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TTPP119: From In-House Tax Apprentice to Manager: How To Succeed with an Unconventional Tax Career with Chloe Radcliffe-Scott

TTPP119: From In-House Tax Apprentice to Manager: How To Succeed with an Unconventional Tax Career with Chloe Radcliffe-Scott

Update: 2025-05-11
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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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TTPP119: From In-House Tax Apprentice to Manager: How To Succeed with an Unconventional Tax Career with Chloe Radcliffe-Scott

TTPP119: From In-House Tax Apprentice to Manager: How To Succeed with an Unconventional Tax Career with Chloe Radcliffe-Scott

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