An exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced tax professional leader to join CS&TD's Business Assets and International Directorate as Deputy Director for Transfer Pricing. This SCS1 role is critical to shaping HMRC's strategic response to the taxation of multinational companies.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Policy:

• Shape the department's policy and operational strategy on Transfer Pricing.
• Develop HMRC's strategic response to profit diversion risks in close collaboration with operational compliance and HMRC policy colleagues.
• Work in close partnership with HM Treasury to develop policy on the taxation of multinational companies.
• Ensure effective governance of HMRC's work on Transfer Pricing.

International Representation & Competent Authority:

• Lead for the UK in international fora, including the OECD body that develops and agrees the international transfer pricing guidance.
• Develop effective and collaborative relationships with key international partners.
• As a Delegated Competent Authority, provide leadership for HMRC's Advanced Pricing Agreement Programme and work to resolve double taxation through Mutual Agreement Procedure and arbitration.

People & Directorate Leadership:

• Lead the BAI Transfer Pricing team of around 35 tax specialists.
• Provide highly visible leadership of HMRC's transfer pricing work, both internally and externally.
• Provide highly visible people leadership and champion staff engagement.
• As a key member of the Business, Assets and International Senior Leadership team, make a strong contribution to the leadership of the directorate and HMRC more widely.
• Accountable for managing the team's budget (pay and non-pay), considering factors like location and reward.

Person specification

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate relevant experience and effective delivery of the following essential criteria:

• Experienced Tax Leader: Experienced tax professional with a relevant professional qualification, and a strong background in the taxation of multi-national companies.
• Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to develop and implement long-term strategic plans, and translate complex objectives into actionable strategies.
• People Leadership: Demonstrable people leadership with a proven ability to lead and develop teams of experts, including leading through ambiguity and developing capability.
• Stakeholder Management & Communication: Strong senior stakeholder skills, including at ministerial level or equivalent, and excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• International Representation: Track record of successful representation in international tax forums and negotiations is highly desirable.

The successful candidate must hold at least one of the following essential qualifications:

• HMRC Tax Specialist Programme or Equivalent (Direct Tax)
• Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA)/Associate of the Taxation Institute Incorporated (ATII)/Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT).
• Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification, i.e. ICAEW, ICAS, CIPFA, ACCA with direct tax professional experience.
• Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer (including the Professional stage Business and Commercial Law module) in England and Wales (or equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland) with direct tax professional experience.

The panel may consider significant relevant experience of tax at a sufficiently similar level of seniority to the role being advertised in place of the above qualification requirement and this will be considered and judged on its own merits.

Qualifications
The successful candidate must hold at least one of the following essential qualifications:
HMRC Tax Specialist Programme or Equivalent (Direct Tax)
Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA)/Associate of the Taxation Institute Incorporated (ATII)/Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT).
Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) membership qualification, i.e. ICAEW, ICAS, CIPFA, ACCA with direct tax professional experience.
Solicitor, Barrister or CILEX Lawyer (including the Professional stage Business and Commercial Law module) in England and Wales (or equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland) with direct tax professional experience.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £81,000, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £23,465 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Pension

Your Civil Service pension is a valuable part of your total reward and is one of your biggest benefits.

When you join the Civil Service, you get access to the alpha pension with a generous employer contribution of 28.97% and some of the lowest member contributions in the public sector.

Please visit Civil Service Pension Scheme for more information.

Annual Leave and Bank Holiday Allowance

25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service (allowance pro-rata for part-time colleagues).

This is complemented by one days paid privilege leave to mark the King's Birthday and is in addition to your public holidays.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service values and supports all its employees.

At HMRC we want to create great places to work that are welcoming to all - where there is a strong sense of belonging and community.

Our HMRC equality objectives 2024-2028 describe how we are working to become a more inclusive and representative organisation reflective of our values.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This campaign is being managed by HMRC's Executive Resourcing team. All applications should be submitted via Civil Service Jobs no later than 23:55 on Monday 17th November 2025 and must include:

• A CV detailing your career history, key responsibilities and achievements accounting for any employment gaps within the last two years.
• A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 2 pages) demonstrating how your experience meets the essential criteria.

Your CV and suitability statement will be assessed against the criteria set out in the person specification. Please include your full name on both documents.

Shortlist

The panel will assess the evidence provided in your CV and statement. Candidates whose applications best meet the essential criteria will be selected for interview.

HMRC is a Disability Confident leader and guarantees to interview candidates applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme who successfully meet the minimum selection criteria outlined in the person specification.

Interview

You will attend a panel interview for a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. This will include a 5-minute verbal presentation (further information will be issued in advance).

Interviews are expected to take place virtually via Microsoft Teams.

All Criminal Record Checks applications are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.

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

This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

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
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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 the Civil 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 : Sarah Hawes
• Email : scs.resourcing@hmrc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : scs.resourcing@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 a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned. 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 web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

Attachments
SCS1 - Deputy Director Transfer Pricing Tax Policy Opens in new window (pdf, 851kB)