Policy Analyst, Business Tax

HM TREASURY; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

HM Treasury is seeking an Economic Analyst to join the Strategy, Devolution and Cross-cutting team in London. This role involves leading economic analysis, maintaining modelling capabilities, and collaborating with HMRC to inform policy decisions. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong economic and analytical skills, along with the ability to communicate complex concepts effectively. Benefits include generous leave and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental and adoption leave

Defined Benefit pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Degree or significant practical experience in a quantitative discipline.
• Proven economics and analytical skills.
• Ability to explain complex economic theories to non-experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead on economic analysis for business tax teams.
• Maintain modelling capability and deliver analytical projects.
• Collaborate with HMRC and various departments on policy decisions.

Skills

Economics

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Education

Degree in quantitative, analytical or numerate discipline

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting role combining economic analysis and policy work, working on specific strategic areas as well as on crosscutting projects? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Strategy, Devolution and Cross-cutting team (SDX) works across the Business and International Tax group to support and develop strategic and critical thinking about the business tax system as a whole. We lead on strategic and cross-cutting business tax policy areas and work closely with policy partners in HMRC.

The Business Tax Strategy and Analysis branch leads on strategic business tax projects including tax reliefs and taxation of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). We coordinate business tax input into Budgets and other fiscal events, as well as assessing the impacts of tax measures on different types of businesses.

The devolution branch lead on tax devolution issues. We lead on the tax elements of devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as proposals for devolution within England.

The team also leads on cross-cutting tax policy, in particular developing and co-ordinating tax policy measures for Freeports and Investment Zones.

With such an interesting, flexible and wide-ranging portfolio, we need a diverse set of skills to help us deliver. The team is friendly, welcoming and inclusive. We value diversity and people’s different perspectives, as informed by their background and experience, and build space for everyone to contribute. We are a supportive and sociable team and we take time to focus on wellbeing, and to support all team members to develop their careers and networks across HMT.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

1. Lead on economic analysis for the business tax teams. Complete economic research, modelling and analysis for leads and ministers.
2. Maintain the modelling capability of the branch – updating our models and ensuring the branch (or other colleagues) can run them on demand, working closely with colleagues in Fiscal and Economics groups.
3. Deliver on analytical projects to inform our work and support advice, based on developments in government priorities, and academia (and think tanks etc).
4. Help the team manage its busy tax policy portfolio, including coordination of cross-cutting tax policy work, feeding into briefings and PQs and working with various tax teams to ensure analysis is embedded into policy decision-making,
5. Work in close collaboration with HMRC, specialists across the Department and external partners, including in other government departments;

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate should have a degree or significant practical experience in a quantitative, analytical or numerate discipline.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• proven economics and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise a wide range of evidence to inform decision-making (Making Effective Decisions)
• ability to work independently, planning and driving forward longer-term projects whilst handling shorter term demands (Delivering at Pace)
• excellent communication skills, able to explain complex economic theory or data to a non-expert audience, quickly and effectively (Communicating and Influencing)
• ability to work together with a diverse range of partners, building relationships proactively to pool expertise to address policy problems (Working Together)

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at [e-mail]