Senior Expert

If you are energetic and ready for new challenges, and you wish to develop yourself while using your knowledge and experience to achieve common goals, then you are exactly the colleague needed by the Ministry of Finance team, where a position is currently vacant: Senior Expert (indefinite term) in the Tax Administration and International Administrative Cooperation Policy Division of the Tax Administration Policy and Shadow Economy Reduction Coordination Department. The Tax Administration and International Administrative Cooperation Policy Division of the Tax Administration Policy and Shadow Economy Reduction Coordination Department is a structural unit that develops general tax administration, international administrative cooperation and transfer pricing policies and oversees their implementation, establishes regulations for state officials' asset declarations and state officials' declaration verification processes in the field of conflict of interest prevention in state officials' activities, develops fundamental principles for state fee setting and administration policies, and oversees the state fee system. Join our team and you will gain: a career in a leading state administration institution in the finance sector; work with one of the best and most stable employers in Latvia; stable remuneration, a monthly salary up to 2250 EUR (depending on your professional experience and work results), up to 1994 EUR during probation, depending on work experience, professional skills and competition results; social guarantees, flexible working hours, health insurance, additional leave and other motivation elements established in the institution in accordance with achieved work results; and most importantly - a professional, creative and dynamic team of colleagues. You will be responsible for and perform the following main duties: provide opinions on draft legal acts and policy planning documents developed by other institutions, evaluating the compliance of regulations with the requirements of the general state fee system and the conditions of regulatory requirements of the tax administration process; participate in the development of regulations in the field of conflict of interest prevention policy in state officials' activities regarding state officials' asset declarations and state officials' declaration verification process; provide responses to submissions from other direct and indirect state administration institutions, non-governmental organizations and natural and legal persons regarding the application of taxes and fees. To successfully begin performing the duties of the vacant position, you must meet the following requirements: higher academic or higher professional education in economics, finance, management or law; in-depth knowledge of general fee administration issues and tax administration issues; experience in tax administration and/or legal act development of at least 3 years; experience working in state administration of at least 3 years in the last 5 years; desirable English language skills; computer user skills appropriate for the work duties. If you wish to apply for the competition, by September 4, 2026 (inclusive) you must send the following documents to the Ministry of Finance Personnel Management Department at Smilšu Street 1, Riga, LV-1919 or to the email [email protected]: an application letter containing information about work experience in accordance with the requirements defined for competition applicants, and confirming compliance with the requirements of Article 7 of the State Civil Service Law, Curriculum Vitae (in the state language), a copy of a document confirming higher education, a copy of a document on academic recognition of education in Latvia, if education was obtained abroad, copies of other documents confirming the applicant's qualifications that characterize compliance with the requirements set for the position competition. Additional information can be found on the Ministry of Finance website: https://www.fm.gov.lv/lv/vakances Call us if you have any unclear questions or concerns at 29185617 Please note that personal data provided in your application documents will be processed to ensure the conduct of this selection competition. Data Controller: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Latvia, Reg. No. 90000014724, Smilšu Street 1, Riga, LV-1919, phone: +371-67095405, email: [email protected]. Additional information about personal data processing at the Ministry of Finance can be obtained on the Ministry of Finance website.

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