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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.

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.

Large Business (LB) is responsible for over 2,000 of the largest businesses that pay a significant proportion of the total business taxes and duties that HMRC collects. Each business has a Customer Compliance Manager (CCM) who is responsible for managing the overall relationship with the customer and all aspects of the customer’s tax affairs.

Do you have expertise in financial services remuneration and compensation arrangements and their employment tax implications?

If so, HMRC’s Large Business directorate has an opportunity for you.
We are seeking a specialist to lead the identification and challenge of complex remuneration arrangements within major UK and global banking and asset management groups, including structures that test the boundaries of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and National Insurance Contribution (NIC) legislation. You will work at the forefront of HMRC’s engagement with the financial services sector, influencing compliance strategies, resolving complex tax risks and shaping outcomes that protect the UK tax base.

Job description

This role focuses on tax compliance risks associated with high-value remuneration packages. You will bring commercial insight and technical expertise to analyse arrangements such as partnerships, share and securities awards, deferred compensation and regulatory frameworks.

You will play a key role by providing expert technical input to case teams, identifying emerging and novel tax risks, and steering the resolution of complex tax disputes including through to litigation where appropriate.

This includes the analysis of employment tax risks (PAYE/NIC) arising from complex remuneration structures, including but not limited to employment related securities (ERS), disguised & deferred remuneration, partnership and salaried member rules, and other arrangements designed to deliver remuneration outside of PAYE.

Your workload will be varied, consisting of collaborating across case teams to support risk assessment of potential cases, undertaking technical research, and working in partnership with senior colleagues to offer insights into sector-specific risks and commercial awareness. You will also contribute to knowledge sharing and capability building within the team.

You will work with key colleagues across the organisation including Customer Compliance Managers, employment tax & cross-tax regime specialists, accountants, and policy teams to deliver joined-up solutions. You will provide tax leadership and mentoring to colleagues, building capability in financial services remuneration and compensation arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to case teams handling complex financial services remuneration and compensation employment tax (PAYE/NIC) issues and disputes.
  
  
• Identify and assess financial services remuneration and compensation employment tax risks including arrangements that seek to exploit areas of uncertainty, test the boundaries of legislation or achieve remuneration outcomes outside the intended scope of PAYE and NIC legislation.
  
  
• Undertake technical research and analysis to inform case strategy, risk assessment and compliance decisions.
  
  
• Collaborate with senior specialists, Customer Compliance Managers and sector leads to progress complex and high-profile disputes.
  
  
• Help shape and lead HMRC's response to some of the most significant and technically challenging financial services remuneration disputes. This can include supporting enquiries through to litigation where necessary, working closely with HMRC policy advisors, solicitors and Counsel to establish and defend HMRC's view of the law.
  
  
• Identify emerging risks across the sector and work with policy, strategy and operational colleagues to develop interventions that improve compliance and protect the tax base at source.
  
  
• Contribute to & lead team capability building through knowledge sharing and mentoring where appropriate.

This is a technical leadership role without line management responsibilities, but with significant influence and visibility across HMRC and the sector.

Person specification

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate relevant experience and effective delivery of the following essential criteria, as well as their qualifications.

Essential Criteria

• Strong technical knowledge of financial services remuneration and compensation arrangements and planning including their employment tax (PAYE/NIC) implications.

• Ability to analyse complex issues and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.

• Good communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across teams.

• Strong stakeholder management skills – ability to work across a range of stakeholders both internally and externally.

• Commercial awareness and understanding of sector-specific risks.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Qualifications

It is essential that you are a qualified Tax Professional. You must hold one or more of the following:
•Chartered Tax Adviser (CIOT)
•Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (CIOT)
•AIIT (including Paper 4*)
•A Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification including:
oInstitute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW),
oInstitute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS)
oInstitute of Chartered Accountants Ireland (ICAI)
oAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
oChartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
•Post Graduate full legal qualification - in taxation matters.
•For previous or existing HMRC employees TSP or predecessor qualification (TPDP, IDP, ITS2, CPT FT2) - (note - existing HMRC employees would only be eligible if they have completed the appropriate course to get them to G7 level (or above) as a tax professional).

In October 2023, a decision was made that applicants for G7 Tax Professional roles must have successfully completed the Tax Specialist Programme or hold an equivalent qualification. To enable career development for experienced colleagues already in Tax Professional roles, if you have been successful in gaining a G7 Tax Professional role through open competition prior to October 2023, and you are not subject to any Performance Management action, you are now able to apply on level transfer for other G7 Tax Professional roles. Please note that if you applied successfully for a non-tax professional role on promotion to Grade 7 prior to October 2023, whether or not you had had prior tax experience, you would not be able to apply on level or promotion for tax professional roles.

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• You will be asked to give a presentation demonstrating your technical knowledge. The presentation should draw out your technical knowledge of employment tax and remuneration arrangements. Presentation details will be provided prior to interview.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £65,869, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £19,082 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

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.

• Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
• Family friendly policies.
• Personal support.
• Coaching and development.

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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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply

As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide the following:

• A name-blind CV including your job history and qualifications to reference how you meet the Essential Criteria outlined in the advert. For each job role included, please provide a brief description of the role, key responsibilities and key achievements (max 300 words per role).
  
  
• Please display your qualifications in the Qualification Box provided.

Sift

At sift your CV will be scored against the essential criteria.

We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.

Interview

During the panel interview, you will be assessed on Experience and a Technical Presentation.

You will be asked questions with reference to the job specification and essential criteria, to assess your experience and explore in detail what you are capable of, and this is an opportunity to evidence your expertise.

Candidates will also be asked to deliver a presentation demonstrating their technical knowledge. The presentation should draw out candidates’ experience of technical knowledge of employment tax and financial services remuneration arrangements. Presentation details will be provided in advance of the interview.

Interviews will take place via video link.

Eligibility

Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. Mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we may not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, or have withdrawn yourself in error and need your application reinstated whilst the campaign is still live, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’.

To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application.

Exceptionally, candidates who are not successful at this grade may be considered for appointment to similar roles at a lower grade where the eligibility criteria are met. If this applies, we will contact you directly.

The HMRC app can help you with your application

The HMRC app can provide you with your past 5 years' employment history, making the process of filling in your application quicker and easier.

If successful in your application, you will need your National Insurance number for the onboarding process.

Download the HMRC app now and save your National Insurance number to your digital phone wallet.

How to download the HMRC app and sign up for an account

Download the free HMRC app from the App Store or Google Play store.

If you have an HMRC online account already, sign straight in using your ID and password. If not, you can prove your identity by answering some questions or providing your photo ID.

You’ll then be able to access the app quickly and easily by signing in using a 6-digit PIN, your fingerprint, or facial recognition.

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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.

Hybrid working at HMRC

HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).

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 UBS Recruitment team via 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.

Technical Support

If you are experiencing problems that cannot be resolved by our ‘help’ section, then technical support is available. You will receive a reply in 2 working days.

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. Please consider the advertised office locations for this role when applying and only select locations from the ‘location preferences’ section that you can travel to.

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 (opens in a new window).

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.

New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.

Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.

If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.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).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Niro Thevarajan
• Email : niroseshan.thevarajan@hmrc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk . Please note that we do not accept complaints or appeals regarding scoring of outcomes of campaigns unless candidates can provide clear evidence that the campaign did not follow the Recruitment Principles.
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.