Tax Manager

Tax Manager – Top 100 Firm – North London

About the Company:

Our client is a full service, Top 100 firm of Chartered Accountants, with a modern office based in North London. They are recognised as one of the leading accountants for owner managed businesses in North London and beyond.

About the Opportunity:

Our client is looking for a positive, independent, and progressive individuals who has the ability to approach your work commercially enabling you to meet deadlines and budgets. You should be self-motivated, use your initiative and have the ability to work with minimal supervision

About the Responsibilities:

You will work in a friendly team and will be responsible for your own portfolio of clients and will be expected to manage these through building client relationships, keeping open lines of communication to both the client and the partner with regard to any issues.
This role will involve:

* Manage and add value to the firm’s business relationships.

* Identify and develop new business opportunities for the firm using existing business relationships, or by building and developing new opportunities for business development.

* Good communication skills and the confidence to liaise and build relationships with clients and other key personnel and senior management

* You will be responsible for the mentoring and training of staff

About the Applicant:

The applicant will be managing a portfolio of clients (including individuals, sole traders, partnerships and trusts). Have a strong technical and commercial grounding in tax with the ability to apply this to identify and provide practical solutions to tax and commercial issues faced by clients.
Knowledge and experience of:

* Preparing, reviewing and submitting research and development (R&D) reports to HMRC.

* Inheritance tax and lifetime planning. Also advise on reliefs such as BPR

* Shares schemes such as EMI and CSOP and their implementation

* Treatment of expenditure for corporation tax purposes

* Capital allowances and use of allowances such as the Annual Investment Allowance.

* VAT implications of transactions

* Stamp Duty Land Tax and ATED, as well as the reliefs available from these taxes.

* Income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax planning for non-UK domiciled individuals

* Income tax reliefs such as loss relief and pension relief

* Capital gains tax reliefs such as entrepreneurs’ relief, principal private residence relief, rollover relief and gift relief.

* Venture capital schemes such as Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, as well as obtaining advanced assurance.

* Treatment of employment income and benefits in kind

* Anti-avoidance provisions such as transfer of assets abroad, gains attributed to UK resident individuals under s13 and s87 TCGA 1992 and transactions in securities

* Excellent knowledge of CCH.

* Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products essential

About the Benefits:

* Competitive base salary

* Agile working, allowing you to work remotely and flex your hours

* 23 days annual leave

* Private Health

* Modern office environment

* Cross-selling scheme

* Annual Bonuses