Head of Tax

Fusion Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in London seeks a Head of Tax to manage its Tax Practice. Responsibilities include leading the tax department, ensuring KPIs are met, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates are CTA qualified with strong technical expertise in private client taxes and experience managing client portfolios. The role offers competitive salary and benefits such as growth shares and private medical insurance, with a full-time Monday-Friday schedule including flexible working on Fridays.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Growth Shares

Private medical insurance

Group life insurance

Breakfast club

FusionPoints bonus scheme

Additional birthday day off

Tailored training plans

Qualifications

• Experienced in private client tax affairs, especially for non-domiciled individuals.
• Ability to prepare complex written advice and calculations.
• Proven track record of team management and delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the tax department.
• Produce departmental reports and monitor KPIs.
• Develop and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Strong tax technical expertise

Experience managing a portfolio

Communication skills

Strong IT skills (Excel)

Education

CTA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Head of Tax

Due to extensive growth, Fusion Consulting Group are looking to recruit a Head of Tax to be based out of our head office, in Finchley.

Fusion Consulting Group is a rapidly growing, multi-disciplinary professional services firm with subsidiaries spanning Tax, Accounting, Legal, Financial Services, Executive Recruitment, and Fractional CFO Services.

We deliver an integrated suite of advisory solutions to entrepreneurial businesses and private clients across the UK and internationally.

Job Summary

The Head of Tax will assume ownership and manage FCG’s Tax Practice, which comprises UK private client service provision to a number of clients around the globe.

We are looking for a highly experienced candidate who is ideally CTA qualified. The role offers variety, autonomy and the opportunity to work with an incredibly broad range of clients.

Our business is geared towards providing Taxation services to a broad range of clients including expats, non-UK residents and to support High Net Worth clients, Entrepreneurs and Trusts through the life cycle of their business.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Management of tax department
• Reporting to the Managing Director
• Producing reports on efficiencies of the department
• Setting deadlines and ensuring KPIs are met for the tax team and wider department
• Leading weekly departmental meetings
• Signing off and monitoring training programmes
• Leading staff reviews
• Assisting with recruitment
• Speaking with clients and prospects (over the phone) and answering tax queries
• To attend face to face meetings with clients, and in certain cases to lead those meetings
• Handle new leads and enquiries with a view to signing up new clients
• Manage the returns processes with our 3rd party outsourcing agencies
• Assisting the wider tax team with tax return reviews from outsourcing company
• Development, mentorship and growth of junior members of the team
• You may be required to produce technical newsletters and articles for the firm’s website
• You will be required to write technical taxation reports and tax planning advice
• Small portfolio of gold standard clients compliance & advice
• Assisting tax leadership team with strategy
• Various ad hoc work as and when it arises

Candidate Requirements

Ideally you will be CTA qualified and have experience in a similar role in a medium size practice.

• Strong tax technical and practical expertise within the private client tax arena with demonstrable broad experience of the tax affairs of non-domiciled individuals, entrepreneurs and share schemes for small and medium-sized enterprises
• Experience in managing a portfolio of clients through the self assessment tax cycle
• Aptitude for research and the ability to prepare complex written advice/calculations
• Strong communication skills, be it face-face, email or in writing, and have an emotional intelligence in dealing with sensitive private client matters e.g. divorce cases, business partner disputes
• Some experience in identifying opportunities for business development on tax clients and across other service lines would be advantageous
• Proven track record of managing successful teams and delivering results
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong IT skills (e.g. Microsoft Office - notably, Excel)

What we Offer

• Competitive basic salary
• Growth Shares
• Private medical insurance
• Group life insurance
• Breakfast club
• FusionPoints bonus scheme
• An additional day off for your Birthday every year
• Tailored training and development plans for every employee

Job Type

Full-time, Monday-Friday (Fridays WFH)

Job Location

London – Finchley, N3

About Fusion Consulting Group

Fusion is a multi-discipline consulting practice assisting entrepreneurial businesses and private clients by delivering an end to end solution throughout their business journey.

Fusion crafts client solutions using its in-house team of highly skilled consultants with a diverse range of expertise within International Taxation, Company Accounting, Executive Recruitment, IT Strategy, Business Advisory, Legal Services and Financial services ensuring a joined up approach and seamless client experience.

Equal Opportunities

Fusion Consulting Ltd is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status