Tax Design Lead

Revenue Scotland is Scotland's devolved tax authority and contributes to Scotland's public services through the taxes we collect. Revenue Scotland currently has responsibility for Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, Scottish Landfill Tax and Scottish Aggregates Tax. Air Departure Tax will be the fourth tax that we are responsible for when it commences in April 2027 and Scottish Building Safety Levy is due to become operational in April 2028.

The Tax Policy and Legislative Change team within Revenue Scotland is responsible for delivering and assisting in the development of Scotland’s devolved taxes. This is your chance to be a key member of the team that shapes and delivers the structure and content of Scotland’s new taxes and broader legislative change. We are working in conjunction with our Scottish Government Exchequer colleagues to deliver an ambitious programme of new taxes and legislative change over the next three years, and beyond.

Revenue Scotland occupies a unique role in being able to bring its tax professionalism to the consideration of a wide range of taxes in Scotland. This role provides a unique opportunity to shape Revenue Scotland’s approach to tax more broadly in Scotland. By ensuring Revenue Scotland provides a credible voice, informed by our tax technical and operational expertise you will engage with stakeholders to inform decisions on Revenue Scotland’s future organisational responsibilities.

This role requires a self-motivated individual with excellent leadership and communication skills, proven capabilities in building working relationships with stakeholders. You will have had relevant policy experience in tax delivered through a project management approach, as well as tax compliance experience.

• Engage and work with SG Policy officials and a range of broader stakeholders to deliver legislative change in your area, to transform, expand and enhance Revenue Scotland’s legislation, functions and powers in the devolved taxes.
• Lead on the design and delivery of legislation and operational policy for your team’s policy areas of the devolved taxes using the skills and experience from across the tax function within RS.

• Provide accurate and timely technical advice and support to internal and external stakeholders and decision makers

• Expand Revenue Scotland’s outreach by identifying and engaging with known and new key stakeholders to further the development of operationally competent tax legislation.
• Adopt recognised project management techniques to deliver change.
• Leadership and management of small tax design team.
• As a member of Revenue Scotland’s wider leadership team, you will champion diversity and inclusion and make a significant contribution to the leadership and performance of the organisation as a whole.
• You will promote collaborative working across teams and professional boundaries to establish a multi-disciplinary approach that enables you to respond creatively to issues and challenges.
• If don’t hold one of the qualifications listed, you must demonstrate a commitment to undertaking Association of Taxation Technicians Qualification (ATT)

You will possess one of the following tax qualifications:

• Advanced Diploma in International Tax (ADIT)

• Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA)

• Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies membership qualification (such as ICAS, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA)

• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

• Post Graduate legal qualification specialising in tax

• HMRC TSP or predecessor qualification (TPDP, IDP, ITS2, CPT, FT2)

• ATT offered by the Association of Tax Technicians

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