Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

tax advisortotax policy analyst

A tax advisor already meets 27% of what the tax policy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From tax advisor
27%
Overlap1
To tax policy analyst
9 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
70.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.6/ 100

1 Share of the tax policy analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A tax policy analyst role treats 5 of its required skills as things a tax advisor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • advise on tax policy
  • cadastral taxation
  • develop taxation policies
  • research taxation procedures
  • tax legislation

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

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 tax advisor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held develop taxation policies management skills
  • already held cadastral taxation business, administration and law
  • already held research taxation procedures information skills
  • already held advise on tax policy communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held advise on tax planning communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held disseminate information on tax legislation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 9 carried skills, including the 5 the tax policy analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 7 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held organisational policies required
  • required, not held business analysis required
  • required, not held corporate law required
  • required, not held public finance required
  • required, not held public law required
  • required, not held strategic planning 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
  • required, not held develop organisational policies required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • required, not held politics required
04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor company policy required
  • optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on public finance optional
  • optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held comply with legal regulations 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 advise on tax policy skill
  • already held cadastral taxation knowledge
  • already held develop taxation policies skill
  • already held research taxation procedures skill
  • already held tax legislation knowledge
  • already held advise on tax planning skill
  • already held disseminate information on tax legislation skill
  • already held fraud detection knowledge
  • already held prepare financial auditing reports 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
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire 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 audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
  • optional, not held comply with legal regulations 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 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 use microsoft office optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
33 held skills the tax policy analyst 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 calculate tax skill
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect tax skill
  • 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 inform on fiscal duties skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect tax returns skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect taxation documents 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 observe confidentiality 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
16 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 company policies required
  • required, not held organisational policies required
  • required, not held business analysis required
  • required, not held corporate law required
  • required, not held government policy implementation required
  • required, not held politics required
  • required, not held public finance required
  • required, not held public law required
  • required, not held strategic planning 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
  • optional, not held office software 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.