Table 1Transition record

tax advisortotax compliance officer

A tax advisor already meets 41% of what the tax compliance officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor

41%

Overlap1

To tax compliance officer

14 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

57.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.5

This move: 57.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the tax compliance officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax advisor 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax compliance officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held collect tax management skills
already held inform on fiscal duties communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inspect tax returns assisting and caring
already held inspect taxation documents assisting and caring
already held cadastral taxation business, administration and law
already held research taxation procedures information skills

All 14 carried skills, including the 7 the tax compliance officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held debt classification required
required, not held debt collection techniques required
required, not held insolvency law required

optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess seizable goods required
required, not held assess debtor's financial situation required
required, not held perform debt investigation required

optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held monitor financial accounts optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held handle financial disputes required

optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held handle financial transactions required

optional, not held manage accounts optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held respond to enquiries required

06 services 1 required

required, not held law enforcement required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax compliance officer 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on tax policy skill
already held calculate tax skill
already held collect tax skill
already held inform on fiscal duties skill
already held inspect tax returns skill
already held inspect taxation documents skill
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held advise on tax planning skill
already held cadastral taxation knowledge
already held check official documents skill
already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
already held fraud detection knowledge
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held research taxation procedures skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary

optional, not held office software optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use microsoft office optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held keep task records optional
optional, not held manage accounts optional
optional, not held monitor financial accounts optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional

28 held skills the tax compliance officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting entries knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on efficiency improvements skill
not needed by the target role advise on financial matters skill
not needed by the target role advise on legal decisions skill
not needed by the target role business management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role compile legal documents skill
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role develop taxation policies skill
not needed by the target role international financial reporting standards knowledge
not needed by the target role international taxation of transfer prices knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
not needed by the target role legal department processes knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
not needed by the target role manage payroll reports skill
not needed by the target role manage personal finances skill
not needed by the target role national generally accepted accounting principles knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate in legal cases skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial statements skill
not needed by the target role prepare tax returns forms skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role secure sensitive customer's information skill
not needed by the target role sign income tax returns skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role value-added tax law knowledge

9 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 debt classification required
required, not held debt collection techniques required
required, not held insolvency law required
required, not held law enforcement required
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held office software optional
optional, not held public finance optional
optional, not held public law optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tax advisor

Full index of moves from tax advisor

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.