Job Category: Tax
Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent
Location: London
Duration of Contract: Not Indicated
Project involvement:
* Responsible for all day to day tax compliance affairs of clients, and involved with related advisory matters, whilst being supervised by Manager/Director/Partner and communicating with clients
* There will be an expectation that you will take full responsibility for project delivery
* Manage a portfolio of clients including control of billings and cash collection within the firms criteria
* Review of work prepared by more junior members of staff
* Liaise with HMRC
* To ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/Partner informed of overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience
* Identify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the Partner/Principles/Senior Manager, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters
* Ensure that the firm's quality control procedures are adhered to as appropriate
Management:
* Ensure professional standards are met and supervise, support and develop more junior staff both on-site at client premises and whilst in the office
* Will work as part of management team with other Tax managers within the business group, and provide support to the rest of the Tax team
* Training must be provided to more junior staff both on the job and through monitoring exam and on the job performance, whilst consistently providing feedback
* Counsel, appraise, develop and motivate staff as appropriate
Sales and Marketing:
* Participate in bids/proposals for new work as requested
Communication and representation:
* Develop professional relationships with clients and within the firm
* Provide an efficient and pro active service to clients and ensure that the clients' needs are fully met
* Pay attention to self-development and continuing professional education with a view to progressing within practice
* To support and work as a team player in achieving activities for their business area
* Work on own initiative
* Consult with colleagues and Partners on technical and risk matters.
Requirements
* Starting to gain staff management experience
* Significant understanding of and previous experience within tax compliance
* Some tax advisory experience preferable but not essential
* Supervisory experience
* Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation
* Ability to manage a small client portfolio
* To actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients
* Some experience of dealing with client senior management
* Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent
* Demonstrable post qualified experience