Tax Specialist and Accelerated Issues Co-ordinator - Belfast
5 days ago
Belfast
About the job Job summary Discover what it's like to work in a compliance role that makes an impact. Could you help us shape a stronger, fairer future? Your next career move starts here. HMRC's Wealthy compliance teams ("Wealthy") are responsible for the tax compliance of the UK's wealthiest individuals. Wealthy individuals often have complex tax affairs that present significant challenges to an effective tax administration. Given the size and nature of the tax at risk within the wealthy population it increases the opportunities and risks of non-compliance. Our teams assure the tax paid by wealthy individuals and tackle risks and non-compliant behaviours to ensure that wealthy individuals pay what they owe. This involves a strong, policy, technical and data led approach to promoting compliance and preventing non-compliance that encourages and supports the customer to get things right first time and contributes to the health of the tax system. Within Wealthy, HMRC's High Risk Wealth Team (HRWT) tackle some of the UK's most complex and high-profile tax compliance cases involving high-net-worth individuals. Operating nationally, this specialist team brings together senior tax professionals with broad cross-tax expertise to lead bespoke investigations that often span multiple tax regimes and business areas. Working collaboratively with legal and advisory partners, the HRWT identifies and addresses significant tax risks, often under intense scrutiny and the highest levels of governance. The work is intellectually demanding, commercially sensitive and strategically important, requiring a blend of technical acumen, investigative instinct and a deep understanding of wealth structures and tax planning behaviours. 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. You will be responsible for: • 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., • 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., • 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., • Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle, • Working Together, • Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary., • Family friendly policies., • Personal support., • 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