Corporate Tax, Assistant Manager

SW Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and advisory firm in London is seeking an Assistant Manager to deliver corporate tax compliance and advisory services. This role involves managing a diverse portfolio of clients, providing exceptional service, and developing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will have significant corporate tax experience, excellent client management skills, and be a qualified accountant. Benefits include private medical insurance, generous holiday package, and fully funded training towards professional qualifications.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Significant corporate tax experience within the profession or industry.
• Demonstrable experience of managing people.
• Willingness to develop business development skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate tax compliance and advisory services for business clients.
• Manage a portfolio of complex cases, both advisory and compliance.
• Maintain exceptional client service and communication.
• Monitor compliance fees and ensure department KPIs are met.

Skills

Corporate tax experience

Client management

Business development

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) or tax advisor (CTA)

Job description

• Office Location: London (Gresham Street)

Company Description

S&W is a top ten UK accountancy and advisory firm. Since 1881, we've worked with our clients to unlock opportunities and navigate the challenges of a changing world. As a trusted partner, we bring clarity to clients with complex requirements, shaping solutions that make a difference. Offering a broad range of services spanning business and private client tax advice, assurance and business services and a suite of advisory and digital services, we work with clients to understand their needs, uncover value and support every stage of business and of life. We believe this is how we can best support our clients' growth.

It's our vision to be the go-to professional services firm for sophisticated businesses and private clients with complex needs and our success hinges on our people. We are a team of highly skilled and passionate professionals, who are empowered to achieve their career aspirations, as we continue to build our business.

Job Description

Job Purpose

This role will provide corporate tax compliance and advisory services for a wide range of business clients. The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients. You will also provide assistance to Directors/Partners in both client work and in the management of the group. You will be involved in special assignments and advisory projects on an ad hoc basis. A key part of the role requires the individual to actively seek, and keep the Partner informed about any new business opportunities arising at existing and new clients.

As an Assistant Manager your responsibilities will include

• Undertake ad-hoc consultancy work
• Manage portfolio of complex cases, both advisory and compliance
• Give exceptional client service and be responsible for maintaining regular contact with client team
• Budgeting and monitoring compliance fees
• Staff Management and Development
  • Liaison with Partners and Directors
  • Appraisals/monitor staff performance
  • On the job training/mentoring for junior staff on a one-to-one basis, including technical and procedural matter
• Compliance
  • Ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant
  • Ensuring department KPIs are met around billing and recovery targets
• Personal Development (Technical & Other)
  • Reading; internal meetings; internal and external seminars and courses
  • Awareness/interest in what other parts of the firm can do, to encourage cross-referrals
• Practice Development
  • Assist partners marketing activities/approaches

Qualifications

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Significant corporate tax experience gained within the profession and/or industry
• Technically capable tax adviser who is able to assist in complex client workDemonstrable experience of managing people
• Appetite to grow business development skills

Professional Qualifications and Education

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA) or international equivalent.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.