Tax Specialist - Crypto Assets

HMRC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK seeks a Tax Specialist – Crypto Assets to lead the identification of emerging tax risks within crypto assets and design innovative compliance solutions. This role involves influencing strategy, engaging with stakeholders, and offering expert advice on tax issues in a complex regulatory environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with crypto assets and relevant tax qualifications.

Qualifications

• Recent experience in tax compliance involving crypto assets.
• Strong understanding of crypto sector-specific risks and commercial practices.
• At least one professional tax qualification.

Responsibilities

• Analyze tax risks related to Crypto Assets.
• Design and implement compliance strategies.
• Collaborate with legal and policy teams.

Skills

Tax compliance involving crypto assets

In-depth knowledge of blockchain

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership in complex environments

Education

Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification

Chartered Accountant qualifications

Qualified solicitor or barrister with tax experience

Job description

As a Tax Specialist – Crypto Assets you will lead the identification of emerging tax risks within Crypto assets, and the design and delivery of innovative compliance solutions using HMRC’s Promote, Prevent, Respond framework. The role offers the chance to influence strategy, shape new initiatives, and contribute to international work in this rapidly evolving field.

You will represent the sector in cross-directorate, pipeline, and other technical, delivery, and governance forums presenting at meetings and leading discussions as required.

Travel may be required from time to time to fulfil this role.

Person specification

• Lead the analysis of tax risks relating to Crypto Assets, inclusive of trading, investment, mining, staking and decentralised finance (DeFi)
• Anticipate emerging behaviours, business models and technologies that could pose tax compliance risks.
• Design and oversee the implantation of compliance strategies tailored to the Crypto environment.
• Embed solutions across HMRC that promote compliance, prevent non-compliance and respond effectively to serious tax risk.
• Provide expert advice and leadership within HMRC on tax issues arising from Crypto Asset activity.
• Collaborate across operational, legal, policy and intelligence teams to build integrated approaches to risk management.
• Contribute to the development of internal capability through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Support strategic portfolios—including Policy, Evasion, and Avoidance—within the Wealthy segment, fostering strong stakeholder relationships and contributing to broader compliance objective.

Essential Criteria

• Recent, demonstrable experience in tax compliance involving crypto assets and blockchain technologies, particularly within complex regulatory environments.
• In-depth knowledge of crypto assets, including sector-specific risks, commercial practices, and blockchain
• This is a tax professional role. Applicants must have completed at least one of the following:
  - Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualification
  - Chartered Accountant (ICAEW, ICAS, CAI, ACCA) qualification.
  - Successfully completed the HMRC Tax Specialist Programme, or one of its predecessors (TPDP, IDP, ITS2, CPT, FT2).
  - Be a qualified solicitor or barrister with post qualification experience in tax.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to lead high-quality technical work and provide strategic tax recommendation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to influence and engage both internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in complex and challenging environments, with experience developing compliance strategies and delivering under pressure.

Additional Location Information

Transitional Sites

For more information on where you might be working,review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

These sites are:

• Waterview Park, Washington - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Centenary Court, Bradford - moving to 7 and 8 Wellington Place, Leeds
• Lynx House, Portsmouth - moving to No.1 The Goodsyard, Portsmouth
• Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford
• Trinity Bridge House, Manchester - moving to an alternative office in Manchester/ Salford

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Location

Belfast - Erskine House, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, East Kilbride, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester - Three New Bailey, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Salford -Trinity Bridge House, Stratford

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