Head of Counter Fraud Risk Management
Companies House
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 13th October 2024
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Job summary
Companies House’s new role and responsibilities mean our risk posture is significantly changing. We are therefore looking for an experienced fraud risk leader to be our Head of Counter Fraud Risk Management to develop and implement a new strategy to counter fraud, bribery and corruption.
This is a varied leadership role where there is an abundance of opportunities to leverage internal and external professional networks to create value for Companies House.
If you are interested in developing your career and professional network in this field and want to work for an organisation that offers flexible working and is people centred, then come join the team!
Job description
The core objective for this role is to lead our counter fraud risk assessments, shape our strategy, ensure mitigating action plans are in place and to collate reporting across all areas.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a comprehensive counter-fraud strategy that is organisation-wide in its scope and aligns with Government Counter Fraud Professional Standards, Government Functional Standard 013 and the wider Companies House objectives. This should cover internal and external fraud, bribery and corruption.
- Risk Management: Lead the fraud risk assessments and development of action plans across the organisation. Ensure the development and ownership of effective fraud risk controls and mitigation strategies.
- Collaboration: Work within the backdrop of wider security and fraud context, collaborating closely with Operational and Security colleagues as well as People, Finance and the Intelligence and Enforcement teams.
- Investigation Oversight: Monitor the resolution of any investigations done through Department for Business & Trade (DBT), Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) or law enforcement, ensuring that all investigations are conducted in a thorough, professional, and ethical manner (in line with legal and regulatory requirements).
- Policy Development: Develop and implement policies and procedures that support a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, bribery and corruption. Regularly review and update policies to reflect changes in legislation, best practices and organisational needs.
- Training and Awareness: Develop and deliver targeted training programs to raise awareness of fraud and error risks and ensure that staff at all levels understand their role in preventing and detecting it.
- Reporting: Establish effective reporting mechanisms for fraud and error incidents for internal and external stakeholders. Also work with Data, Digital, Finance, Operations and HR colleagues to put in place appropriate monitoring of trends, specific risks, and the effectiveness of counter-fraud measures.
- Compliance and Governance: Ensure that our counter-fraud function operates within the framework of relevant legislation, regulatory standards, and internal governance structures.
- Continuous Improvement: Regularly review and enhance the counter-fraud strategy, policies, and procedures to reflect emerging risks, trends, and innovations in fraud prevention.
The postholder will play an active role as a member of the Security Leadership Team reporting directly to the Chief Security Officer ensuring that we have the capability we need to meet the challenges of the coming years.
About the Team
The Security team works as specialist function for the whole of Companies House. Currently we are undergoing a step change in our role from being a passive register to one we proudly maintain and scrutinise. Therefore our risk and threat levels are changing too. This means raising the bar from a security and internal threats point of view.
The team is involved a variety of critical activities such as Cyber Security as well as Physical and Personnel Security.
This role would be working closely within this team as well as the wider stakeholders including Finance, HR, Intelligence and Operations to mature our counter fraud, corruption and bribery standards.
To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below and also successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years.
Further information can be found below.
Companies House also cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
Person specification
We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate the following experience and behaviours:
Experience:
- Leadership experience in a counter-fraud, bribery or corruption role developing comprehensive counter fraud strategies.
- Track record of conducting fraud risk assessments and developing effective fraud risk mitigation plans.
- An in-depth understanding of best practices in fraud, bribery and corruption investigations, including the ethical, legal and regulatory requirements.
- Implementing effective counter fraud controls such as policies and procedures, awareness training and reporting mechanisms.
Behaviours:
- Seeing the Big Picture: Able to take an organisation-wide perspective to ensure alignment with Professional Standards Functional Standards and organisation priorities.
- Working Together: Able to actively build and maintain a network of diverse colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives. Willing to challenge assumptions and find practical ways to make progress.
- Communicating & Influencing: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate with senior stakeholders. Confidence to use different communication techniques to show progress.
- Delivering at Pace: Able to deliver compliance in critical areas at pace, drawing on best practices in areas such as HR and Finance as well as adapting those practices to specifics of Companies House’s work. At the same time able to demonstrate a high level of personal integrity and professionalism, with a commitment to ethical conduct.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.
Find out more about what a great place Companies House is to work
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
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Selection process details
In your application form we’d like you to:
1. CV including professional history, experience and qualifications
2. Personal Statement with relevant examples that demonstrate the experience required in the Person Specification and the Behaviours listed.
At sift candidates' full application form will be assessed against:
- The Experience outlined in the Person Specification
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating & Influencing
- Working Together
- Delivery at Pace
At interview candidates will be assessed against the behaviours, experience, and strengths listed in the advert.
We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own.
What will the process look like?
- We’ll carry out a sift of applications and successful candidates at sift will be invited to interview, where we’ll explore your skills, experiences, the behaviours mentioned in the advert and your strengths.
- There will be a presentation as part of the interview process.
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Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and may include Strength based questions in the interview.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : Companies House Recruitment Team
- Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitmentch@companieshouse.gov.uk
Further information
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission .
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