Senior Landfill Disposals Tax Specialist

Welsh Revenue Authority

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in 4 days

Benefits And Revenues

Flexible

£47,675 - £56,445 per year

Job summary

We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax and Landfill Disposals Tax. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.

Join a place with purpose
You’ll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales.

Our people
You’ll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance – there’s a place for you in our friendly team.

You’ll be our greatest asset

You’ll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.

We’re recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits – our People Survey results say it all!

We’re also recognised for being innovative and a digital, ‘cloud-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance.

More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 - 2028 .

Job description

This is a technical role at the centre of the WRA’s operational delivery team.

Working directly to the Landfill Disposals Tax Lead, this role will involve developing our approach to and working on WRA’s application of the Unauthorised Disposals Tax (UD); part of Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT).

You will have good working knowledge of applying tax legislation. You will have experience in planning, risk assessing and managing multiple investigations and have a track record of delivery in a tax investigation field along with experience in applying different approaches and methodologies to support tax investigations.

You will partner with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to develop UD cases, leading on the strategic development of a pipeline of cases to charge tax on. You will also lead on the investigations, making tactical decisions on how best to progress.

You will have a good understanding of intelligence risk management criteria and how this links with partner agencies investigations, along with a working knowledge of HUMINT processes and management of confidential data.

You will build on existing strategic relationships with key external law enforcement partners and attend working groups to establish and build trust and support future civil and criminal case investigation.

You will help develop and translate policy and legislative requirements into practice.

The Unauthorised Disposals Tax activity will play a key part in supporting WRA’s corporate plan objectives.

You will develop a detailed understanding of the LDT legislation as well as the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016. You will be proactive in your learning and keep up to date with changes to the tax and processes.

“This is an exciting role and an opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of work with a range of stakeholders and collaborate with NRW to help reduce waste crime in Wales.

You’ll be joining an incredibly supportive and friendly team who will help you learn more about the tax we administer”

Jenna Powell, Landfill Disposal Tax Lead

Person specification

Lead WRA’s application of LDT to illegal waste cases
Gather and analyse a substantial amount of evidence in the investigation of cases, progressing through to resolution
Lead site visits, build complex case files and maintain records and exhibits
Professionally communicate verbally and in writing with agents and UD subjects under investigation.
Provide technical advice on UD LDT to potential taxpayers
Identify vulnerabilities, risks and threats to non-compliance
Develop and apply a range of compliance responses to emerging risks, including upstream and one to many approaches
Work hand-in-hand with key internal stakeholders, e.g. legal and policy teams, to develop the most efficient approach to addressing risks
Attend regular meetings, providing updates and assurance on UD progress
Update records
Produce internal governance reports
Contribute to the future strategy and operational approach of UD
Build and maintain an effective working relationship with Natural Resources Wales to identify a pipeline of illegal waste cases suitable for UD
Contribute to WRA’s intelligence handling capability
Establish, build trust with and maintain strategic relationships for mutual benefit with external law enforcement stakeholders - GAIN, JUWC, HMRC, Revenue Scotland, Environment Agency and Local Authorities
Identify and develop new LDT policies
Identify blockers to delivery and create plans to address delivery risks
Manage complex reviews, appeals, dispute resolution and tribunals including disclosure and presentation of evidence
Work with NRW stakeholders to disrupt and change behaviour to decrease waste crime in Wales

Candidate information session

If this seems like a role you’d be interested in, join us for our virtual Candidate Information Sessions. You’ll meet the Line Manager, get an overview of the role as well a feeling for what it’s like to work at the WRA. We’ll also talk through our benefits and provide helpful tips for your application with us. Please register for one of the sessions below:

13 January 2026 – 12.30pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Landfill Disposals Tax Specialist

13 January 2026 – 4.00pm - Register here: Business Wales Events Finder - Candidate Information Session - Senior Landfill Disposals Tax Specialist

Languages

We’ve undertaken an objective assessment of the Welsh language skills needed to undertake the duties of this role. For this role:

Welsh language skills
Welsh skills are not essential. This means that you do not need Welsh language skills to undertake this role and these skills won’t be assessed during the recruitment process. However, we actively encourage all staff to learn, or improve their Welsh language skills and offer a range of opportunities to suit everyone

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £47,675, Welsh Revenue Authority contributes £13,811 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

31 days annual leave + Bank holidays, and 2 Privilege days
Flexible and hybrid working
Generous employer pension schemes with a contribution of upto 28.97%
Tusker car scheme
Vivup Cycle2Work and advances of salary for season Travel Tickets
Lifestyle Benefits offering discounts on shopping, restaurants and entertainment
Wellbeing hour each week
Access to subsidised sports groups
Generous family-friendly leave policies
Free Welsh language courses and time off to learn
Access to a range of staff diversity networks
Free counselling and support service via our Vivup Employee Assistance Programme and Your Care Health platform
A thriving culture that’s described as innovative, collaborative and kind.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

We’ll always be clear about how we assess your application, at each stage of the process. This will usually include:

Assessment of your Application Form and CV against the relevant Success Criteria
A panel interview (if you’re successful at the initial sift stage)
If any additional assessments are needed for this role, such as a test or presentation at interview, we’ll let you know in advance.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted using the lead behaviour, Making Effective Decisions

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader so we’ll ask you if you need any adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. So that we can support you in a way that works for you, we’ll offer a pre-interview accessibility chat to anyone that declares a disability or needs any adjustments. This will take place with someone who is independent of the recruitment process and you won’t be placed at any disadvantage as a result of needing adjustments.

Artificial intelligence

A reserve list may be held for this role for applicants that have scored above the appointable threshold at interview. This means that if a similar vacancy becomes available in the next 12 months we may contact you to offer you the role.

Success criteria

Behaviours

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Making Effective Decisions

Use evidence and knowledge to support accurate, expert decisions and advice. Carefully consider alternative options, implications and risks of decisions.

Yes

Working Together

Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support

Yes

Seeing the Big Picture

Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider Civil Service priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.

Yes

Strengths

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Analytical

You seek and analyse information to inform your decisions, based on the best available evidence.

Yes

Networker

You create and maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships.

You identify connections and reach out to bring people together.

Yes

Experience

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Experience of applying legislation.

Yes

Experience in an investigation field.

Yes

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This 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 Service

The 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 Commission's 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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).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 applicants

Job contact :

Name : WRA Recruitment Team
Email : Recruitment@wra.gov.wales
Telephone : 03000254000

Recruitment team

Email : Recruitment@wra.gov.wales

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. See the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles where this is set out.
If you feel your application has not been treated in line with the recruitment principles, and you wish to complain, you should contact the Head of HR.
Email: hr@wra.gov.wales
If you’re not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Civil Service Commission

Attachments

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Salary range

£47,675 - £56,445 per year