Tax Manager

A highly successful and expanding accountancy firm is looking to recruit a Tax Manager to join the personal tax team at the firm’s Maidenhead office. The role would suit an experienced Tax Senior looking for a first move into a management role.

The main purpose of the job is to assist in:

• Preparing and delivering tax advice
• Business development - attending potential new client meetings/taking new client calls, and scoping and quoting for services
• Managing a portfolio of personal tax compliance clients
• Managing the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of tax services

This dynamic firm will offer a good benefits package, a supportive working environment, flexible, hybrid working patterns and the opportunity to develop and progress within the firm.

As Tax Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Manage and service a private client portfolio in regard to compliance and advisory
• Support and assist Tax Manager(s) and above, with tax advisory matters, including preparation of technical advice to clients and to communicate this to clients and colleagues
• Billing and WIP management and understanding of its importance within the firm
• Maintain client relationships, including attending client meetings
• Control workflow and manage filing deadlines and payment dates
• Identify tax planning and cross selling opportunities
• Support the tax team in all day-to-day tasks
• Assist the Senior Tax Manager in ensuring that the tax department administration is kept up to date, and routine administration dealt with in a timely manner
• Assist the management team on any processes and projects whilst developing an involvement in supervision and training of the team
• Ensure professional knowledge is technically up to date by attending the necessary courses, webinars and completing the appropriate professional reading
• Liaise and communicate with other departments, clients and directors
• Deal with HMRC tax enquiries with senior supervision, as required

Please do apply for this role if you can satisfy the following:

• Qualified ATT and/or CTA with relevant tax experience - exceptional qualified by experience candidates will be considered
• Extensive personal tax experience gained within a UK practice environment
• Good technical tax knowledge
• Able to formulate and prepare tax advice notes for clients
• Good general IT skills with experience of tax software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• Strong team player with acute attention to detail
• Demonstrable professional and ethical awareness

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.