Associate Director – Tax Controversy & HMRC Advisory

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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team.

If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Overview:

As an Associate Director, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients and for the timely delivery of services. You will also support Partners/Directors with complex HM Revenue & Customs  enquiries and voluntary disclosures to ensure a satisfactory settlement is negotiated between the client and H M Revenue & Customs. You will be expected to contribute toward marketing and business development initiatives and build sustainable internal and external client relationships.

Responsibilities:

Be a stakeholder in the delivery of the Tax strategic framework by involvement with team's strategy in conjunction with Partners/Directors.

Manage the every day running of the HM Revenue & Customs enquiries or disclosure for a portfolio of clients.

Prepare investigation and disclosure reports, including all computational aspects of the report, for submission to the HMRC Specialist Investigations, working directly to a Partner and delegating appropriate tasks to junior staff.

Liaise directly with clients, contacts and other parties to ensure work is completed and produced according to the desired timescales.

Prepare agendas for all meeting with clients and/or H M Revenue & Customs and ensure that all points are followed up after the meeting.

Prepare work plans and liaise with the partner/director to ensure that the report covers all areas included in the work plan.

Take part in the negotiation of the settlement either directly or by providing the partner with an aide memoir in relation to the details of the case and the specific technical arguments that are likely to arise.

Recruit, retain, develop and motivate the team's junior employees. This includes participating in  recruitment, ensuring job appraisal documentation is completed within deadlines, and ensuring appropriate objectives and development plans are in place for counselees.

Manage the billing and collection in respect of each client in their portfolio.

Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities and inform the Partner/Director and client as appropriate.

Maintain a network of professional and business contacts.

Act as an ambassador of the firm, participate in marketing events, keep abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggest innovative products and services.

Requirements:

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualified (or overseas equivalent), or relevant work experience within HM Revenue & Customs

Demonstrable post qualified experience across all aspects of tax dispute resolution

Strong experience of HMRC…