Tax Manager

Curtis Recruitment Ltd; Normanton on Trent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Curtis Recruitment is seeking a Tax Manager for an independent, well-established accountancy firm in the UK. You will support the Tax Director with personal tax returns and advisory work, while reviewing the work of junior team members.

This hands-on, client-facing role suits someone who enjoys working in a collaborative team and handling a mixed SME client portfolio.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified, part-qualified or exceptional qualified by experience accountant.
• Strong tax experience gained within a UK accountancy practice ideally a minimum of 10 years accountancy practice experience.
• In-depth knowledge of UK tax legislation.
• Good general IT skills including tax and accounting software.
• Proven ability to manage a client portfolio independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of personal clients and be the first point of contact for allocated clients, responding to various client enquiries in an accurate and timely manner.
• Oversee the preparation and review of tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation.
• Preparation and/or review of a range of compliance filings including Capital Gains Tax returns, Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) returns, Employment Related Securities (ERS) returns & P11D forms etc.
• Support the Tax Director on advisory projects, including tax planning and structuring.
• Act as a main point of contact for clients, building strong and lasting relationships.
• Review work prepared by junior staff, and provide guidance and mentoring.
• Liaise with HMRC on behalf of clients.
• Ensure deadlines are met and workflows are managed effectively.

Skills

UK tax knowledge

Client portfolio management

Communication skills

Mentoring junior staff

HMRC liaison

Education

Qualified accountant (or part-qualified)

Tools

Tax software

Accounting software

Job description

This Tax Manager role is with an independent, well-established accountancy firm and will support the Tax Director with personal tax returns and advisory services to clients, alongside supporting and reviewing the work of Junior team members.

This is a hands-on role that would suit someone who enjoys client facing work and thrives on being an integral part of a collaborative team working on a mixed portfolio of SME clients.

As Tax Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Manage a portfolio of personal clients be the first point of contact for allocated clients, responding to various client enquiries in an accurate and timely manner
• Oversee the preparation and review of tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation
• Preparation and/or review of a range of compliance filings including Capital Gains Tax returns, Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings (ATED) returns, Employment Related Securities (ERS) returns & P11D forms etc
• Support the Tax Director on advisory projects, including tax planning and structuring
• Act as a main point of contact for clients, building strong and lasting relationships
• Review work prepared by junior staff, and provide guidance and mentoring
• Liaise with HMRC on behalf of clients
• Ensure deadlines are met and workflows are managed effectively

• Be a qualified, part-qualified or exceptional qualified by experience accountant
• Strong tax experience gained within a UK accountancy practice ideally a minimum of 10 years accountancy practice experience
• In-depth knowledge of UK tax legislation
• Good general IT skills including tax and accounting software
• Proven ability to manage a client portfolio independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

The successful candidate will benefit from working within a friendly team where you will be able to make this role your own, taking on further responsibility as you progress with the firm.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice.We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.