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Job description

This Grade 7 tax professional role sits within HMRC’s HRWT, supporting the High-Risk Wealth Programme (HRWP) and Wealthy Accelerated Response Programme (WARP). The successful candidate will lead on WARP projects and act as a deputy lead on HRWP projects, both of which involve complex, high-value risks associated with wealthy individuals and their connected entities. Working in cross-functional project teams, you’ll apply your tax technical expertise to accelerate case progression, overcome barriers and contribute to strategic decision-making. The role is dynamic, collaborative and offers the opportunity to shape outcomes on some of HMRC most challenging compliance cases.  We’re looking for a qualified tax professional with strong cross tax knowledge and experience in complex compliance or investigations. You’ll be confident working across multiple tax regimes, including offshore arrangements and subject to anti-avoidance provisions, and able to apply your expertise to novel or contentious issues. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as is the ability to work autonomously, adapt quickly, and influence outcomes at pace. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to deepen their technical impact while contributing to capability building and innovation within a high performing national team.   This HRWT role will require strong leadership, organisational and communication skills with the ability to adapt to differing customer needs quickly.

Responsibilities

• Leading WARP projects to accelerate issues to resolution.
• Supporting the leadership of HRWP projects, deputising as necessary, to co-ordinate and resolve all issues.
• Co-ordinating the research of new areas of risk.
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to add value to ongoing areas of work.
• Learning and adapting to new ways of working. Help build capability within project teams and share knowledge wider across HMRC.
• Providing technical or compliance expertise required to progress HRWP and WARP projects. As projects and new risks develop assist with new ways of working to include upstream activity.
• Upskilling yourself and other members of HRWT, drawing on often unique issues and on lessons learned from each project.
• Supporting the programme leadership and management team by providing timely reports on project progress etc.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• It is essential that you are a qualified Tax Professional. You must hold one or more of the following: CTA(CIOT), Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (CIOT), AIIT, ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI,ACCA, CIMA,HMRC TSP or TPDP, IDP, ITS2.
• Demonstrable ability to lead or coordinate complex tax projects and drive timely progress.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Evidence of building capability in yourself and others through knowledge sharing, learning and professional development.
• Recent demonstrable tax knowledge and experience of complex or cross tax investigations, including issues relating to domicile, residence, and offshore anti avoidance provisions for income tax and capital gains tax