Corporation Tax Senior / Tax Assistant Manager
Sevenoaks
£55,000-£60,000
Full-Time Permanent
Hybrid
Our client is looking for a Corporation Tax Senior / Tax Assistant Manager, the same role at different levels of seniority. The title which you will be hired under is dependent on experience.
Tax Senior: You will work with the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of tax services.
Tax Assistant Manager: You will help manage the team ensure timely and accurate delivery of tax services.
Key Responsibilities as Corporation Tax Senior / Tax Assistant Manager:
- Assist the Tax Manager(s) in ensuring that the tax department admin is kept up to date and routine admin is dealt with in a timely manner.
- Assist the Tax Manager(s) on any processes and projects whilst developing an involvement in supervision and training of the team.
- Work with the Accounts team and Tax Manager(s) to facilitate the review of complex corporate tax returns.
- Help deliver R&D tax savings to clients and assist in building up this area of the business.
- Able to produce more complicated letters for clients and to communicate advanced technical advice to clients and colleagues.
- Billing and WIP Management and understanding of its importance within the firm.
- Manage and service clients in own portfolio including maintaining client relationships and attending client meetings.
- Assist with/control workflow and manage filing deadlines and payment dates.
- Identify tax planning and cross-selling opportunities to pass on or deal with directly.
- Support the Tax Manager(s) in the first instance and the wider senior tax team, including Senior Tax Manager(s) and Tax Director(s).
- Ensure professional knowledge is technically up to date by attending the necessary courses and webinars.
- Have professional/ethics awareness.
- Liaise and communicate with other departments, clients, and directors.
- Support the non-Tax Managers and Directors.
- Maintain point of contact as job manager, liaising with clients to ensure completion of assignments is in line with planned timescales.
- Take ownership of appropriate assignments maintaining quality of work whilst organising and managing time efficiently and effectively.
- Manage own client budgets, keeping the Tax Manager informed of progress and potential problems, including actual vs. budget.
- Plan time effectively and complete time sheets by the required deadline.
- Undertake CPD in accordance the clients' requirements and maintain an up-to-date CPD record.
- Ensure technical knowledge is up to date and seek expert advice when required.
- Able to provide feedback on performance and development.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in handling corporation tax, particularly concerning R&D.
- Qualified ATT and/or CTA - minimum 4 years relevant tax experience
- No ATT Qualification - minimum 8 years relevant tax experience
- Experience with share options/incentives and Venture Capital Schemes (investor reliefs) such as Seed/Enterprise Investment Scheme (S/EIS) is highly desirable.
- Basic understanding of inheritance tax and VAT.
- Good understanding of income tax, capital gains tax, national insurance & PAYE, pension planning, corporation tax and business tax.
- Able to deal with HMRC tax enquiries with the Tax Manager's supervision.
- Willing to embrace change and new ideas.
- Attention to detail.
- A good team player demonstrating commitment and respect to other team members.
- Open and honest communication.
- Can-do attitude.
- Able to prioritise workload.
- Aware of work pressures, peaks, and troughs.
- Effective communication at all levels with clients and colleagues.
- Ability to use initiative and ensuring accurate documentation; using tact and diplomacy to deal with demanding situations.
- Ability to understand the needs of the client through direct contact and managing a small portfolio.
- Effective people management, coaching, and supervisory skills.
- Awareness of relevant financial targets and constraints and contributes to achieving these.
- Maintain high professional standards of conduct and practice.
Disclaimer: Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role.