Table 1Transition record

economic advisertotax policy analyst

A economic adviser already meets 45% of what the tax policy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From economic adviser

45%

Overlap1

To tax policy analyst

12 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

55.2 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

45%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.2/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the tax policy analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the economic adviser profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A tax policy analyst role treats 10 of its required skills as things a economic adviser already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

business analysis
company policies
develop organisational policies
government policy implementation
monitor company policy
organisational policies

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax policy analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a economic adviser background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held supervise advocacy work management skills
already held advise on public finance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held politics social sciences, journalism and information
already held monitor company policy information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held public finance business, administration and law

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the tax policy analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held cadastral taxation required
required, not held corporate law required
required, not held public law required
required, not held tax legislation required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held international business optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on tax policy required

optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop taxation policies required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held research taxation procedures required

optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held office software optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax policy analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held business analysis knowledge
already held company policies knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held government policy implementation knowledge
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held politics knowledge
already held public finance knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held supervise advocacy work skill
already held advise on public finance skill
already held financial forecasting knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held fraud detection optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use microsoft office optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional
optional, not held write work-related reports optional

27 held skills the tax policy analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on economic development skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role advise on legislative acts skill
not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
not needed by the target role carry out statistical forecasts skill
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role comprehend financial business terminology skill
not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
not needed by the target role economics knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
not needed by the target role environmental economics knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect government expenditures skill
not needed by the target role inspect government incomes skill
not needed by the target role liaise with local authorities skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role market analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role use business simulation tools skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cadastral taxation required
required, not held corporate law required
required, not held public law required
required, not held tax legislation required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held office software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from economic adviser

Full index of moves from economic adviser

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.