Corporate Tax - Assistant Manager / Manager, Leeds

Marks Sattin are currently working with a Top10 Accountancy Practice as they look to continue to grow their well respected Corporate Tax team.

Job Purpose

Working closely with the tax senior management team to deliver a high quality corporate tax compliance and advisory service to clients at all times.

Job Role

* Review of company accounts for tax provision purposes and recommendation of statutory taxation disclosure
* Preparation of corporate tax computations in support of tax provisions to be included in financial statements, and for submission to the HMRC, together with the tax return
* Involvement in written negotiations on HMRC enquiries
* Provision of a high quality corporate tax compliance service to a portfolio of clients, ensuring that:

- all tax payments, and corporate tax returns filings, are dealt with on a timely basis;

- all appropriate claims and elections are made to minimise tax liabilities;

- tax planning opportunities are identified and, where appropriate, pursued.

* Provision of technical and tax planning advice to clients, working as necessary with managers and partners in Tax and Audit
* Providing support to the Office's business development effort to help win new clients and ensure the continuing growth of the office
* Dealing with ad hoc client advisory and planning issues
* Work with the wider UK International Tax specialists to provide a local point of contact focussed on international tax matters
* Maintaining an up to date technical knowledge of corporation and business tax, financial reporting requirements and related matters
* Supporting the development of tax staff in the team

Person Specification

* Practical Corporation Tax experience with good working knowledge of business income tax, personal tax and compliance work
* Some exposure to providing tax consultancy services to both corporate clients and their owners
* Experience of the tax issues associated with both inbound and outbound cross border investments
* CTA qualified and ideally ACA or ACCA, or equivalent
* Team player with excellent communication skills both oral and written
* Adaptable, organised with a commercial approach
* Ability to exercise judgement and work without close supervision
* Ability to proactively manage existing client relationships and to develop new relationships
* Ability to generate creative solutions to problems
* Ability to act as a positive role model for the team
* Ability to demonstrate and understanding of risk management issue

Interested candidate should apply as soon as possible for immediate consideration.