Job Description
Are you interested in playing an important role in a key government Department that offers an exciting opportunity to be involved in the decision making that affects the whole of the UK? We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Personal Tax Team.
If you want to know about the requirements for this role, read on for all the relevant information.
The Personal Tax team is a team of 25 people responsible for income tax, national insurance, inheritance tax and all other aspects of the personal tax system. With overall personal tax receipts totalling over £300bn, these issues are of fundamental fiscal and economic importance to the Treasury - and of critical political importance to the Chancellor and other Ministers. The team leads on personal tax announcements at fiscal events and is responsible for the government's longer-term strategy on personal taxation and its links with other areas of the tax and welfare systems.
We are a friendly, inclusive and fun team, with a focus on corporate contribution and personal development. We support different working-patterns in the team.
What you will bring to the team:
The postholder will oversee the National Insurance (NICs) branch. NICs are a major source of Government revenue, accounting for over £125bn a year of tax receipts. National Insurance underpins the contributory benefit system (including paying State Pension payments) and is linked to funding the NHS and the Apprenticeship levy. As such, this post is key to joining up our thinking about tax, spending and welfare, and the future of the contributory benefits system. This is also the only personal tax which is paid by both employee and employers, which makes it unique across the group and allows the postholder to work across a broad range of stakeholders.
Key accountabilities will include:
- Lead the NICs branch - the post holder will have management responsibility for a branch consisting of 1 Range E and 2 Range Ds (HEO/SEOs) and 1 Range C policy apprentice.
- Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Government's overall National Insurance strategy. The post holder will need to develop a good understanding of the whole income tax and national insurance system.
- Lead the branch on cross-cutting NICs issues, including supporting the Government's labour market and growth objectives, working in partnership across tax and spending teams
- Provide strategic oversight of the branch's input to fiscal events.
- Oversee implementation of NICs changes - the post holder will need to work closely with colleagues in HM Revenue and Customs to develop detailed policy proposals.
HM Treasury is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us a stronger organisation, better at developing policy that is reflective of the communities we serve. We embrace different views and experiences and value the fresh perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.
Some of the Benefits our people love!
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King's birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
- Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
- Generous parental and adoption leave packages
- Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions.
- Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
- A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT network, faith and belief network)
For more information about the role, salary, benefits and how to apply please follow the "Apply" link.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment based on fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact HMT Recruitment Team.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.