Employment Tax, Manager

Pwc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the City of Westminster seeks a Tax Manager to join their Reward & Employment team. The Tax Manager will provide critical advice on employment-related governance and risks while assisting clients with tax compliance and investigations. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of employment tax legislation and a willingness to pursue a tax qualification. This role promises diverse experiences in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of employment-based tax legislation.
• Willing to gain knowledge in Construction Industry Scheme and pay governance.
• Ability to work with the wider team on client assignments.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on PAYE and NIC matters, including payroll and year-end reporting.
• Assist clients with HMRC investigations and liaise with tax authorities.
• Develop expenses and benefits policies and procedures for clients.

Skills

Employment Tax Knowledge

Professional Development

Team Collaboration

Agility and Learning

Education

Recognized tax qualification (CTA)

Job description

Overview

The Reward & Employment team is part of PwC's rapidly growing People & Organisation practice. The team is currently looking for new members who can support clients in various employment-related areas within the spectrum of services. As a Tax Manager, your role would involve advising a wide range of national and global clients on many aspects of employment-related governance and risks while also looking to maximize opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice in respect of PAYE and NIC matters, including payroll, expenses and benefits and dealing with year-end reporting (PSA, Form 42, and P11Ds).
• Providing advice on PAYE, NIC matters, payroll, expenses, benefits, and year-end reporting (PSA, Form 42, P11Ds).
• Assisting clients with HMRC investigations and liaising with tax authorities.
• Advising on the tax/NIC treatment of non-cash remuneration.
• Undertaking large projects to meet HMRC requirements.
• Developing expenses and benefits policies and procedures for clients.
• Conducting due diligence to identify material exposure to unpaid tax/NIC affecting transactions like acquisitions or mergers.
• Consulting on compliance with CIS and other pay governance areas such as National Minimum/Living Wage regulations, holiday pay, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and assisting with HMRC enquiries.
• Ensuring clients are aware of and understand new legislation (e.g., IR35) and its impact.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Note: This section preserves original phrasing; headings are reformatted to ensure readability. The role seeks individuals with Employment Tax Knowledge: Have a strong understanding of employment-based tax legislation and seek to enhance knowledge in employment taxes and governance issues.
• Professional Development: Either have or be willing to gain knowledge in Construction Industry Scheme, pay governance, and hold or work towards a recognized tax qualification (CTA).
• Team Collaboration: Work with the wider team on client assignments and be dedicated to delivering high-quality client service.
• Agility and Learning: Be agile and willing to develop experience and knowledge in broader areas of Reward and Employment.

Values and Culture

In order to be the leading professional services firm it's important we have the right values, culture and behaviours embedded throughout our organisation, so our work reflects our purpose and we can successfully deliver our strategy. Our values set the expectations for the way we interact with each other, our clients, and in the communities in which we operate. They support a culture that empowers our people to be the best they can be, through challenging experiences and encouraging our people to speak up to make the firm a better place. We want all our people to understand and embrace the culture and personally feel part of the legacy this will create for our future employees. We're a hugely diverse business, bound together by our purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems for our clients and the communities in which we operate. We believe we can make the biggest impact when our purpose is embedded within everything we do.