Table 1Transition record

tax inspectortotax clerk

A tax inspector already meets 54% of what the tax clerk role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax inspector

54%

Overlap1

To tax clerk

15 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.4

This move: 44.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the tax clerk role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax inspector 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax clerk role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

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

All 15 carried skills, including the 7 the tax clerk role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 13 missing skills fall into 6 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 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held calculate debt costs required
required, not held interpret financial statements required
required, not held prepare tax returns forms required

optional, not held assess seizable goods optional
optional, not held check accounting records optional

02 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held debt classification required

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional

03 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform clerical duties required

optional, not held use accounting systems optional

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use spreadsheets software required

05 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held observe confidentiality optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held advise on tax policy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax clerk 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 15 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accounting techniques knowledge
already held bookkeeping regulations knowledge
already held calculate tax skill
already held fraud detection knowledge
already held inform on fiscal duties 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 disseminate information on tax legislation skill
already held handle financial disputes skill
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held inspect tax returns skill
already held manage accounts skill
already held research taxation procedures skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held assess seizable goods optional
optional, not held advise on tax policy optional
optional, not held check accounting records optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional
optional, not held observe confidentiality optional
optional, not held use accounting systems optional

15 held skills the tax clerk role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role collect tax skill
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
not needed by the target role develop account strategy skill
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage cadastre skill
not needed by the target role monitor financial accounts skill
not needed by the target role numerical sequences knowledge
not needed by the target role office software knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports 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 use microsoft office skill

3 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
optional, not held accounting department processes optional
optional, not held insolvency law optional

Index

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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.