Counter Fraud – Treasury Graduate Scheme Manchester

Overview

Position Title: Counter Fraud

Company: HM Treasury

Location: Manchester, UK

Job Description:

The Corporate Centre Group provides a wide range of corporate services to enable people at HM Treasury and many of the other organisations who form part of the Treasury Group (including the Government Internal Audit Agency, the Debt Management Office and the new UK Infrastructure Bank) to operate effectively and efficiently. We are a diverse group, both in terms of our professions and in our ways of working.

Responsibilities:

• HM Treasury’s Group Finance team, within the Corporate Centre Group, comprises approximately 55 staff based in London, Norwich and Darlington.
• We provide sound financial management advice and information for internal use, and accurate information for Parliamentary control and public accountability purposes.
• We also lead on the department’s response to counter fraud, risk and assurance.

Requirements:

• Lead the operational risk management cycle, encouraging the team to deliver high-quality risk reporting on a quarterly basis to drive strategic discussions and decisions.
• Proactively engage with local risk owners in developing and maintaining risk registers, ensuring that key risks are escalated in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with our (part-time) Range E who leads on risk and assurance for Arms’ Length Bodies so that we maintain a joined-up approach and have strategic oversight of operational risks.
• Identify best practice and use that knowledge to support continuous improvement and further develop organisational counter fraud and risk maturity. Ensure this is embedded in our governance mechanisms, and that our frameworks and guidance are fit for purpose.
• Provide oversight of our counter fraud function, engaging with policy and corporate colleagues and the Public Sector Fraud Authority to ensure that fraud risks are assessed and mitigated appropriately.
• Drive improvements to assurance, ensuring that an effective control framework is in place and audit actions and recommendations are implemented. Liaise with key partners such as the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) and National Audit Office.

Benefits:

• Drive improvements to assurance, ensuring that an effective control framework is in place and audit actions and recommendations are implemented. Liaise with key partners such as the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) and National Audit Office.
• Build good relationships with the government’s Risk Centre of Excellence and represent HM Treasury at relevant cross-government networks and initiatives, including working groups.
• Effectively line manage 1-2 staff, role-modelling HMT values and supporting the team in building professional