Assistant Corporate Tax Advisor - GCR UK

Big Four Assistant Corporate Tax Advisor


I am currently working with one of the Big Four Accountancy Firms, who may have an opportunity for you. Join the firm's Financial Services (FS) Tax practice as an Assistant Advisor and you will be helping clients meet the complex demands of today's tax environment. You will help to manage relationships with some of their key local and national clients, both delivering services and introducing deep specialists to them as required. You will help them understand the tax implications of political, regulatory, accounting and law changes and build in sustainable strategies to deal with them. With a focus on tax compliance, tax reporting and audit you will also have the opportunity to get involved in advisory and transactions.

Your new company

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, they are using the finance products, expertise and systems they have developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. The firm is committed to being an inclusive employer and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. They strive to achieve the right balance for their people, enabling them to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While their client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, their flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.


Your new role

This firm has ambitious plans to develop and expand in National Markets and further develop their high performing teams. Working in their FS Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team will allow you to serve and strengthen relationships with their clients locally and make significant contributions to a number of national accounts. Their FS Global Compliance and Reporting team has grown rapidly over recent years to 120 people and created the need for local tax expertise specialised in the sector. Joining the team will give you the unique opportunity to influence, shape and mould the tax practice whilst gaining invaluable experience. You will have the opportunity to bring your expertise to help drive the growth of their business and build key relationships with prestigious clients. Playing a key role in this success will give you the skills you need to propel your career to the highest level, while gaining a broader experience than you might receive in larger teams. If you are creative, innovative, curious and looking to progress in your career this could be the perfect opportunity for you.


Your Key Responsibilities

* Contributing to building and maintaining key client relationships by delivering exceptional client service
* Ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken on all projects
* Identifying and driving opportunities - use your knowledge gained from other projects and from our knowledge sharing sessions and technical training to add input to new projects and proposals
* Building your own strong client and internal relationships - develop and use your relationship skills to create your own external and internal networks
* Counsel and develop more junior staff through delegation and on the job training

Skills And Attributes

* Strategically and commercially aware
* Ability to build strong client relationships and committed to delivery of exceptional client service
* Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
* Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
* Strong and motivated team player who integrates with new teams quickly
* Coaching and developing more junior staff
* Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out effective reviews and know when to refer upwards

What you'll need to succeed

To qualify for the role, you must have

* Experience in corporate tax with a large accountancy or law firm, HMRC or in-house tax team
* Any of the following preferred: ACA / ACCA / CA / CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
* Graduate/graduate calibre or equivalent work experience

Ideally, you will also have

* Project management experience

What They Look For

You'll proactively maintain your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in UK and international tax concepts and your awareness of issues affecting the financial services sector so that you can better advise our clients. The types of projects you'll contribute towards may include:

* Tax reporting
* Tax compliance
* General advisory and applying new tax legislation
* Impact of regulation and regulatory reporting
* Tax due diligence and structuring advice
* Managing relationships with HMRC

What you'll get in return

Flexible working options available. In return, the firm will provide investment in the right sort of training and offer you the opportunities on projects and assignments that will develop and challenge you so that you're in the best place to further develop as tax professional. Whatever the projects and assignments you work on you can be confident that you're contributing towards helping their clients to develop and execute their international tax strategy ensuring technical excellence and providing the highest levels of client service.

They offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Their comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, they offer:

* Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
* Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
* The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

What you need to do now
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