Advisory Accountant

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Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 23rd January 2026

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Job summary

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Are you a qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience from working in practice or industry?

Will you bring commercial knowledge and an understanding of how businesses operate, and how accounting standards apply to sophisticated transactions?

Would the offer of hybrid work, actual flexitime and genuine work-life balance alongside captivating technical work interest you?

If so, we can offer you a role that offers exciting and ambitious work that has real impacts on Government tax policy decisions and makes a huge difference to the nation’s finances.

At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.

Our team of 150 accountants support HMRC’s teams and have previously worked in varied roles in practice or industry, including audit and financial accounting positions. Equivalent roles in the private sector will include managers in Big 4 Practice and financial accountants in industry.

The Commissioners’ Advisory Accountant (CAA) is accountable for all accountancy advice to Tribunals and Courts and to HMRC policy units, and for the quality of advice given by Advisory and Forensic Accountants in operational directorates to HMRC officers in those operational directorates.

The CAA is supported by the CAA team which is responsible for providing accountancy advice in litigation and policy matters, and for the delivery of a high-quality accountancy service throughout HMRC. Its work impacts on most parts of the Department and HMRC customers. The team also represents HMRC with external professional bodies such as the ICAEW, ICAS and ACCA.

We are expanding and looking for 2 accountants to join our growing CAA team.

• Provide accounting advice for complex accountancy issues: analysing relevant customer facts, accounting frameworks and, where appropriate, challenge customers’ accounting analyses.
• Engage with customers and work with other specialists to form a view and assess the impact of the accounting treatment for tax.
• Support litigation activity, acting as an expert accounting witness, case accountant, or witness of fact and be proactive in assisting others involved in litigation.
• You will prepare and review professional reports containing factual and opinion evidence, attend case conferences, meetings and court, acting with professionalism, integrity and independence.
• Develop and provide high-quality training to accountancy and tax professionals, ensuring knowledge transfer and providing follow-up support to delegates.
• Coach and mentor colleagues, fostering capability development and professional growth.
• Share knowledge and best practice, leveraging innovative methods and digital tools to enhance efficiency and consistency.
• Demonstrate leadership, expertise, and authority to credibly engage with key collaborators including…