Tax Manager

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Bristol

The Bristol office is located in the heart of the City's financial district, near to Temple Meads train station, the city centre and harbour side. The office has a vibrant open plan layout and is home to around 190 people offering an exceptionally broad range of financial services to individuals and businesses across the West of England, nationally and internationally.

Purpose of Role:

This role will provide tax compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients.

The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients and managing more junior members of staff as necessary.

You will also provide assistance to Directors/Partners in both client work and in the management of the group. You will actively be involved in and look to seek out working on special assignments and advisory projects where appropriate.

Key responsibilities:

* Manage portfolio of businesses including OMBs, SMEs and larger corporates
* Undertake corporate tax provisioning, compliance and advisory work for your portfolio
* Ability to get involved in variety of business tax work (e.g. ad-hoc advisory, international tax matters, R&D tax credits, awareness of VAT and employment tax aspects)
* Opportunity to assist with transactional and due diligence work
* Give exceptional client service and be responsible for maintaining regular contact with client team
* Liaison with Partners, demonstrating strong management skills
* Ensuring S&W procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant

Candidate Profile

* Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA)
* Significant corporate tax experience gained within the profession and or industry
* Technically capable tax adviser who is able to assist in complex client work
* Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
* Appetite to develop business development skills to assist with the growth of the business

About Tilney Smith and Williamson

Tilney Smith & Williamson is the UK's leading integrated wealth management and professional services group, created by the merger of Tilney and Smith & Williamson on 1 September 2020.

With £54.8 billion of assets under management (as of 30 June 2021), it ranks as the third largest UK wealth manager measured by revenues and the eighth largest professional services firm ranked by fee income. The Group currently operates through three principal brands: Tilney, Smith & Williamson, and online investment service Bestinvest. It has a network of 28 offices across the UK, as well as the Republic of Ireland and the Channel Islands. Through its operating companies, the Group offers an extensive range of financial and professional services to individuals, family trusts, professional intermediaries, charities, and businesses.

Value statement

Tilney Smith & Williamson's chosen purpose to "place the power of good advice into more hands" succinctly encapsulates the group's central mission of supporting both individuals and businesses to achieve their goals.

In delivering its purpose, Tilney Smith & Williamson have set out three core values that it is committed to embedding in the culture of the business:

* Personal - we treat you as an individual: We are a people business at heart and strive to deliver a friendly, inclusive, and personalised service to all of our clients, large and small.

* Partnership - we go further together: We develop relationships that stand the test of time, spanning multiple generations. We partner across the full breadth of our expertise to create value for our clients, our company and society at large.

* Performance - we strive for more: We are ambitious for our clients and for ourselves, so we aim to be a forward-thinking and innovative business that leads the way in the industry.

Diversity statement

The Tilney Smith & Williamson Group recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all colleagues with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or belief. At Tilney Smith & Williamson we are committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of our work.