Senior International Tax Specialist
HM Revenue and Customs
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 13th October 2024
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Job summary
Do you have experience in complex Transfer Pricing and/or wider International Tax work?
Do you want to use your skills to tackle some of the UK's most challenging tax issues?
Are you looking for an opportunity to lead 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 (youtube.com)
We are holding information sessions about this role, on Tuesday 1st October 2024 (12:00 – 13:00) and Thursday 10th 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@hmrc.gov.uk to register your interest and we will email you a Teams call invite.
Summary
At HMRC, we want everyone to feel welcome and valued. We aim to be a place where everyone can do their best work, regardless of their background. We offer flexible work options to help you fit work into your life, and we're always looking for ways to make HMRC a great place to work.
HMRC is one of the UK's biggest government departments. Almost everyone in the UK has some interaction with us. Each year, we collect over £800 billion from millions of people and businesses. This money helps pay for public services in the UK.
What We Offer
At HMRC, we care about our people and their work-life balance. We offer a 37-hour working week with the option of hybrid working, allowing you to work both from the office and from home. We also offer flexi-time, giving you the freedom to manage your working hours to suit your lifestyle. We provide excellent holiday entitlement, giving you the time you need to relax and recharge. We care about the well-being of our employees and offer a range of support and resources to help you look after your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Joining HMRC is an exciting opportunity!
We will support you as you move to HMRC and offer on-the-job training and development to help you achieve your career goals. We are a large organisation, so there are many opportunities to change roles and advance your career.
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.
The Senior International Tax Specialist role involves working with the most complex customers and you’ll be leading on risk assessment and enquiry work end-to-end.
You 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.
Successful applicants will be responsible for technical leadership of a team of experienced International Tax Specialists (ITSs) and Corporation Tax Specialists (CTSs); focusing on building their capabilities through mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing.
In this role there will be opportunities to influence policy, contribute to the international tax compliance strategy, develop innovative solutions and build the international tax community.
This is a technical leadership role with no line management responsibilities.
Travel may be required from time to time to fulfil this role, for example to attend customer meetings.
Person specification
- Significant recent experience of Transfer Pricing of multinational enterprises gained in HMRC, industry or in practice; and/or
- Significant recent experience in a wider International Tax work in respect of multinationals in HMRC, industry or in practice.
- Excellent understanding of international tax and OECD Frameworks.
- Proven ability to successfully manage and lead complex enquiries or projects end-to-end.
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills – ability to work across a range of stakeholders both internally and externally plus mentoring junior colleagues.
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.
Benefits
The above is an illustration of the salary and employer pension contribution you would receive if you were paid at the minimum of the salary payband. If you are paid above the salary payband minimum then the corresponding figures will be higher. Below are further benefits of the role:
- An environment with flexible 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.
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
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
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Selection process details
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV including your job history. For each job role included, please provide a brief description of the role, key responsibilities and key achievements (max 300 words per role).
Please reference how you meet the Qualification criteria.
This is CV only application. You will be asked to complete a short online form and attach your CV.
Your CV, in particular your job role descriptions, key responsibilities per role and your key achievements per role, will be assessed against the Person Specification outlined in the advert. Please ensure that your CV contains your full name and contact details.
Recruitment timeline
Sift (application review) - w/c 14/10/24
Interviews: w/c 28/10/24 and 04/11/24
Interview results notification – w/c 18/11/24
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Sift
If you are successful at the sift stage, you will be invited to an interview.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be asked questions with reference to your CV, to assess your experience and explore in detail what you are capable of, and this is an opportunity to evidence your expertise.
You will also be required to provide a short presentation on a question provided in advance of the interview.
Interview guidance will be provided before interviews.
Interviews will take place via video link. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Microsoft Teams
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – 371040 & vacancy closing date 13/10/2024’.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Merit List
After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact the unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
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Job contact :
- Name : Kasia Tomczyk
- Email : kasia.tomczyk@hmrc.gov.uk
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- Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk
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In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.
