Senior Audit Manager

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HMRC are hiring a Senior Audit Manager to join our award-winning Internal Audit team driving excellence at HMRC.

We are recruiting a Senior Audit Manager (SAM) who will be one of the leaders in our internal audit team to deliver high quality internal audit and help HMRC improve. We need people who can bring practicality, pragmatism and customer focus along with strong audit technical knowledge and experience of leading audit teams. You need to be a strong influencer, a good communicator, an effective leader of audit professionals and a team player.

SAM is a leadership role in the Internal Audit (IA) directorate. In this role you will lead an audit team to provide the internal audit service to designated Director General-led Business Groups, and you will be a part of the overall IA directorate senior leadership team (as one of our six SAMs).

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.

In return we offer:

• Ten days learning and development each year.
• An annual conference, each September, giving us a chance to get together and complete CPD learning.

We’re hosting a webinar [SM1.1][TA1.2] for interested candidates on 1st September 2026 from 13:00-14:00. This is your chance to learn more about the role and ask any questions you may have.

Register your interest here: 

Candidate Information Session - Senior Audit Manager - Tues 1st September @ 13:00 – Fill in form

Job description

As a Senior Audit Manager you will:

• Deliver an effective and efficient audit service to designated customers at Director General level, including design and oversight of an appropriate audit plan.
• Support the provision of assurance to the HMRC Accounting Officer and Audit and Risk Committee, through delivery of your portfolio and collaborating with other members of the IA SLT on crosscutting themes and audit priorities.
• Engage with senior management at Director General and Director level across HMRC, in accordance with the needs of the audit portfolio, to understand and deliver the assurance they need.
• Lead a team of Audit Managers and c12 senior and trainee auditors in delivering audits and consultancy or advisory work across your audit portfolios.
• Support the delivery of the IA Director’s annual internal audit opinion to the HMRC CEO.
• Manage, motivate and develop your team, ensuring high standards of performance and quality.
• Support the IA Director in effective leadership and management of the directorate, including personally taking a lead on IA service improvements, such as technical or people projects.
• Role model Civil Service, HMRC and professional internal audit values to the teams.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) 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.
• Substantial experience of working effectively with senior stakeholders up to Executive and Audit Committee level and providing them with high quality internal audit work and opinions.
• Experience of design and delivery of a substantial internal audit plan within a large and/or complex organisation.
• People development and talent management experience gained as a leader of internal audit teams.

Desirable Criteria:  

• Leading development of Artificial Intelligence and data analytics approaches to enhance audit delivery.
• Commercial and/or contract audit experience.
• Post qualification learning and development tailored to your role.

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

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.

Qualifications

A qualified Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA) 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 £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.

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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, qualifications and previous experiences.
• A 500-word Personal Statement detailing what interests you about the role and what you would like to get out of it. You should also include recent evidence of skills and experience you have, focussing on the Essential Criteria.

Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at interview.

Sift

A full sift will be held on your CV and Personal Statement, 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 assessed on Experience.

You will be required to deliver a Presentation. Details of this will be provided for the those who progress to interview with time to prepare.

Interviews will take place face to face in London and Manchester. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Please note that circumstances may arise that require the planned interview format to change. We will endeavour to provide you with as much notice of any change as possible.

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, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’.

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application .

Exceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly.

Sponsorship

We have assessed this role against both Home Office and HMRC criteria and we are unable to offer sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa. This means the vacancy is not open to applicants who require visa sponsorship.

The HMRC app can help you with your application

The HMRC app can provide you with your past 5 years' employment history, making the process of filling in your application quicker and easier.

If successful in your application, you will need your National Insurance number for the onboarding process.

Download the HMRC app now and save your National Insurance number to your digital phone wallet.

How to download the HMRC app and sign up for an account

Download the free HMRC app from the App Store or Google Play store.

If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID.

You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition.

You can find guidance for technical issues on GOV.UK: Technical support with HMRC online services .

Reserve List

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.

Merit List

After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.

Criminal Record Check

Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learnin