Table 1Transition record

regulatory affairs managertotax policy analyst

A regulatory affairs manager already meets 35% of what the tax policy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From regulatory affairs manager

35%

Overlap1

To tax policy analyst

9 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the tax policy analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the regulatory affairs manager 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 8 of its required skills as things a regulatory affairs manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

business analysis
company policies
corporate law
develop organisational policies
monitor company policy
organisational policies

What stands in the way is 9 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 9 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 regulatory affairs manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor company policy information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held organisational policies business, administration and law
already held strategic planning business, administration and law
already held develop organisational policies management skills
already held corporate law business, administration and law

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the tax policy analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held cadastral taxation required
required, not held public finance required
required, not held public law 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 financial forecasting optional
optional, not held international business optional

02 management skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop taxation policies required
required, not held supervise advocacy work required

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

03 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held politics required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on tax policy required

optional, not held advise on public finance optional
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

05 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

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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held business analysis knowledge
already held company policies knowledge
already held corporate law knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held comply with legal regulations skill

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

19 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 public finance optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held financial forecasting 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
not needed by the target role analyse legislation skill
not needed by the target role analyse scientific data skill
not needed by the target role banking activities knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with banking professionals skill
not needed by the target role contact scientists skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate social responsibility knowledge
not needed by the target role corporate sustainability knowledge
not needed by the target role develop company strategies skill
not needed by the target role develop licensing agreements skill
not needed by the target role enforce financial policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with company regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role ensure products meet regulatory requirements skill
not needed by the target role financial jurisdiction knowledge
not needed by the target role financial products knowledge
not needed by the target role hazard analysis and critical control points knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role integrate strategic foundation in daily performance skill
not needed by the target role intellectual property law knowledge
not needed by the target role international trade knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role keep updated on innovations in various business fields skill
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role meet the requirements of legal bodies skill
not needed by the target role monitor compliance with licensing agreements skill
not needed by the target role nuclear legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
not needed by the target role patents knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare licence agreements skill
not needed by the target role procurement legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill

2 further entries not listed here

13 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 government policy implementation required
required, not held politics required
required, not held public finance required
required, not held public law 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 financial forecasting optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held office software optional

Index

Other moves recorded from regulatory affairs manager

Full index of moves from regulatory affairs manager

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.