Responsible for scaling up strategic risking across wider Customer Compliance Group. Head of Scaling & Programme Management Office and Senior Leadership Team member. Currently leading on the exploration of Artificial Intelligence opportunities in HMRC.

Leading a project on one of Wealthy & Midsized Business’ key themes, developing and implementing strategy.

Operating as part of the Mid-sized Business Senior Leadership Team, setting strategy for employer duties compliance activity in the Wealthy and Mid-sized Business directorate. Coupled with this role, I have been responsible for overseeing the creation of the directorate’s developing ‘promote and prevent’ activity, referred to as ‘upstream’. Key responsibilities • Leading a team of nine staff, responsible for the direction of employer duties strategy and compliance activity in… Show more Operating as part of the Mid-sized Business Senior Leadership Team, setting strategy for employer duties compliance activity in the Wealthy and Mid-sized Business directorate. Coupled with this role, I have been responsible for overseeing the creation of the directorate’s developing ‘promote and prevent’ activity, referred to as ‘upstream’. Key responsibilities • Leading a team of nine staff, responsible for the direction of employer duties strategy and compliance activity in the directorate.• Forward planning and direction setting based on analysis and understanding of the HMRC view of employment compliance risk• Development of the employer duties compliance regime in the directorate, including capability, resourcing and deployment• Identification and prioritisation of the directorate’s taxpayer population in order to maximise collection of underpaid PAYE duties. Show less

Risk lead for employer compliance in Mid-sized Business. Deputising for the then Lead when required and taking a lead role in certain key areas.Key responsibilities• Analysis of HMRC’s strategic picture of risk and development and evaluation of suitable projects for compliance activity. • Provision of projects that aligned to the HMRC view of risk, in order to achieve a directorate target of compliance revenue collected. • Consultation with HMRC wide stakeholders… Show more Risk lead for employer compliance in Mid-sized Business. Deputising for the then Lead when required and taking a lead role in certain key areas.Key responsibilities• Analysis of HMRC’s strategic picture of risk and development and evaluation of suitable projects for compliance activity. • Provision of projects that aligned to the HMRC view of risk, in order to achieve a directorate target of compliance revenue collected. • Consultation with HMRC wide stakeholders relating to the department’s transformation agenda and assisting in that development and implementation. Show less

Technical specialist providing case consultancy and tactical direction to the most technical employer duties enquiries. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, but working as part of a national team.

Trainee on HMRC’s Tax Professional Development Programme and fast track to Grade 7. Experience in income tax, corporation tax, capital versus revenue, capital gains, thin capitalisation and advanced pricing agreements. Experience• Working with HMRC Business International Directorate, specifically with Advance Pricing Agreements and assisting with negotiating an agreement with a foreign tax authority. • Working with HMRC Counter Avoidance directorate to identify and progress a… Show more Trainee on HMRC’s Tax Professional Development Programme and fast track to Grade 7. Experience in income tax, corporation tax, capital versus revenue, capital gains, thin capitalisation and advanced pricing agreements. Experience• Working with HMRC Business International Directorate, specifically with Advance Pricing Agreements and assisting with negotiating an agreement with a foreign tax authority. • Working with HMRC Counter Avoidance directorate to identify and progress a General Anti Abuse Rule (GAAR) test case.• Engagement with Alternative Dispute Resolution to help facility settlement in a long running and complex case. Show less

Undertaking a six month fast track development role to progress into store management. This consisted of training in all areas of the business, including commercial management and finance as well as the legal requirements and obligations of the business.Key achievements• Involved in the successful delivery of two major store refurbishments and the opening of a new site in Scotland.• Operational management of the second busiest Sainsbury’s petrol station in Scotland, including… Show more Undertaking a six month fast track development role to progress into store management. This consisted of training in all areas of the business, including commercial management and finance as well as the legal requirements and obligations of the business.Key achievements• Involved in the successful delivery of two major store refurbishments and the opening of a new site in Scotland.• Operational management of the second busiest Sainsbury’s petrol station in Scotland, including all legal paperwork and compliance. Achieved year on year increase in non-petroleum sales.• Reduction in store cash loss by thorough investigation of in house process and audit of procedures. Show less