Corporate Tax Senior Manager / Manager, Edinburgh

Corporate Tax Senior Manager / Manager
Leading Firm based in Edinburgh Centre
£Competitive + benefits + flexible working offered

Our client is an independent, well respected, established accountancy practice with approximately 100 staff, located in the heart of Edinburgh. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious individual to join the corporate tax management team at either Senior Manager or Manager level. This opportunity will allow the successful candidate to manage and develop a team working with a growing client portfolio, whilst reporting directly to partners.

As an experienced professional, you will have a solid grounding in corporate tax matters, including advisory and compliance work. You will be CTA qualified, or qualified by relevant experience with a strong track record and demonstrable technical expertise. Due to a growing entrepreneurial client portfolio, candidates with knowledge of tax advisory work for entrepreneurial / high growth organisations would be at an advantage.

Duties

The main duties of the role include:

• Oversee a portfolio of clients to deliver work according to budget and deadlines
• Act as skilled people manager who can coach and develop a team
• Provide technical corporate and entrepreneurial tax advice on specialist advisory projects
• Working with partners, build strong client relationships and support business development activities
• Reviewing corporation tax provisions, computations and tax returns
• Managing fee aspects of the client engagement and handling due diligence client take on procedures
• Liaising with colleagues across the firm to provide a co-ordinated service to clients

Requirements

To qualify for the role you must have:

• Expertise in corporate tax matters and a proven track record of working with SME clients
• CTA qualified or qualified by relevant experience
• Be able to identify and advise on tax issues arising as part of the compliance process
• An excellent understanding of the tax legislation and the ability to explain technical issues effectively to clients and colleagues
• Experience of managing or supervising staff with reviewing experience
• Business development skills and ability to build effective client relationships
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Problem solving skills and the ability to take responsibility to drive completion of projects
• Motivated and committed to continuously developing technical, commercial and client relationship skills
• Effective time manager who can organise and delegate work efficiently to deliver on budget
• Commercial awareness
• An understanding of entrepreneurial client matters, including Share schemes / EIS & SEIS / R&D / Patent Box experience would be advantageous.

The firm offers a core working hours scheme which allows flexibility to suit employees work/life balance requirements. In addition the firm has a lively social calendar and excellent benefits scheme in place.

To discuss in confidence please contact Sandra McKinnon at Rutherford Cross.