Tax Manager

Regal Executive Search; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international financial services firm is seeking a Tax Manager based in London. The successful candidate will oversee tax compliance functions while providing planning and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and entities in the entertainment sector. This role demands extensive experience in international tax projects and strong leadership abilities to manage a team and engage with clients effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant experience with complex high-net-worth individual, partnership, and corporate tax projects.
• Two years of recent public accounting experience preferred.
• Commitment to ongoing learning in a tax technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax-related domestic and cross-border planning and compliance assistance.
• Prepare and review tax forms and serve as an advisor.
• Manage and supervise the tax department.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Mathematics

Graduate degree of MST or Tax LLM

Tools

CCH Access

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Tax Manager

Our client offers financial services to a client base consisting of individuals and businesses within the music, entertainment, and sport industries. The Company is international with multiple offices in Europe and USA.

We are currently looking for a Tax Manager to oversee our tax compliance function.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Provide tax-related domestic and cross-border planning and compliance assistance to entertainment business-connected individuals and their associated entities.
2. Assist individual clients needing a wide range of tax services, including tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice relating to their business interests, investments, and related assets.
3. Prepare and review tax forms.
4. Serve as an advisor to high-net-worth individuals, family businesses, and executive groups by providing a wide array of professional tax services, including individual and flow-through entity tax planning and compliance; gift tax, wealth succession, and estate tax planning and compliance.
5. Provide quality, practical tax planning; develop budgets; determine resource requirements; and direct and monitor engagements.
6. Participate in managing the tax department by assisting in forecasting future work, delegating work effectively, and resolving staffing issues.
7. Supervise staff and seniors, and take an active role in their professional development. Review their work products for completeness and accuracy, and prepare work products for client delivery.
8. Participate in client meetings and work within a team environment to provide integrated advisory services to clients.

Candidate Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in a related field (Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Mathematics).
2. Graduate degree of MST or Tax LLM preferred.
3. Minimum of five years' relevant experience with complex high-net-worth individual, partnership, and corporate tax projects with an emphasis on planning and compliance projects with international connections.
4. Two years of recent experience with a public accounting firm is preferred.
5. Fiduciary income tax planning preferred.
6. Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
7. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to lead client meetings.
8. Strong team, project management, and leadership skills.
9. Commitment to ongoing learning in a tax technology environment.
10. Proficient experience with CCH Access or similar platforms.
11. Proficient knowledge of automated tax processing systems and Microsoft Office tools.