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Job description

Tax Compliance Managers lead our approach to compliance for our highest risk customers, using their tax professional knowledge to identify and address complex risks across tax regimes. They build effective working relationships with customers and their agents, as well as take the lead in conducting investigations and providing direction to colleagues on investigation cases. As a Direct Tax Specialist, you will be dealing with some of the most high profile and complex personal tax matters that present themselves within the UK tax system. You will lead HMRC’s compliance strategy for a portfolio of high-risk wealthy individuals. 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. For more information, please visit the full job advertisement on Civil Service Jobs.

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.
• 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, including providing technical support to colleagues across WMBC.
• 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 complex aspects of 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.
• Please see full job advert for the mandatory essential qualification list.