tax policy analysttoeconomic adviser
A tax policy analyst already meets 37% of what the economic adviser role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
37%
63.8/ 100
1 Share of the economic adviser role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the tax policy analyst 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 this move works
A economic adviser role treats 9 of its required skills as things a tax policy analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- business analysis
- company policies
- develop organisational policies
- financial forecasting
- monitor company policy
- organisational policies
What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A economic adviser role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a tax policy analyst background worth leading with.
- already held supervise advocacy work management skills
- already held advise on public finance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held politics social sciences, journalism and information
- already held monitor company policy information skills
- already held business analysis business, administration and law
- already held public finance business, administration and law
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the economic adviser role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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.
- required, not held analyse economic trends required
- required, not held analyse market financial trends required
- required, not held apply statistical analysis techniques required
- required, not held assess risk factors required
- required, not held carry out statistical forecasts required
- required, not held comprehend financial business terminology required
- required, not held develop financial statistics reports required
- required, not held maintain financial records required
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- required, not held advise on economic development required
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- required, not held market analysis required
- optional, not held civil law optional
- required, not held economics required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- required, not held statistics required
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a economic adviser role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 advise on economic development skill · cross sector
- 02 analyse economic trends skill · cross sector
- 03 analyse market financial trends skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held business analysis knowledge
- already held company policies knowledge
- already held develop organisational policies skill
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held monitor company policy skill
- already held organisational policies knowledge
- already held politics knowledge
- already held strategic planning knowledge
- already held supervise advocacy work skill
- already held advise on public finance skill
- already held government policy implementation knowledge
- already held public finance knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- optional, not held inspect government incomes optional
- optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
- optional, not held use business simulation tools optional
- optional, not held advise on government policy compliance optional
- optional, not held advise on legislative acts optional
- optional, not held analyse big data optional
- optional, not held civil law optional
- optional, not held ensure information transparency optional
- optional, not held inspect government expenditures optional
- optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
- optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
- optional, not held present reports optional
- optional, not held report analysis results optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
25 held skills the economic adviser role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on tax planning skill
- not needed by the target role advise on tax policy skill
- not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role bookkeeping regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role cadastral taxation knowledge
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role corporate law knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop taxation policies skill
- not needed by the target role disseminate information on tax legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cross-department cooperation skill
- not needed by the target role forecast account metrics skill
- not needed by the target role fraud detection knowledge
- not needed by the target role international business knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
- not needed by the target role office software knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform project management skill
- not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
- not needed by the target role public law knowledge
- not needed by the target role research taxation procedures skill
- not needed by the target role tax legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held economics required
- required, not held market analysis required
- required, not held statistics required
- optional, not held environmental economics optional
- optional, not held civil law optional
- optional, not held scientific research methodology optional
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.