Job Description

• Monitoring and tracking changes in tax law and practice and sharing this information with tax practice. This typically involves researching areas of change, analyzing the position and writing summary tax news notes or other articles which can be accessed by tax practice. This is a direct taxes role, this covers a broad range of taxes that apply to profits, and reliefs and incentives.
• Working with client facing teams, either to support them in their analysis of the tax technical or policy position for them to engage with the client, or, at times, speaking with the client directly.
• Drafting responses to consultations issued by government bodies. This will involve analyzing the policy proposals and any tax technical detail available and engaging with stakeholders for input on what policy proposals and announcements mean for their business areas. Some policy responses will involve meeting, other government bodies.
• Drafting communications of key tax insight areas. This can be for use by tax practice or for external dissemination to the market. Tax Policy Group adapt our approach in line with our working arrangements with different business areas, but consultants may be required to attend meetings and draft succinct emails, client briefing notes and slides.
• Summarizing the key facts and pertinent findings of tax cases for dissemination to the tax practice.
• Inputting into company’s response to fiscal events (i.e. Budgets and Statements).

Work pattern: This is a permanent contract opportunity.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Tax Policy team members are expected to have:
• A suitable professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) or Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA).
• The ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Team working skills, as individuals in our team work with a range of stakeholders, both within Tax Policy Group and beyond.
• This role involves working across direct taxes and so direct tax experience is required.
• An ability to read, comprehend and analyze tax legislation and case law. Training will be provided where required.
• While this role will involve working across direct taxes, there is likely to be a high proportion of corporation tax work and so corporation tax experience is preferred.