Personal Tax Senior

About the Company:

If you are seeking a challenge and are constantly striving to improve then this firm is perfect for you. The firm is well regarded within the industry and is a United Kingdom top 50 London chartered accountancy and advisory firm. They cover a wide range of sectors which includes property, hospitality services, insurance brokers and technology. Additionally, the client portfolio includes sole traders, large corporates, and everything in between which ensures engaging and diverse work for the employees.

The underlying principles of the firm are to teach and develop the people within, as this allows the entire company as a whole to grow. The partners and managers are all very approachable, compassionate, and devoted to assisted other staff members, in turn creating an encouraging and nurturing environment. Furthermore, there are team briefings carried out regularly, staff meetings every quarter and newsletters every month to make certain knowledge is shared and all parties are on the same page.

About the Role:

The ideal personal tax senior candidate will be ATT qualified and ideally also CTA qualified. You will be working in the tax department, and this encompasses personal, corporation, indirect and investigations. You will be reporting to partners and managers, who will review all work that has been signed off on and address any issues. The client base includes non-doms, HNWIs and OMBs, and you will be overseeing a portfolio of personal tax clients in a hands-on compliance capacity as well as for ad-hoc advisory reasons.  

Benefits:

There are many benefits to joining a firm of this calibre, with a key advantage being the Continuing Professional Development that is available during your employment, which keeps staff educated and empowered. There are also scheduled team briefings which allow everyone to have a voice and suggest their own ad hoc courses that can benefit the group. Moreover, the salary on offer is very competitive, and this guarantees that staff are fairly compensate for the efforts they put in throughout the working year.  

Responsibilities:

• Carry out technical research into several areas including trusts, inheritance tax and capital gains tax
• Help out with consultancy projects, including letter/report writing, and meeting with clients
• Find opportunities for the firm to further develop
• Oversee WIP and increase bills in time
• Communicate with HMRC on behalf of clients
• Use CCH to plan and produce complex tax returns
• Acquire tax return information from client/audit team

Requirements:

• Qualified in ATT, and ideally also CTA
• A minimum of 2 years’ tax cycle seasons
• Possess practical/technical knowledge of personal tax
• Good IT skills
• Strong verbal/written communication skills
• Understanding of CCH personal tax
• Some experience in client facing roles
• Confidence when communicating with stakeholders
• Has undertaken continuous CPD ideally
• Is proactive and analytical