This recent article in Accountancy Age is a very accurate reflection of what we see happening in the in-house market at the moment. The large increase in demand for tax accounting skills and a general increase in awareness at Board level of the importance of tax has had a big impact.
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A tax position in-house is now as much about risk management as it is about affecting bottom line profit. To some extent, these types of roles are recession proof as they are seen as an essential part of a finance team rather than a nice add-on…but then again we’ve always known this in tax! It’s good to know it is finally being recognised at a higher strategic level.