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Job description

You will lead HMRC’s compliance strategy for a portfolio of high-risk wealthy individuals-those with annual income over £200,000 and/or assets exceeding £2 million. You’ll apply your tax expertise to identify and address complex risks across personal tax regimes, build strong relationships with customers and their agents, and lead investigations into suspected non-compliance. This is a technical, strategic role requiring deep tax knowledge, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively across HMRC.

Responsibilities

• Lead HMRC’s compliance approach for a portfolio of wealthy individuals.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers and their agents to promote good compliance and address risks.
• Conduct annual risk assessments and develop deep understanding of customer tax affairs.
• Identify and tackle complex tax risks across regimes, particularly Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax.
• Lead investigations into suspected non-compliance, using legal powers and technical tools appropriately.
• Collaborate with colleagues across HMRC, including Risk & Intelligence Service and Fraud Investigation Service.
• Provide clear, accurate, and confident communication of HMRC’s position on technical matters-both verbally and in writing.
• Prepare high-quality submissions to technical specialists, policy teams, and legal professionals.
• Contribute to upstream compliance initiatives and projects aimed at closing the Wealthy tax gap.
• Actively participate in team networks and subject matter forums to share knowledge and drive consistency.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership on compliance activity, though this role does not include direct line management.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Strong technical expertise in personal tax regimes, particularly Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax, including anti-avoidance legislation.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with high-net-worth individuals and their agents, promoting good compliance, and addressing risks at pace.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly and confidently convey your position on technical matters both verbally and in writing.
• Experience of working collaboratively across teams and disciplines, including technical specialists, policy teams, and legal professionals.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify and respond to complex tax risks.
• Leadership in compliance activity, including contributing to knowledge sharing, supporting colleagues with technical and tactical oversight, and experience of progressing investigations at pace.

Further Information

Belfast Regional Centre - Erskine House Alongside your salary of £58,541, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £16,959 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs. 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. Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary. Family friendly policies. Personal support. Coaching and development. To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it’s really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.