Job Description
Chartered Accountants Ireland (The Institute) is a membership body representing 38,000 influential members throughout the globe. Our role is to educate, represent and support our members. Our members work in senior positions in practice and industry. We are committed to restoring confidence at every level of the economy. We work with governments and businesses to raise awareness of the importance of sound financial advice. Institute Values The Institute seeks to ensure an environment based on its values of Innovation with Ambition, Collaboration for Impact, Speed and Simplicity, Trust, Inclusion, and For Tomorrow, For Good. Candidates should be able to demonstrate how these may apply to them in the role for which they are applying and how their previous experience is relevant to them. Summary of the Role The Chartered Accountants Ireland Advocacy and Voice Department is responsible for the tax and public policy agenda of Chartered Accountants Ireland. We work with expert colleagues drawn from practice and industry, developing and advocating policy on matters relating to tax, financial reporting, audit and assurance, ethics and governance and business law. The department numbers over 20 professionals. The successful candidate will report into the Institute's Tax Leader (Head of Tax). The tax professionals within the department provide information on key tax developments in both the Irish and UK jurisdictions where most of our members operate. We monitor developments in EU law so that we can comment and advise on domestic legislation. We respond to our members' views on aspects of tax law and administration which creates difficulties both in industry and practice, and we work with Government and its various bodies to highlight concerns and develop solutions. Operating on a commercial basis, the tax outputs include Chartered Accountants Tax News, TaxSource (the digital legislation solution) and tax.point (the Institute's tax magazine). The role will also involve applying the tax research and analysis skills to matters of public policy which align with the successful candidate's tax and accounting expertise, including managing some of the Institute’s engagements with the wider international accounting community through our memberships of CCAB-I, Accountancy Europe, IFAC, and the Global Accounting Alliance. Representations: Researching and developing full competency on technical and administrative issues relating to Irish tax law and practice. Attending meetings with Revenue, Department of Finance and other agencies and professional bodies as appropriate to convey the views of the Institute. Recording the proceedings of the meetings and briefing colleagues and Institute contributors as appropriate. Taking and considering representations from members and notifying and briefing the Tax Leader and the volunteer committees as appropriate. Researching and drafting of technical submissions to Government on areas determined by the Institute committees and Tax Leader and managing the review and consultation process both before and after the submission is made. Devising approaches and strategies to maximise the impact of the submissions, and identifying, in consultation with the Committees, matters for inclusion. Drafting technical articles for publication. Attending at, participating or otherwise contributing to conferences, seminars and other events on the Institute’s behalf, whether Institute arranged or otherwise. Other representations activity as advised by the Tax Leader from time to time, including meetings and representations to other Revenue authorities, the OECD and the European Commission. Information Delivery: Working with Advocacy & Voice Department colleagues in compiling, editing and commissioning tax content for the Institute’s weekly tax eNews service and other tax services, including the monthly tax.point journal. Managing the maintenance and updating of the tax resources on the Institute’s website. Dealing with reasonable member and volunteer technical queries, but not offering tax advice or professional advisory services commercially or otherwise. Dealing with queries from other departments and Accounting Technicians Ireland, and assisting with content for their publications. Devising and implementing new approaches, services and strategies to better provide tax & information services to Chartered Accountants. Dealing with information research and delivery projects as required by the Tax Leader. Managing the Institute’s engagements with the wider international accounting community through our memberships of the Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies Ireland (CCAB-I), Accountancy Europe, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and the Global Accounting Alliance (GAA). General: Rigorous and documented research into tax and related areas, both nationally and internationally. Maintaining tax knowledge and commercial skills to the highest level. Participation in Advocacy & Voice team meetings and other Institute activities. Full sharing of information with other team members, and other departments of the Institute as the need arises. The Candidate: The successful candidate will ideally be a dual qualified tax professional with membership of both a recognised accountancy body and a recognised professional taxation body with experience in a technical and regulatory environment. Essential An excellent knowledge of professional, technical and ethical standards and a good level of IT literacy will be required. The candidate must be capable of working on their own initiative. They must be able to take ownership of the role and be capable of making key decisions while also actively collaborating within a team focused on results. An ability to take on new duties and support others when required within the team. Experience of management of multiple deadlines. A willingness to travel occasionally. Natural relationship builder with credibility, integrity and reliability – with peers as well as members and committee volunteers. Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills – an effective communicator. Desirable Experience of presenting for technical and other professional audiences. An interest in public policy issues that affect our membership. Flexible work Arrangements The Institute is seeking and encourages applications from experienced candidates who may be looking for flexible work arrangements. If such arrangements are being sought please bring these to the attention of your interviewer. The Institute will use the information which you have provided in this form to respond to your request or process your application and will hold and protect it in accordance with the Institute's privacy statement, which explains your rights in relation to your personal data. By submitting this application, you acknowledge you have read our privacy statement. Chartered Accountants Ireland is an equal opportunities employer. Job Types: Full-time, Fixed termContract length: 12 months Benefits: Bike to work scheme Company pension Employee assistance program Sick pay Work from home Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location: In person #J-18808-Ljbffr