Why Attend
The tax profession is undergoing a structural shift. As tax authorities digitize, AI adoption accelerates, and data-driven compliance becomes the norm, the skills expected from tax professionals are changing rapidly. Traditional tax expertise remains essential, but it is no longer sufficient on its own. Organizations now need professionals who can operate confidently at the intersection of tax, technology, data, and business.
At the same time, competition for digitally skilled tax professionals is intensifying. Job profiles increasingly demand capabilities such as data modeling, automation, analytics, project management, and the ability to translate tax complexity into business-relevant insight. Many organizations struggle not only to hire this talent, but also to retain and develop it in a sustainable way.
This webinar focuses on how individuals and organizations can proactively develop digital tax talent rather than relying solely on external hiring. It explores what the tax professional of 2025 looks like, how skill requirements are evolving, and how structured learning and certification can support long-term career development and organizational resilience.
By attending, participants will gain insight into:
How the role and expectations of tax professionals are evolving
Why digital and data skills are becoming core tax competencies
How talent development affects retention and transformation success
How structured certification supports sustainable capability building
The session positions talent development as a strategic priority rather than a reactive response to market pressure.
Topics Covered
The webinar provides a structured overview of the future tax talent landscape and practical approaches to developing it.
Key topics include:
The tax digital landscape and talent positioning: Where tax professionals fit in increasingly digital tax ecosystems and how their role interacts with technology, data, and business functions.
The tax professional in 2025: The extended skill set required, including communication, data quality assessment, logical thinking, project management, leadership, and basic coding and data modeling knowledge.
Core and extended tax technology competencies: A breakdown of essential and advanced skills needed to operate in modern tax functions, from RPA and dashboards to AI-enabled workflows.
Hiring, retaining, and facilitating talent: Why organizations need to rethink how they attract and support tax talent, including learning environments, career paths, and organizational design.
Generational shifts in the workforce: How changing workforce demographics affect where relevant tax technology talent can be found and how it should be developed.
Competition in the job market: Insights into how digital skills drive demand and how professionals can stand out by building the right capability mix.
The Belt System as a structured solution: How the Belt System provides a progressive certification path, from awareness and foundational knowledge to advanced leadership and execution of tax technology transformation projects.
The focus throughout is on long-term capability building rather than short-term upskilling.
Who Is This For
This webinar is intended for professionals and organizations investing in the future of tax talent:
Tax professionals and specialists: Who want to future-proof their careers by developing digital and technology-related skills.
Tax managers and team leads: Responsible for building, guiding, and retaining high-performing tax teams.
Tax technology and transformation professionals: Involved in executing digital tax initiatives and requiring structured skill development.
HR and learning leaders supporting tax functions: Designing talent strategies aligned with digital transformation goals.
Students and early-career professionals: Looking to understand emerging tax technology career paths and required competencies.
The session is particularly relevant for those who see talent development as a cornerstone of successful tax transformation.