Excellent opportunity with a Top 20 practice starting asap lasting until February 2009
Purpose of the role:
To effectively manage and carry out production of personal tax returns and computations for Principals/managers for own portfolio.
Main Responsibilities:
Request information from client or audit team;
Work through the information and assess the tax impact of each piece of information;
Prepare and generate tax returns using tax software;
Send chasing letters to client if required, address any queries;
Prepare letter to client, detailing liabilities and any tax saving opportunities;
Draft letter for review and make any necessary changes (where appropriate);
Send letter and tax return to client for signature; log information sent and submit to Revenue;
Liaise with Revenue on clients behalf;
Inform client of tax liabilities; agree these to Revenue statement on account;
Prepare Inland Revenue forms as appropriate and ensure all deadlines are met;
Prepare client bill (where appropriate);
Answer queries from more junior staff on work delegated;
Identify tax planning opportunities as appropriate.
Other responsibilities:
Regularly update your knowledge via Tax section on the Intranet, reading and attending appropriate courses.
Positive involvement with tax advisory work relevant to your skill level.
Qualification and Skills:
Varied, practical and technical tax knowledge, minimum 2 years practical experience
Basic accounts knowledge
IT packages (Excel, tax software, Word)
Able to type own letters
Communication skills
Organisational skills
Commercial awareness / client focus
Problem solving and decision making
For more information please contact Mo Hanslod at Brewer Morris on 02074152800.
Brewer Morris are the UK's first recruitment consultancy to focus exclusively on the recruitment of taxation professionals, with over 20 years' experience.
We are now firmly established as a market leader and take great pride in the enormous number of long-term working partnerships that we have developed throughout the tax world.
All our consultants have a background in tax within accountancy firms, industry and legal practices and are handpicked for their integrity and commitment to providing the highest level of service.
Brewer Morris comprises two teams:
Our Private Practice Team recruits tax specialists at all levels from Tax Assistant through to Tax Partner covering all tax disciplines. Our clients include all of the leading accountancy firms, national, regional and local practices throughout the UK. We also recruit throughout the legal profession.
Our In-House Team recruits for a sizeable range of Plc's, financial institutions and multinational companies, including many FTSE500 companies. We handle assignments at all levels from Tax Accountant to Head of Tax, and specialist roles.
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