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Senior Finance Manager (Systems)
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Welsh Revenue Authority
Location
We encourage flexible and hybrid working. Some office attendance will be required based on business needs. This role is based in our Merthyr or Cardiff office.
Job Summary
About the job
We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax, Landfill Disposals Tax and the introduction of the Visitor Levy in Wales. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.
Join a place with purpose
- You’ll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions.
- Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind.
- By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales.
Our people
- You’ll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience.
- From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance – there’s a place for you in our friendly team.
You’ll be our greatest asset
- You’ll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.
- We’re recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey.
- Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits – our People Survey results say it all!
- We’re also recognised for being innovative and a digital, ‘cloud-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance.
Job Description
The roles have been developed to take into account the changes within WRA and its areas of business. These changes are creating new opportunities within the team and new areas for development. It is an exciting time to join WRA as we look to take on Visitor Levy/National Registration in addition to the tax collection.
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“Working at the WRA has been highly rewarding, providing the opportunity to contribute to a modern Welsh tax authority that supports vital public services through devolved taxes. The organisation has allowed me to further develop and apply my finance and leadership skills while helping to deliver a fair and effective tax system.
As part of a small, collaborative team of specialists, we work closely together and with colleagues across the organisation to deliver high-quality services for taxpayers.”
Person specification
Key Tasks
- Ensure that separation of duties is maintained within the teams and work processes.
- Manage and support the Head of Finance to develop accounting policies for the WRA.
- Maintain the integrity of roles within the finance system.
- Ensure the integrity of the accounting processes and procedures in the finance system.
- Prepare and manage the bank account processes including transfer of funds.
- Ensure tax revenues are promptly paid over to the Welsh Consolidated Fund in line with Welsh Treasury requirements.
- Ensure that all corporate functions including staff payments are carried out promptly and in line with current processes.
- Maintain the financial governance of the finance system between Corporate and Tax finance.
- To ensure system is fit for purpose/suitable from a continuous development view and with regards to proposed changes to remit of WRA.
- To be key point of contact for HMRC compliance visits/reviews.
- Manage and develop the finance teams for both Tax finance and Corporate finance of the WRA.
- To support in the development, implementation and rollout of the Visitor Levy/National Registration programmes and its link into finance. Engagement with key stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver appropriate management reporting systems within the Authority; ensuring that relevant forecasts are provided to the senior team, Board and Welsh Government.
- Key point of contact for financial/system issues relating to D365 contract.
- To cover for other members of the finance team – as/when required.
- To deputise for Head of Finance in times of absence.
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Qualifications
- CCAB Qualified Accountant or Part Qualified (PQ to qualify within 3 years of appointment if successful)
Languages
Skills
- We’ve undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role:
- Welsh language skills - Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills won’t be assessed during the recruitment process. However, we actively encourage all staff to learn, or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone.
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