Tax Manager

Description:

Tax manager role at a multi-faceted, independent accountancy practice with offices in London and Hertfordshire. With a rich 50-year history, we pride ourselves on the client relationships we have nurtured over the decades. We have a well-earned reputation as a personable, people-focused, and honest business, both with our clients and within the profession.

As they embark on ambitious business plans for further growth, we are on the lookout for a talented individual to join a growing tax team.

Tax Manager Position Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, and commercially astute tax supervisor for our London office. This is a highly visible role, which will have significant exposure to experienced and senior stakeholders, with a varied set of responsibilities.

Working closely with the other tax manager, you will initially be responsible for ensuring the personal tax compliance process runs smoothly and opportunities to add value with bespoke advice are identified and implemented. As a training firm we benefit from the enthusiasm and fresh perspective of a team of ACA/CTA trainees. The successful candidate will work to train and develop the team while reviewing work prepared by more junior staff to ensure accuracy and quality, while offering actionable feedback and fine tuning our processes.

Furthermore, the role offers the opportunity to interface with each of our different departments to ensure we offer a joined-up service to a diverse portfolio from owner managed businesses and high-net-worth individuals.

The successful candidate will bring a confident, can-do attitude, combined with great attention to detail. The role will also involve training and mentoring junior staff, so developing team leadership and team-working skills are also very important.

Tax Manager Responsibilities

Manage a diverse portfolio of personal tax clients, delivering high-quality income tax services to include preparing returns, handling client queries and portfolio management.
Provide advisory services to a wide range of clients.
Actively seeking opportunities to offer value-added services when appropriate.
Maintain workflows and ensure reports are up to date.
Liaise with HMRC, as needed to resolve queries or disputes or request statutory and non-statutory clearances.
Complete the billing process effectively and efficiently. Ensure work is completed on time and within budget.
Research tax queries/technical queries and propose solutions for review.
Supervise and assist with training of more junior colleagues in the department.
Review of personal tax returns and other work to ensure consistent quality.
Assist with other ad hoc work within the department as required. Examples include review of corporation tax returns, assistance with VAT technical research and internal assistance preparation of in-year CGT returns, IHT returns and ERS returns. Client Management

Develop and maintain good client relations to ensure high standards of customer care are met and we continue to been seen as their key advisor and important business partner. Managing work and communications

Collaborate closely with Partners and Managers, while ensuring competing expectations are managed and deadlines are met.
Liaise with other departments within the firm, legal advisors and external tax advisors from other jurisdiction on tax related issues and to ensure a joined up service. Tax Manager Position Requirements

CTA or equivalent qualification
Proficient in Microsoft packages,
Experience using CCH income tax, or Alphatax corporation tax a plus
Proven track record of managing own portfolio.
Proven tax experience in producing high quality work within budget.
Tax advisory experience
Excellent inter-personal skills to work effectively with Partners and staff at all levels.
Ability to listen, understand and adapt to the needs of clients and colleagues.
Committed to high standards of client service, with attention to detail.
Adept at assessing complex financial/operational/compliance processes and assessing risks.
Proactive, and with a can do attitude.
Effective time management skills and the ability to manage a client portfolio and ad hoc projects through prioritising work to handle conflicting demands and/or challenging pressures for resources.
A strategic thinker yet pragmatic, commercial and results driven.

Tax Manager Position Remuneration

Salary £50,000 - £60,000 depending on experience.
Hybrid working policy.
Salary sacrifice pension
22 days annual leave
Option to purchase or sell up to 5 days annual leave.
Interest free travel loan
Private Health insurance after successful completion of probationary period
Cash Plan Scheme

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer