G7 Corporation Tax Specialist

LocationBelfast Regional Centre- Erskine House, 20-32 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4GF, Birmingham Regional Centre- 3 Arena Central, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2DE, Bristol Regional Centre- 3 Glass Wharf, Avon Street, Temple Quarter, Bristol, BS2 0ES, Cardiff Regional Centre- Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS, Croydon Regional Centre- 1 Ruskin Square, Croydon, CR0 2WF, Edinburgh Regional Centre- Queen Elizabeth House, 1 Sibbald Walk, Edinburgh, EH8 8FT, Glasgow Regional Centre- 1 Atlantic Square, 21 York Street, Glasgow, G2 8HS, Leeds Regional Centre, 7&8 Wellington Place, Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4AP, Liverpool Regional Centre- India Building, 31 Water Street, City Centre, Liverpool, L2 0RD, Manchester Regional Centre- 3 New Bailey Square, New Bailey Street, Salford, M3 5AY, Newcastle Regional Centre- Benton Park View, Longbenton, Newcastle, NE98 1ZZ, Nottingham Regional Centre- Unity Square, Nottingham, NG2 1NL, Lynx House, 1 Northern Road, Portsmouth, PO6 3XA, St Marys House, St Marys Street, Preston, PR1 4AT, St Marks House, Stanley Street, Preston, PR1 4AT, Stratford Regional Centre- 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London E20 1HZAbout The JobJob summaryHMRC is the UK’s tax payments and customs authority. We have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for our public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support.Are you tax expert with a passion for navigating complex compliance challenges?If so, we’re looking for a Corporate Tax Specialist to join our team and make a significant impact in the world of tax compliance.Mid-sized Business (MSB) delivers HMRC’s compliance work for businesses with an annual UK turnover of £10M to £200M and/or with 20+ employees. There are approximately 170,000 Mid-sized businesses in the UK. We work with our customer base to improve compliance, tackle avoidance and evasion, whilst offering support to growing businesses. Through tailored customer engagement and risk-driven compliance, we address complex tax issues using tax specialist teams. We use data and customer insight to target support to rapidly growing businesses. Join our Corporation Tax specialists and be at the forefront of tackling tax risks for mid-sized businesses. As a key member of our regional compliance team, you’ll be leading compliance checks into a range of complex issues and working with other technical specialists to deliver business results. See what it’s like to work at HMRC : find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question . Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.The Role:This is an exciting opportunity to support the compliance of some of our most complex customers.As well as a strong technical background you will also need to be a strong communicator adept at negotiation. You will lead at meetings with customers and present cases at governance boards to senior colleagues.You may also have responsibility for a portfolio area which could include: the application of specific legislation, new developments in risk identification or new ways of working. Ownership of such a portfolio will mean sharing knowledge with colleagues formally and informally as well as collaborating with a national network.While the primary focus of the role lies in compliance activities, it also entails mentoring colleagues and helping to develop new ways of working to support HMRC’s high level objectives. We seek individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities and who are comfortable challenging the norm.Person specificationWithin your role you will:

• Lead your own complex compliance checks, being accountable for your decisions.
• Support others as part of a multi-grade team.
• Identify tax risks in Corporation Tax returns through review and analysis of accounts, computations, information systems and other sources.
• Meet yield delivery targets in line with forecasts.

Essential Criteria:You will need to demonstrate experience of the following in your application:

• Experience of leading on and dealing with complex Corporation Tax matters.
• Strong attention to detail and experience of analysis
• Excellent communication skills; a confident verbal communicator able to build relationships, with strong written communication skills including tailoring your message to the intended audience.
• Sharing learning and supporting the development of others through coaching and training sessions.
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to changes in priority.

Applicants must hold TSP(CT), TPDP or predecessor qualifications (IDP, ITS2, CPT, FT2) OR one of the following qualifications: -

• Chartered Tax Adviser (CIOT) or a Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies membership qualification e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountant of England & Wales (ICAEW)
• Accountants in Scotland (ICAS) Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI)
• Chartered Institute of Public finance Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Holders of an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT)
• Post Graduate full legal qualification in taxation matters

QualificationsApplicants must hold TSP(CT), TPDP or predecessor qualifications (IDP, ITS2, CPT, FT2) OR one of the following qualifications: -

• Chartered Tax Adviser (CIOT)

or a Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies membership qualification e.g. Institute of Chartered Accountant of England & Wales (ICAEW)

• Accountants in Scotland (ICAS) Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI)
• Chartered Institute of Public finance Accountancy (CIPFA)
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
• Holders of an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT)
• Post Graduate full legal qualification in taxation matters

BehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical SkillsWell assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• At the start of the interview, candidates will be given some information about a corporate group, and then half an hour to prepare a presentation.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Find more about HMRC benefits in Your little extras and big benefits handbook for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.Things you need to knowSelection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.All Criminal Record Checks applications are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.Overview of selection process: MSB uses the Success Profiles framework for its recruitment. Your application will be assessed against the Experience element of the framework. The Technical, Behaviours and Strengths elements of the framework will be tested at interview.Your application will include:A CV, to include experience of relevant work in no more than 100 words per role.A 750-word Personal Statement to include what you can bring to the role based on the job description, responsibilities, and essential criteria. Please include examples of what you have done and how you did it.The sift will be carried out against the CV and Personal Statement, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.The interview process will include: A Technical exercise, Behaviours and Strengths. At the start of the interview, candidates will be given some information about a corporate group, and then half an hour to prepare a presentation.Full details will be provided to those candidates invited to interviewWe reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers.Interview dates to be confirmed.A reserve list may be held for a period of 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. Eligibility To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers: This role may be suitable for existing HMRC employees who are contractual homeworkers. Occasional attendance to the office will be required where there is a business need, so please review the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you are able to travel to. Reasonable Adjustments We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments , and contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible. Diversity and Inclusion At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We’re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC.For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and valuesApplications 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.We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We can’t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.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.The Civil Service runs a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Locations 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 . Security Update For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks Further Information 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.Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn.Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an ‘Other Government Department’ (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document "Combined T&C and OGD Pay English”, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk Problems during the application process If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the Contact point for applicants section.If you think you’ve made a mistake on a short application form (e.g. you’ve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we won’t be able to reopen your application.Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application - 318087 & vacancy closing date 20/10/2023. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment.For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality RequirementsThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)Working for the Civil ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.Apply and further informationThis vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicantsJob contact :

• Name : Lucy Brennan
• Email : lucy.brennan@hmrc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further informationAppointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned via complaints.grs@cabinetoffice.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 web pages: Click here