Chloe Radcliffe-Scott has made a success of her squiggly tax career to date, despite living with a long-term health condition, Crohn’s. She started off as an in-house tax apprentice, before moving to accountancy practices, back to in-house and then also swapping specialism from corporation tax to employment taxes! You don’t need a traditional, linear path to have success, and Chloe shares her story which proves that along with her associated career advice.
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You’ll Learn
- Overview of Chloe and her career
- (6:00) Being first in-house tax apprentice in the North
- (7:45) Did Chloe know she wanted to work in tax? Did she know the difference between in-house and in-practice?
- (11:15) What happened when Chloe decided to move from her in-house tax role, when she had only worked in-house but wanted a practice role
- (14:30) How Chloe quickly progressed from tax apprentice to group tax accountant in 4 years
- (21:15) Setting out clear expectations for promotion
- (24:00) The difficulities Chloe had when moving from her in house role at Drax to EY. Her experience and how she solved the problem
- (29:45) Why Chloe decided to move to an accountancy firm instead of another in-house role
- (35:00) What she didn't like about her tax roles in accountancy firm
- (39:00) Trying out a tax advisory role in an accounting firm and what she didn't like about accounting firm roles and why she preferred in house
- (46:30) KPIs driving bad behaviour
- (48:00) You might be suited to some tax roles but not others
- (50:00) Does Chloe regret trying out accountancy firm tax roles?
- (51:15) Why Chloe decided to change tax specialism
- (55:00) How did Chloe convince Balfour Beatty to employ her as an in-house Employment Tax Manager when by trade she was a Corporation Tax specialist?
- (57:15) The Secret to Chloe's Tax Career Success Despite it Being Squiggly and her advice for anyone considering a non conventional/linear tax career
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