Tax Manager

Paisley Source: WhatJobs

Up to £60,000 gross per annum

Tax Manager | Glasgow | Full Time | Up to £60,000 gross per annum, depending on experience

Our client is a small accountancy practice focused on helping business owners grow their businesses, make informed tax planning decisions and achieve their personal and business goals. They take a straightforward, commercially minded approach and work closely with their clients to provide practical tax advice and support.

The Role

The successful candidate will be expected to deal comfortably and competently with all aspects of taxation across all heads of tax, while managing the demands of a large number of clients and providing advice and assistance to both clients and members of the team.

You will be part of a tax department of three, working alongside the Tax Director and Tax Assistant, within a wider team of approximately 15 people.

The role will involve managing client relationships, providing technical tax advice, ensuring work is completed efficiently and meeting deadlines for submitting returns and other requirements to HMRC.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients
Deal comfortably and competently with all aspects of taxation across all heads of tax
Lead the delivery of complex tax advisory assignments
Provide advice on corporate restructuring, business sales and acquisitions, succession planning and shareholder and remuneration planning
Advise on Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and property taxation
Provide advice on employee share schemes, SEIS and EIS
Review and sign off complex tax computations and returns
Maintain a thorough understanding of UK tax legislation and communicate relevant changes to clients and colleagues
Act as a trusted adviser to key clients
Develop long-term relationships with business owners and decision-makers
Attend and lead client meetings
Identify tax planning opportunities and deliver commercially focused solutions
Support clients with strategic business decisions from a tax perspective
Provide advice and assistance to members of the team
Manage workload and deadlines across the client portfolio
Ensure tax returns and other submissions are completed and submitted to HMRC on time
Respond promptly to client queries and build strong relationships
Identify opportunities to cross-sell the firm's services
Develop new business opportunities and referral networks
Prepare proposals and contribute to winning new clients
Represent the firm at networking events, seminars and client functions
Contribute to thought leadership through technical articles, presentations and client communications
Manage, mentor and develop tax team members
Review work prepared by Managers, Seniors and Trainees
Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members
Deliver technical training sessions across the firm
Assist with departmental planning and workflow management
Work closely with the Partners to develop and grow the tax offering
Contribute to the firm's strategic objectives
Improve internal processes and efficiencies
Act as Assistant Money Laundering Reporting Officer to support the firm's MLRO with AML controls, transaction alerts, SARs and AML compliance systems

Requirements

Essential

Qualified Chartered Tax Adviser and CIOT member
At least 5 years post-qualification experience in an accountancy practice
Sufficient technical knowledge to deal with all aspects of taxation across all heads of tax
Experience in a client-facing role
Ability to manage a large number of clients and meet deadlines efficiently
Ability to ensure tax returns and other submissions are completed on time
Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax matters at both a technical and layperson's level
Well organised
Team player with a positive, can-do approach

What's In It For You