Private Client Tax Assistant Manager

Crowe UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a National Head of Recruitment to lead their private client team in Manchester. This role involves managing tax compliance and advisory services for a diverse client portfolio, ensuring adherence to tax obligations while providing exceptional service. The ideal candidate will possess strong qualifications in taxation, alongside a passion for mentoring and developing junior staff. Join a collaborative environment that values innovation and inclusivity, where your contributions will make a significant impact on clients and the team. This is an exciting opportunity to further your career in a supportive and dynamic setting.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative culture

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the professional and private client sector.
• Ability to manage compliance clients and deliver excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Manage taxation relationship services and compliance for clients.
• Deliver high-quality work while coaching junior team members.

Skills

Tax Compliance

Client Relationship Management

Coaching and Mentoring

Analytical Skills

Team Collaboration

Microsoft Excel

Problem-Solving

Education

ATT qualification

CTA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Crowe UK Manchester, England, United Kingdom

National Head of Recruitment at Crowe UK

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with global reach and local expertise. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world, with access to more than 40,000 people in over 140+ countries and across more than 800+ offices globally.

Our vision is to be recognised as essential to the future success of our clients by helping them to answer tomorrow’s questions and make smart decisions that have lasting value through the highest quality audit, tax, advisory and consulting services.

Crowe is where talented people can realise their potential, are successful and enjoy what they do by making a positive difference to our clients, communities and each other.

At Crowe, our aim is to create a community where regardless of gender, identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, education or background, everyone is valued, can flourish and achieve their full potential.

The private client team based in Manchester provides tax compliance and advisory services to a diverse range of clients, including owner managed businesses, partners and high net worth individuals.

Requirements

1. ATT and/or CTA qualification.
2. Significant experience in the professional and private client sector.
3. Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
4. Display energy and enthusiasm and a focus on achieving results.
5. A keenness to further your own personal development and career goals.

Qualities we are looking for

1. Ability to execute work efficiently, including supporting more senior members of the team on advisory work, managing a portfolio of compliance clients whilst delivering excellent service and bringing the full breadth of Crowe’s capability to support our clients.
2. Acting as a role model for more junior members of the team, providing on-the-job coaching.
3. Always adhere to the firm’s risk management policies.
4. Delivering work to the highest quality.
5. The ability to work well in a team, to understand other points of view and constructively take on board any points made, whilst at the same time suggesting possible ideas for consideration.
6. The ability to gather relevant information, notice relationships between different pieces of information, reason from clause to effect and generate effective solutions to practical problems.
7. Demonstration of the ability to effectively manage the compliance process with appropriate consideration of taxation issues and technical matters.
8. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the taxation relationship services with a portfolio of clients, helping them to comply with their taxation filing and payment obligations.
9. Working with them to manage their taxation affairs and contribute to the success of our team, which will involve business and people development.
10. Demonstrating personal commitment to work and team success, showing positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to improve process/situations when appropriate.
11. Consistently treating colleagues with fairness and respect.
12. Providing and being receptive to regular and constructive feedback that improves self and others.
13. Influencing, changing and shaping the direction of a particular activity, either internally and/or externally.
14. Coaching junior members of staff through sharing experience and knowledge appropriately.
15. Be actively involved in the training/coaching of junior members of the team by involvement in all aspects of tax compliance and advisory work and proper feedback.
16. Be a line manager for junior members of the team.
17. Participating in office, service line and firm wide activities.
18. Management of the personal tax relationship of the individuals, both employed and self-employed, on client portfolio.
19. Managing and overseeing the personal tax compliance cycle (including tax computations, returns and payments) and liaison with the client and HM Revenue & Customs.
20. Delegation of preparatory aspects of personal tax work to junior members of the team and review of their work.
21. Liaison with other agents and third parties such as investment managers, stockbrokers and banks where necessary.
22. Set up and run meetings with clients to discuss their tax affairs and future tax planning opportunities.
23. Dealing with HM Revenue enquiries into tax returns on client portfolio and other clients as appropriate.
24. Providing clients with ad hoc tax planning, proactively as well as reactively both in the UK and overseas.
25. Be actively involved in the provision of advisory services to clients, including clients of other departments and offices.
26. Billing responsibility for all tax work on client portfolio.
27. Preparation of budgets as appropriate for taxation compliance work on client portfolio.
28. Actively communicate with clients on a regular basis and discuss changes in their business and personal situations.
29. Active liaison with partners to raise awareness of changes in the business and personal situations of mutual clients.
30. Prioritise and organise own work in a manner which is acceptable to all the partners to which you work with.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace. Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be.

We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities.

At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service.

Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Accounting