Career Overlap Transition record
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Regulatory affairs manager to tax 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.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From regulatory affairs manager
35 % overlap
Distant match
To tax policy analyst
9 You already bring
9 Still to learn
37 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.3/ 100

1 How much of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do is already part of a regulatory affairs manager’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

Why this move works

A tax policy analyst role treats 8 of its required skills as things a regulatory affairs manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • 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 may need to learn

The 28 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 business, administration and law 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn cadastral taxation required
  • still to learn public finance required
  • still to learn 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
  • still to learn develop taxation policies required
  • still to learn 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
  • still to learn government policy implementation required
  • still to learn politics required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn 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
  • still to learn 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 pick up 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 pick up 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn cadastral taxation required
  • still to learn government policy implementation required
  • still to learn politics required
  • still to learn public finance required
  • still to learn 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

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a regulatory affairs manager become a tax policy analyst?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A regulatory affairs manager already covers 35% of what a tax policy analyst is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 8 of which the tax policy analyst role treats as required.

What skills does a regulatory affairs manager need to become a tax policy analyst?

9 required skills are missing, plus 19 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 regulatory affairs manager to tax policy analyst?

Its learning distance is 63.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.