Mixed Tax Manager

AJ Chambers ®; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ Chambers in London seeks an experienced tax professional to deliver sophisticated tax services, manage a client portfolio and support Partners with complex returns. You will apply in-depth knowledge of residency, domicile, capital gains and inheritance tax, while guiding assistants and trainees to ensure high-quality work.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, ongoing client communication, and collaboration within a team to drive value and growth for the firm.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified – e.g. ATT/CTA or qualified by experience.
• Experience in a relevant tax discipline at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Undertake technical support and research in delivering tax services to clients and liaise with Partner.
• Prepare complex personal and corporate tax returns.
• Delegate work to assistants/trainees, review and provide feedback.
• Engage in tax planning, projects and compliance matters and address client queries.
• Apply technical knowledge to residency, domicile, capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
• Deliver complete tax computations and returns for advanced jobs and manage tax accounting.
• Advise on tax issues for company owners, including cash extraction and disposals.
• Collaborate with the team, share knowledge, and coach others to grow tax expertise.
• Build a professional network and participate in events; support marketing and business development.
• Produce content for articles and research topics; proactively seek new work with Partners.

Skills

Tax accounting

Tax planning

Team coaching

Education

ATT/CTA or equivalent

Job description

• Undertake technical support and research in delivering tax services to a portfolio of clients and provide technical resource to meet client needs liaising with relevant Partner
• Prepare complex personal tax returns
• Prepare corporate tax returns
• Effectively delegate work to assistants and trainees, review the same and provide constructive feedback
• Undertakes tax planning, projects, compliance matters and deal with client queries. Prepares correspondence to clients and liaise with Partners
• Apply technical knowledge in the understanding of the principles of residency, ordinary residency and domicile, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and understand the taxation of death estates and trusts
• Take responsibility for the delivery of the complete tax computations and returns for more advanced jobs and be able to deal with all aspects of tax accounting
• Be able to deal with the tax issues affecting owners of companies including how to efficiently extract cash from the company and business assets disposal relief, setting up and closing down companies, regroup aspects including transfer process, group rebates etc
• Work in collaboration with the team to share knowledge and ideas to assist in the communication and achievement of team goals. Coach and develop others to build their knowledge of tax
• Build profile as a technical expert and develop a network of professional contacts outside of the firm by use of technology and attending events
• Assist with Marketing initiatives and build knowledge and awareness of all aspects of the firm’s service to help identify opportunities to up sell and cross sell services to clients
• Support marketing and business development initiatives to include writing content for articles and researching specific topics as directed
• Be pro-active and identify opportunities to win new work in conjunction with Partners
• Engage positively with the business and advocate the firm’s values
• Take responsibility for own personal and professional behaviour and development to progress learning and career progression
• Act with honesty, fairness and integrity in all dealings with clients, contacts and team members whilst respecting confidentiality and building trust

General

• Take ownership of work/assignments/portfolio
• Take responsibility for following the firm's procedures
• Meet all targets set by the firm
• Follow firm's procedures on billing and recoveries
• Maintain client confidentiality out of the office, including on client premises

Technical, Training and Skills Levels

• Professionally qualified – e.g. ATT/CTA or qualified by experience
• Appropriate experience within relevant tax discipline at this level