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Compliance
Caseworker

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What does the role involve?

As a Compliance Caseworker you’ll use your natural curiosity and investigative skills to ensure that the right taxes have been paid. This will include analysing income and spending, working directly with customers to understand their financial situations. 

 This involves a mix of desk-based investigation and visiting taxpayers in person. This could be at an office, warehouse, pub, bank or wherever their business is based.

We have a number of compliance teams who all work on different types of cases. You’ll work within one of these teams based on business needs.  

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Training

The tax system can be complex so, when you join us, we’ll train you for 18 months, investing in you so you can learn everything you need for your role. This will ensure you can offer the best service to our customers.

The training includes a mix of online learning, face-to-face sessions and mentoring from colleagues. As the training progresses, you’ll start to work on real cases, with support from senior caseworkers.

For the first 12 weeks, you’ll need to work full-time hours, even if you’re a part-time worker, or on any other kind of flexible working arrangement.

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How we work

Our Compliance Caseworkers find out the facts to make lawful and impartial decisions about the right amount of tax to collect. This makes things as easy and fair as possible for taxpayers and ensures we work within the Compliance Professional Standards.

We’ll train you to understand the law, guidance and procedures that you need to do your work professionally. You’ll learn how to give customers the right information, in the right way, at the right time, so you can feel proud of the work you do.

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Working arrangements

Our Compliance Caseworkers work between 7am and 8pm from Monday to Saturday, up to 37 hours each week.

We sometimes offer part-time and other flexible working arrangements, where you would need to work at least 22 hours each week.

“I love the investigative part of the job, where I’m able to get out and about and meet with customers to find out more about their business.”

Verity

Compliance Caseworker

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