Stamp Taxes Specialist

 

Main characteristics

Location

West Midlands (County)

Company

HMRC

Salary

£54439 - £60183/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Property Services

Job summary

Job summary

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HMRC is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support. 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.

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Job description
This Grade 7 role sits within the Risk Identification, Innovation & Infrastructure function in Large Business National Compliance (LBNC). LBNC is an exciting and ambitious central team, whose aim is to identify and proactively manage the emerging and strategic tax compliance risks LB faces in a changing landscape for both downstream and upstream. LBNC leads the identification and strategic management of significant LB and wider Customer Compliance Group (CCG) compliance risks and supports crosscutting CCG initiatives. Part of this strategy is to identify, understand and exploit opportunities in relation to Stamp Taxes (in particular, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).

The role will form part of a small team of Stamp taxes specialists dedicated to risk identification and compliance work for customers within LB. The successful candidate will be required to work collaboratively across LB, CCG and the Stamps Policy and Technical teams to assist in successfully delivering that strategic approach through case and project work.

Person specification

The successful candidate will use their knowledge and experience to work technical SDLT cases, provide Stamps support and advice to LB colleagues and conduct targeted Stamps risk assessments for LB customers. The jobholder will be part of a small team and will be capable of building strong relationships with colleagues and working with minimal supervision, as well as possessing excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will:

Be responsible for some of HMRC's most complex SDLT compliance cases, including fact finding/investigation work, corresponding with customers, attending meetings and calls with customers and agents, collaborating closely with HMRC stakeholders, drafting formal submissions and technical correspondence, and preparing for and attending Tribunal hearings.

Conduct targeted SDLT risk assessments for LB customers.

Provide training on SDLT issues and new measures to LB colleagues.

Assist the team with project and campaign work.

Build relationships with HMRC stakeholders.

Assist in promoting the profile of Stamp Taxes across LB.

As a tax professional you are expected to complete 5 days of CPD each year.

Essential Criteria:

Stamp Taxes knowledge is essential. For example, this knowledge could have been acquired through advisory work as an agent or legal representative, or in the course of employment with HMRC.

Desirable Criteria:

Experience of tax compliance work (in SDLT or other regimes such as VAT or corporation tax) is desirable but not required.Training will be given if necessary.

Behaviours

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

Working Together

Making Effective Decisions

Managing a Quality Service