Economic adviser to tax policy analyst
An 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.
55.2/ 100
1 How much of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do is already part of an economic adviser’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the tax policy analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A tax policy analyst role treats 10 of its required skills as things an economic adviser already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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 an economic adviser background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn cadastral taxation required
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn public law required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn 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
- still to learn 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
- still to learn research taxation procedures required
- optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
- optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
- optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
- optional, not held office software optional
2 further areas in the appendix
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 · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held fraud detection optional
- optional, not held use microsoft office optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn cadastral taxation required
- still to learn corporate law required
- still to learn public law required
- still to learn 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
Common questions about this move
Can an economic adviser become a tax policy analyst?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An economic adviser already covers 45% of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 10 of which the tax policy analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an economic adviser need to become a tax policy analyst?
7 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is advise on tax policy.
How hard is the move from economic adviser to tax policy analyst?
Its learning distance is 55.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.