Counter Fraud Senior Manager

at  Department for Business and Trade

JOB SUMMARY

This is a great opportunity to join a team leading the Department’s proactive prevention, detection and investigation of internal and external fraud, bribery, and corruption. You will provide expert advice and insight on fraud risks to senior leaders targeting high risk areas of fraud and error such as grants, procurement, and internal fraud, to help identify weaknesses and working with process owners to strengthen controls. You will lead in creating a culture of fraud awareness work alongside key stakeholders in the Department, Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) and Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA).
The Counter Fraud team set the counter fraud, bribery, and corruption strategy, leading on fraud risk assessment activity, setting and implementing departmental policy and ensuring compliance with the Government Counter Fraud Functional Standards. Reporting to the Performance and Risk Committee, and Audit Risk & Assurance Committee, the team leads on management assurance activity on counter-fraud, ensuring appropriate controls and response plans are in place for the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and its various Partner Organisations.
The role sits in the Risk Assurance and Counter Fraud team, which is part of the Risk and Assurance, Partnerships & Financial Governance division reporting to the Chief Finance Officer in DBT.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining and delivering against the Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy and Action Plan for DBT.
• Act as a departmental lead and subject matter expert for counter fraud, working with senior leaders to ensure performance metrics are in place and standards are being met to enhance the response to tackling fraud.
• Implementing and operating in line with the Government’s Counter Fraud Functional Standards across the DBT so appropriate policies and controls are in place to drive improvements in compliance.
• Working closely with DBT and its partner organisations to develop and produce insightful management information to meet best practice and meeting reporting requirements to the Public Sector Fraud Authority.
• Providing advice and reporting to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee on the Department’s approach to fraud and progress against the counter fraud strategy and action plans.
• Upskilling the department in its understanding and management of fraud and error, building the counter fraud culture to help influence behaviour, practices, and conduct by working with team leaders across DBT.
• Leading a team and line managing one or more members of staff, demonstrating key behaviours and building capability to ensure effective and timely delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

An accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS) / a Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE) or similar qualification or willingness to work towards this.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining and delivering against the Counter Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Strategy and Action Plan for DBT.
• Act as a departmental lead and subject matter expert for counter fraud, working with senior leaders to ensure performance metrics are in place and standards are being met to enhance the response to tackling fraud.
• Implementing and operating in line with the Government’s Counter Fraud Functional Standards across the DBT so appropriate policies and controls are in place to drive improvements in compliance.
• Working closely with DBT and its partner organisations to develop and produce insightful management information to meet best practice and meeting reporting requirements to the Public Sector Fraud Authority.
• Providing advice and reporting to the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee on the Department’s approach to fraud and progress against the counter fraud strategy and action plans.
• Upskilling the department in its understanding and management of fraud and error, building the counter fraud culture to help influence behaviour, practices, and conduct by working with team leaders across DBT.
• Leading a team and line managing one or more members of staff, demonstrating key behaviours and building capability to ensure effective and timely delivery