Tax Manager

Tax Manager – Dynamic Practice - Pinner

About the Company:

Our client are a firm of Chartered Tax Advisers, Accountants and registered auditors based in North West London. They provide a wide range of services to businesses and individuals, mainly either in the London area or international businesses operating in the UK. The firm has been well established trading for over 20 years and has approximately 30 staff and has seen significant year-on-year growth.

The company attracts rewarding and challenging work as a result of its focus on providing the bespoke expert service often only available from larger firms, but with the personal approach that small firms can provide.

About the Opportunity:

The successful candidate will be working as part of a tax team of 5 people. The firm prides itself on having a modern forward-looking approach and the tax team is seeking to recruit an individual who shares the same positive outlook.

About the Responsibilities:

• You will lead the provision of tax advice to personal and corporate clients, dealing with planning, tax investigations and strategic corporate tax planning.
• Working as part of a growing company and tax team, the manager will take immediate responsibility for assisting with all day-to-day management and overseeing the tax compliance work, including dealing with Corporation Tax, Self-Assessment, VAT, ATED and payroll related issues.
• You will be leading the design and implementation of the firms MTD offering to existing and potential clients
• You will be required to meet with clients alongside other members of the team and maintain the high-quality service that the firm provides to its clients.
• You will be required to assist the two tax partners with maintaining client relationships and delivering a bespoke service all private and corporate clients.
• You will be expected to lead on management responsibilities for the team. This includes supporting and reviewing their day-to-day work activities as well as actively managing their overall performance and development. You will also be expected to support and guide the team during their professional training to ensure full support is provided by their manager alongside HR.
• As well as training on the job, full study support will be provided towards obtaining the CTA (if not already obtained) qualification, under training contract provisions. Further training may be possible should the candidate wishes, and the company deem the training to be required for the performance of the individual’s role.
• The role offers the chance to obtain wide experience in a mixed tax environment.

About the Applicant:

• Qualifications:

o ATT qualified

o CTA – in progress or completed [preferred completion]

o Three A Levels, with grade BBB or higher (or equivalent), excluding General Studies

• Minimum 5 year of experience in a Tax role, or of a role similar to this nature
• Minimum 1 year management experience
• Good teamwork and communication skills
• Adaptability and flexibility to meet the Directors’ needs
• Good organisational and problem-solving skills
• The successful candidate will be expected to communicate with clients directly, so excellent spoken and written English skills are a requirement.
• A professional, enthusiastic and responsible approach are required, as well as being able to demonstrate the ability to work independently. The role includes the requirement to carry out research and review complex
legislation at times, therefore an eye for detail is also important.

About the Benefits:

Annual Discretionary Bonus, Flexible Working Hours, Optional Working From Home, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Holiday Purchase Scheme, Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, Employee Referral Scheme, Extensive Learning & Development Opportunities, Training Fund Available For Staff, Regular Company Social Events