We embrace flexible working and enabling our forensic accountants to maintain a work-life balance.
Person specification

The candidate will have financial accounting experience gained in either practice, industry, public sector, or private sector and specifically including:

Analysing and interpreting a range of financial records.

Preparing or reviewing financial statements.

Considering the appropriate accounting treatment of a variety of specific transactions; and

Delivering high quality written and verbal accountancy outputs to key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Communicate with the lead accountant on a timely basis and regularly liaise with case teams to provide independent and objective accounting advice.

Perform a complete, accurate and reliable analysis of the available financial information to an evidential standard for each case.

With the lead accountant, consider, discuss, and interpret your analysis.

Succinctly present your findings to the lead accountant. Where required, draft sections within a Forensic Accountant case output ensuring your findings are clear and can be easily understood by case teams, a judge, or a jury.

Be a visible leader in your regional centre, including being a specific point of contact for case teams.

Demonstrate strong organisational skills to adhere to criminal disclosure requirements.

Prioritise and manage the workload of multiple cases at once.

Complete independent learning for case specific topics and engage with CPD events.

Develop and deliver bespoke training to help up skill accountancy colleagues as well as case workers and investigators.

You must already have full and complete qualification from, and continuing membership of, one of the following professional accounting bodies:

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).

Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI).

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).