Globally Mobile Employees Tax Specialist

Job description

The successful candidate will be a visible and inspiring leader who will act as a Subject Matter Expert or Technical Lead supporting LB nationally to design and deliver compliance projects and otherwise manage complex ED risk within LB.

The Globally Mobile Employees (GMEs) Tax Specialist will work alongside the Grade 6 GMEs Lead to drive forward the strategic approach on GMEs risks for Large Business Compliance Activity.

The GMEs Tax Specialist will be required to:

- Identify compliance risks in the LB population, utilising various data sources.

- Provide direct technical support to LB Employment Duties (ED) compliance colleagues on GMEs matters.

- Act as one of the ‘go to’ people in LB for advice and represent LB’s views across HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group (CCG).

- Build understanding of and support the continuing development of the LB strategy for these risks and drive this forward.

- Lead a network of Risk Specialists to continue to work towards a high quality, consistent and professional approach to LB compliance in this area.

- Collaborate with key stakeholders to support and deliver compliance results and affect relevant legislative changes.

The role may require some travel within the UK and occasional overnight stays. The successful applicant will be expected to be flexible regarding this.

There will be no direct line management responsibilities.

Essential Criteria

All applicants are expected to clearly demonstrate their suitability against the essential criteria within both their application and any subsequent interview.

• Technical Expertise and Making Effective Decisions - proven recent experience in resolving complex Globally Mobile Employee issues, applying sound judgement, legislation, and case law to make effective decisions.
• Communication and Influence - proven ability to influence behaviours and outcomes through effective written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders at all levels, both internal and external to the organisation, including the capability to prevent and resolve disputes through skilled negotiation and persuasion.
• Leadership and Capability Building - strong leadership capabilities including experience providing direction, mentoring colleagues, building team capability, championing continuous improvement, and modelling professional behaviours that inspire quality service delivery and foster a culture of excellence.

Qualifications

Please confirm on your application which qualification/s you hold:

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

• Chartered Tax Adviser (CIOT)

• Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (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)

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

• 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) as a tax professional).