Direct Tax Specialist

1 month ago

Belfast, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

Are you a tax professional with experience in a senior tax role? Are you maximising your expertise?

HMRC's Customer Compliance Group (CCG) have some exciting opportunities to work on a variety of tax disciplines for skilled Tax Specialists.

CCG plays a crucial role in meeting HMRC's strategic objectives. Comprising 27,000 dedicated members, we are one of the largest areas within HMRC. Our primary goal is to simplify tax payments for both individuals and organisations, while diligently addressing and preventing fraud and evasion.

We have multiple positions available across Direct tax disciplines and we also want to talk to you if you are passionate about tackling non-compliance and undertaking investigatory roles.

We aim to provide a platform for you to benefit from a clear career pathway, build on your existing skills whilst satisfying purpose and wellbeing. We truly believe we can provide you with a workplace that gives you a real sense of belonging.

Job description

As a Direct Tax Specialist, you will be working on highly sophisticated and sensitive tax affairs across a range of dynamic customer sectors, and with a range of internal and external stakeholders. This specialist role provides an excellent opportunity for you to leverage your substantial knowledge of Direct Tax issues, to provide expert guidance and support to your team.

To be successful in this role, you must possess substantial and demonstrable knowledge of Direct Tax compliance, either In Income Tax or Corporation Tax. We also welcome applications from candidates with experience that spans different types of taxes and/or customer sectors that carry large values of tax risk, including more niche areas such as R&D and Venture Capital. You will be expected to identify and address risk across multiple heads of duty in some of our investigatory roles.

If you are a driven professional with a proven track record in compliance, we invite you to join our team and make a meaningful impact on the UK's tax landscape. Apply now and be part of an organisation that values integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to public service.

At HMRC, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and celebrated. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, as we believe that a diverse workforce is key to delivering exceptional service to the public.

Responsibilities

- Leading and co-ordinating HMRC's engagement on tax issues with large and complex customers across varying lines of business

- Conduct in-depth analyses of complex cases, identifying potential risks and areas of business non-compliance.

- Develop and implement effective compliance strategies to ensure customers adhere to regulations. Lead on the communication and delivery of these compliance strategies across internal and external stakeholder groups.

- Investigate multiple business and individual networks, designed to hide fraud, tackling fraudulent behaviour and/or poor compliance

- Provide expert guidance and support to colleagues and stakeholders on compliance matters.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a consistent and coordinated approach to compliance.

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and industry best practices.

- Represent HMRC in meetings and discussions with external stakeholders, including businesses and professional bodies.

- Contribute to the continuous improvement of corporate tax compliance processes and procedures.

Who are we?

Our role is vital, to bring in the money to pay for the country’s public services and give financial support to people. Our vision is simple, to be a trusted, modern tax and customs department. An organisation that makes it easy for our customers to get tax right, and hard for anyone to bend or break the rules.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

It is essential that you are a qualified Tax Professional. You MUST hold one or more of the following:

Chartered Tax Adviser – CIOT

AIIT (including Paper 4*)

A Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification including:

Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS)

Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Post Graduate full legal qualification - in taxation matters

For previous or existing HMRC employees TSP or predecessor qualification (TPDP, IDP, ITS2, CPT FT2) - (note - existing HMRC employees would only be eligible if they have completed the appropriate course to get them to G7 level (or above) in a tax professional role.)

In addition to the above you must have:

Substantial and demonstrable knowledge of VAT compliance principles and regulations.

- Recent demonstrable compliance experience working on the most complex VAT issues.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address complex VAT issues.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to diverse audiences.

- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and build positive working relationships.

- Commitment to continuous professional development and staying up to date with industry trends and best practices.

Successful candidates could be posted to any business directorate within CCG.

Please note that for roles based in Carne House, Belfast and the Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh (Glasgow) you must successfully obtain SC clearance before taking up appointment.

This may also be a requirement for other locations but not all. Successful candidates will be contacted at the point of offer to discuss.

Desirable Criteria

- Experience in conducting compliance audits or reviews.

- Knowledge of other tax regimes and their interactions with Direct Tax.

- Familiarity with data analysis tools and techniques.

- Experience in training or mentoring colleagues on corporate tax compliance matters.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

* You will be asked to give a 10 minute presentation and answer follow up questions. Further information will be supplied to applicants who reach this stage of the recruitment process

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