Our client a Big 4 Firm is looking for a Business Tax Director
Your key responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with clients, winning work proactively and contributing to winning new clients
High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken
Overall responsibility of quality of client service
Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training international tax professionals
Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments
Skills and attributes for success
Significant experience in Corporate Tax from a large accountancy or law firm
Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
Enthusiastic team player with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams
Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day leadership of delivery team
Change orientated with flexible approach
To qualify for the role you must have
Experienced tax practitioner with reviewing skills and expertise in corporate tax
Degree qualified
ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
Ideally, you’ll also have
Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget