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You're looking for management or highly specialised job roles.

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Advisory and consultancy

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Financial and business reporting

Financial management

Performance management

Risk management

Sustainability

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You're looking for senior leadership or entrepreneurial job roles.

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Advisory and consultancy

Audit and assurance

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Financial and business reporting

Financial management

Performance management

Risk management

Sustainability

Taxation
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SKILL LEVEL

Select the skill level and find appropriate capabilities to suit the stage of your career.

Proficient

ACCA members with a minimum of 3 years’ experience gained during the journey to qualification. At this career level you are usually expected to have some post qualification experience where you build further on the Insight, Drive and Collaboration skills needed to succeed.

Expert

ACCA members/fellows with considerable post qualification experience with a breadth and depth of exposure to a variety of scenarios. At this career level, you are likely to be managing a team or function, or progressing strongly in a specialist area of expertise.

Leader

ACCA fellows with vastly significant post qualification experience. At this level, you are likely to be a senior leader perhaps in a C-suite or entrepreneurial role.

Responsibilities

Complies with tax regulation and systems, communicates with relevant stakeholders to establish and ethically manage tax liabilities for individuals and companies, using appropriate tax computation and planning techniques.

I follow set processes and guidelines in order to adhere to and reinforce the underlying tax strategy of my organisation.

I complete and review computations of taxable amounts and tax liabilities according to legal requirements, including extracting and analysing data from financial records.

I understand the tax framework in the jurisdiction in which I operate and its underlying rationale. 

I make sure that individuals and entities comply with their (direct and indirect) tax obligations – on time, and in the spirit and letter of the law.

I make routine enquires to, and respond ethically to requests for, information from the tax authorities.

I use relevant technology applications as they apply to taxation. 

I explain the operation and scope of the tax system, obligations of tax payers and the implications of non-compliance to stakeholders.

I ethically advise on tax issues and minimisation and/or deferral of tax through standard planning.

I report the tax implications of an organisation's transactions in accordance with corporate and international tax accounting standards.

I undertake research using tax legislation and other statutory and regulatory provisions. 

I understand the part that tax plays within the corporate social responsibility agenda of the  organisation and this informs the work that I do on a daily basis.

Continuing professional development at ACCA

A commitment to life-long learning is a vital part of your ACCA membership; it unlocks the full potential of your career choices - and drives forward the profession.

We deliver a wide range of CPD resources tailored to different areas of expertise - and an ever-changing profession. Our, and your, commitment to quality CPD ensures you will have the most up-to-date skills to perform at the highest standard in your chosen specialism.

So, get started (or restarted) and take a look at our curated list of the most relevant CPD resources to help you develop your career in this specialism. 

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Online course

Tax pick 'n' mix bundle

Stay up to date with these top tips for accountants from tax experts. Work your way through the scenarios deciding what best to do and find out what the experts would do too.

The courses within this bundle are specific to the UK only.

Create your pick 'n' mix bundle from a range of bestselling tax courses (specific to the UK only):

  • 2023-24 update: UK tax
  • 2022-23 update: finance act 2022
  • corporation tax: refresher and update (UK only)
  • current pensions and finance issues
  • employment and payroll taxes
  • expenses and benefits
  • making tax digital
  • national insurance contributions
  • property taxes
  • self-assessment for individuals.
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(Member discount)
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Online course

2023-24 update: UK tax

Staying up to date with tax changes is vital for finance professionals. This year's UK tax updates course focuses on changes in tax for the new financial year, legislation from Finance Act 2023, announcements made in the Spring Budget, and the contents of the recent Spring Finance Bill.

This course looks into the most recent and upcoming changes to tax in the UK. Working through the modules on personal, business, capital and indirect tax will ensure that you are familiar with the changes in these areas and prepare you for the tax year ahead.

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(Member discount)

Further qualification

ADIT (advanced diploma in international taxation)

This is a fantastic opportunity for ACCA members to prove their expertise in international tax and gain a specialist qualification from the chartered institute of taxation (CIOT), one of the world's most respected professional bodies. The ADIT (advanced diploma in international taxation) is particularly relevant to qualified accountants with a tax background who are looking to specialise further in international tax.

By achieving ADIT you will demonstrate:

  • knowledge of the key concepts of international tax, achieved by completing the mandatory principles of international taxation exam
  • in-depth knowledge of international tax issues for two jurisdictions or areas of international tax, achieved by completing any two from a range of optional module exams.
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How does the ACCA Qualification develop the skills required to succeed in this specialism?

From a combination of exams, ethics and experience, the ACCA Qualification will boost your employability and performance at every stage of your career journey.

Here we have listed some elements of the ACCA Qualification that will help you develop the skills and knowledge required to perform at the highest standard in this specialism.

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