TAX MANAGER

Working with your own high net worth client portfolio your role will provide exposure to the following duties and responsibilities:
Personal and Corporate Tax

• Preparation/review of personal tax returns for a wide variety of clients.
• Assisting with the management of a client portfolio.
• Communicating with clients via email/telephone and being a point of contact.
• Preparation of capital gains tax calculations.
• Liaising with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Assisting with HMRC enquiries into personal and corporate tax returns.
• Assisting with HMRC disclosures such as Let Property Campaigns and Worldwide Income Disclosures.
• Preparation/review of forms P11D.
• Prepare corporation tax computations and LLP income tax computations and review those prepared by the accounts/audit team for corporate clients.
• Assisting the Managers and Directors with research into other technical areas.
• Opportunity to work with Managers and Directors on tax advisory projects for existing clients and prospects (for example, restructuring/reorganisations, remuneration planning, in corporations, share buy-backs, R&D tax credits, EMI schemes, EIS and SEIS applications).
• Training and supervision of junior team members.
• Involvement in management of the team.
• Preparation of fees for clients.

This list is not intended to be exhaustive nor is the order of listing to be taken as an indication of importance

• Preferably ATT/CTA Part or Fully Qualified, however candidates with ACA/ACCA/STEP or QBE who have been working in tax long-term gaining the skills outlined for the role.
• Preferably with a keen interest in trust/inheritance tax who want to develop their expertise in this area
• Strong literacy and numerical skills
• Strong base of experience in a mixed tax role, preferably with a minimum of 50% Corporate Tax practical knowledge.
• Strong IT skills - Excel and ideally Iris
• A minimum of 3 years practice experience
• Good up-to-date technical knowledge including recent developments within the tax arena
• Strong communication skills - oral and written, ability to deal with variety of people in different environments
• Organised - ability to deal with a variety of tasks and managing a varied workload
• Client focused
• Commercially aware
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Adaptable to change
• Self-motivated
• Be positive and committed to the firm in dealings with both clients and team members