Table 1Transition record

tax compliance officertotax advisor

A tax compliance officer already meets 44% of what the tax advisor role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax compliance officer

44%

Overlap1

To tax advisor

14 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

58.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the tax advisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax compliance officer 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 advisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax compliance officer 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 research taxation procedures information skills
already held cadastral taxation business, administration and law

All 14 carried skills, including the 10 the tax advisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held sign income tax returns required
required, not held interpret financial statements required
required, not held prepare financial statements required
required, not held prepare tax returns forms required

optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held value-added tax law required

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held international taxation of transfer prices optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held accounting entries optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage personal finances required

optional, not held develop taxation policies optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held secure sensitive customer's information required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary

optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax advisor 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 planning skill
already held advise on tax policy skill
already held calculate tax skill
already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
already held inform on fiscal duties skill
already held inspect tax returns skill
already held inspect taxation documents skill
already held observe confidentiality skill
already held research taxation procedures skill
already held tax legislation knowledge
already held cadastral taxation knowledge
already held check official documents skill
already held collect tax skill
already held fraud detection knowledge

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held international taxation of transfer prices optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held accounting entries optional
optional, not held advise on efficiency improvements optional
optional, not held advise on financial matters optional
optional, not held advise on legal decisions optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held compile legal documents optional
optional, not held conduct financial audits optional
optional, not held develop taxation policies optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional
optional, not held negotiate in legal cases optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
optional, not held provide legal advice optional
optional, not held use consulting techniques optional

20 held skills the tax advisor role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role assess debtor's financial situation skill
not needed by the target role assess seizable goods skill
not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role debt classification knowledge
not needed by the target role debt collection techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role handle financial transactions skill
not needed by the target role insolvency law knowledge
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
not needed by the target role manage accounts skill
not needed by the target role monitor financial accounts skill
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role perform debt investigation skill
not needed by the target role public finance knowledge
not needed by the target role public law knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill

10 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 value-added tax law required
optional, not held commercial law optional
optional, not held international taxation of transfer prices optional
optional, not held legal department processes optional
optional, not held accounting entries optional
optional, not held business management principles optional
optional, not held civil law optional
optional, not held international financial reporting standards optional
optional, not held legal terminology optional
optional, not held national generally accepted accounting principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from tax compliance officer

Full index of moves from tax compliance officer

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.