Head of Tax

TC Group; Stanley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Tax Services to lead their growing tax department. This role offers the chance to maximize client value through high-quality tax advisory services while inspiring and developing a talented team. You will play a vital role in shaping the department's future, driving productivity, and ensuring client satisfaction. With a focus on continuous improvement and leadership, this position is perfect for an ambitious individual eager to make a significant impact. Join a dynamic firm that values talent and innovation, and be part of a team dedicated to supporting ambitious business owners across the UK.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Group life assurance x 4 salary

Hybrid working

Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days

Birthday day off

Quarterly functions and events

Employee benefits portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Referral Bonus

Regular training and development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in heading a department or service lines.
• CTA qualified with high technical tax knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and improve the tax department, ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Manage resources and set objectives for team members.

Skills

Leadership

Tax Advisory

CCH proficiency

Excel proficiency

Corporate tax knowledge

Personal tax knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Motivational skills

Attention to detail

Education

CTA qualified

Job description

Salary – £45,000 - £75,000 per annum, dependant on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with flexible, hybrid working

Holiday – 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)

About the Head of Tax Services role

We are TC Group, the fastest-growing top 25 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisors and accountants, with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.

We have an exciting role for a Head of Tax Services in our Stanley office.

The purpose of this role is to maximize the GVA of our client base by providing high quality and timely “Tax Advisory” services. We are looking for an ambitious and driven individual to lead, direct and continuously improve the tax department of the business - improving the quality of advice, speed, efficiency, and productivity within the department. To deliver the revenue target for the department and growing profitability by inspiring, motivating and driving the performance of the teams, guaranteeing the highest levels of productivity, efficiency, and quality of work whilst also achieving our client led Net Promoter Score targets.

As a member of the leadership team you will have the opportunity to be part of the succession planning co-hort, with the potential to hold newly created Director of Tax position for TC Harlands Accountants Ltd.

Key responsibilities of a Head of Tax Services will include:

• To plan, manage and prioritise the use of resources within the tax team (in discussion and agreement with accounts and Outsourced finance department heads) to ensure at all times filing deadlines and client agreed deadlines together with the fees targets for all tax service lines are met and work completed to the standards required by TC Quality procedures.
• Agree for the tax department monthly completion targets and annual learning and development plans with each team member ensuring there is adequate resource to meet the department targets and feeding into the Sales and Operational Planning monthly meetings – advising on recruitment and resource requirements ahead of the time they are needed.
• To ensure that each individual in your team are given their own five objectives for the year and working with those individuals on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis to ensure their actual performance against these objectives is measured as well as the development of systems / checklists to drive efficiency and align to all TC Group quality procedures.
• To develop the team under your management to complete relevant CPD and manage their study requirements alongside their performance objectives.
• To develop systems (alongside the customer and team engagement department) for controlling and planning work flow, progress checking, managing performance and standardising procedures to ensure consistency of delivery of tax services and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to grow a strong tax team and develop TC Harlands tax services as well as play a key part in the growth / development of the overall firm within the TC Group.

About you

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• Minimum of 12 months experience in heading a department or a number of service lines for a practice.
• CTA qualified.
• Proficient with CCH and Excel.
• Sound knowledge of both corporate and personal tax.
• High technical tax knowledge.
• Able to plan and communicate effectively on all operational changes.
• Able to motivate and support the team to develop personally and professionally.
• Must be an efficient and personable communicator.
• Must be driven and ambitious.
• Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail.
• Able to lead by example and inspire the team to deliver a high level of client service at all times.
• Keen to develop and grow others in the team.
• Must have own transport as our office is difficult to get to by public transport.

Full benefits available for the Head of Tax Services:

• Pension scheme.
• Group life assurance x 4 salary.
• Hybrid working - 80% in the office, 20% at home (after completion of probation).
• Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days.
• Birthday day off.
• Quarterly functions and events.
• Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team.
• Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations.

About us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SME’s and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.