HMRC
International Tax Specialist
Job Location
Farringdon, United Kingdom
Job Description
Do you have experience in UK Corporation Tax or International Tax or Transfer Pricing work and would like to develop your International Tax and/or Transfer Pricing knowledge and application and work on tackling some of the UK's most challenging tax issues?
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a team of experienced tax specialists and make a real impact on the UK's tax landscape?
If so, we have the perfect role for you at HMRC! Watch our video to discover what it’s like working as an International Tax Specialist within HMRC.
The role of an International Tax Specialist at HMRC
We are holding information sessions about this role, on Friday 18th October 2024 (12:00 – 13:00) and Wednesday 30th October 2024 (12:00 – 13:00). This is to enable you to understand more about what an International Tax Specialist is involved with. If you would like to attend a group webinar, please email Kasia Tomczyk - email address available on request to register your interest and we will email you a Teams call invite.
Job description:
We currently have vacancies in Large Business (LB) and Mid-Sized Business (MSB).
Large Business employs around 2,500 people to assure the compliance of HMRC’s 2,000 largest and most complex customers. The size and global reach of our customers places international tax issues at the forefront of our work to ensure they comply fully with their tax obligations.
Mid-Sized Business is part of Wealthy and Mid-Sized Business Compliance (WMBC). WMBC is responsible for the tax affairs of customer groups including the UK’s wealthiest individuals, Mid-sized businesses, public bodies, and charities. MSB supports and assures the compliance of these businesses, which includes a variety of multinational, complex customer groups and their tax obligations.
An International Tax Specialist will play an integral role in strengthening HMRC’s efforts to close the tax gap. Leading and supporting on some of the most ambitious, technical, and high-profile enquiry cases for some of the UK’s largest multinational groups.
Your workload will be varied, consisting of risk assessment, enquiry work, real-time working, and will involve interacting with external customers and their representatives across a range of industries. You will work as a team with a number of key colleagues across the organisation including Customer Compliance Managers, cross-tax regime technical specialists, policy, economists, and accountants.
In this role there will be opportunities to aid capability building of tax specialists through mentoring, training and knowledge sharing and contribute to building of the International Tax community.
Travel may be required from time to time to fulfil this role, for example to attend customer meetings.
Person specification:
* Good recent experience of UK Corporation Tax or International Tax or Transfer Pricing work in HMRC, industry or practice;
* Good communication skills – both written and verbal;
* Good stakeholder management and collaboration skills – ability to work across a range of stakeholders both internally and externally;
* Experience of managing UK Corporation Tax or International Tax or Transfer Pricing enquiries or projects.
Qualifications:
You should hold one of the following qualifications (alternative qualifications will be considered on their merits):
- HMRC Tax Specialist Programme or previous equivalent (Direct Tax) or an external equivalent qualification such as:
- Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA)/Associate of the Taxation Institute Incorporated (ATII), - or Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) or
- an external qualification such as Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification, for example Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW), Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS), Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), where direct tax matters make up a substantial part of your professional experience or,
- qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer (including the Professional stage Business and Commercial Law module) in England and Wales (or equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland), provided that direct tax matters make up a substantial part of your professional experience.
The panel may consider significant relevant experience of tax in place of the formal qualifications listed above, if it can be demonstrated that a lead role has been taken over many years and this will be considered and judged on its own merits.
Salary and Benefits:
Below are further details on salary and benefits of the role:
* Alongside your salary range of £54,439 - £60,183 per annum (National)
* A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
* An environment with flexible and hybrid working options.
* We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
* Coaching and development tailored to your role
Location: Farringdon, GB
Posted Date: 10/22/2024
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a team of experienced tax specialists and make a real impact on the UK's tax landscape?
If so, we have the perfect role for you at HMRC! Watch our video to discover what it’s like working as an International Tax Specialist within HMRC.
The role of an International Tax Specialist at HMRC
We are holding information sessions about this role, on Friday 18th October 2024 (12:00 – 13:00) and Wednesday 30th October 2024 (12:00 – 13:00). This is to enable you to understand more about what an International Tax Specialist is involved with. If you would like to attend a group webinar, please email Kasia Tomczyk - email address available on request to register your interest and we will email you a Teams call invite.
Job description:
We currently have vacancies in Large Business (LB) and Mid-Sized Business (MSB).
Large Business employs around 2,500 people to assure the compliance of HMRC’s 2,000 largest and most complex customers. The size and global reach of our customers places international tax issues at the forefront of our work to ensure they comply fully with their tax obligations.
Mid-Sized Business is part of Wealthy and Mid-Sized Business Compliance (WMBC). WMBC is responsible for the tax affairs of customer groups including the UK’s wealthiest individuals, Mid-sized businesses, public bodies, and charities. MSB supports and assures the compliance of these businesses, which includes a variety of multinational, complex customer groups and their tax obligations.
An International Tax Specialist will play an integral role in strengthening HMRC’s efforts to close the tax gap. Leading and supporting on some of the most ambitious, technical, and high-profile enquiry cases for some of the UK’s largest multinational groups.
Your workload will be varied, consisting of risk assessment, enquiry work, real-time working, and will involve interacting with external customers and their representatives across a range of industries. You will work as a team with a number of key colleagues across the organisation including Customer Compliance Managers, cross-tax regime technical specialists, policy, economists, and accountants.
In this role there will be opportunities to aid capability building of tax specialists through mentoring, training and knowledge sharing and contribute to building of the International Tax community.
Travel may be required from time to time to fulfil this role, for example to attend customer meetings.
Person specification:
* Good recent experience of UK Corporation Tax or International Tax or Transfer Pricing work in HMRC, industry or practice;
* Good communication skills – both written and verbal;
* Good stakeholder management and collaboration skills – ability to work across a range of stakeholders both internally and externally;
* Experience of managing UK Corporation Tax or International Tax or Transfer Pricing enquiries or projects.
Qualifications:
You should hold one of the following qualifications (alternative qualifications will be considered on their merits):
- HMRC Tax Specialist Programme or previous equivalent (Direct Tax) or an external equivalent qualification such as:
- Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA)/Associate of the Taxation Institute Incorporated (ATII), - or Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT) or
- an external qualification such as Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification, for example Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW), Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS), Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountancy (CIPFA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), where direct tax matters make up a substantial part of your professional experience or,
- qualification as a Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer (including the Professional stage Business and Commercial Law module) in England and Wales (or equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland), provided that direct tax matters make up a substantial part of your professional experience.
The panel may consider significant relevant experience of tax in place of the formal qualifications listed above, if it can be demonstrated that a lead role has been taken over many years and this will be considered and judged on its own merits.
Salary and Benefits:
Below are further details on salary and benefits of the role:
* Alongside your salary range of £54,439 - £60,183 per annum (National)
* A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
* An environment with flexible and hybrid working options.
* We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
* Coaching and development tailored to your role
Location: Farringdon, GB
Posted Date: 10/22/2024
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