Tax Senior

Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm's Private Wealth team seeks a Tax Senior for its Bristol office. This role involves preparing self-assessment tax returns, supervising apprentices, and providing expert tax advice, all within a supportive, collaborative team environment. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years personal tax experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• 3 years' previous experience working within a personal tax environment.
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Experience preparing partners' self-assessment tax returns.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the WBD Partners' self-assessment tax returns.
• Ensure compliance with relevant tax law and provide personal tax advice.
• Supervise and develop Tax Apprentices.

Skills

Personal Tax Knowledge

Proficient in MS Outlook

Proficient in MS Word

Proficient in MS Excel

Job description

If you're looking for a challenging and rewarding role as the next step in your career, we have a fantastic opportunity within our esteemed Private Wealth team in either Newcastle or Bristol.

Working as part of our Tax & Trust Accounting team as a Tax Senior, you'll take responsibility for the preparation of the WBD Partners' self-assessment tax returns.

This role falls under our hybrid working policy. Most full-time employees typically spend around 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home - however we operate a flexible approach in practice.

We're very open to hearing from candidates looking for part-time working hours and are open to discussions around what that looks like for you.

The team

Our Private Wealth team is a collaboration of lawyers, accountants, financial advisors and tax specialists. Their expertise is highly regarded and ensures that our clients' wealth is protected, now and for future generations. For law firms, this is a pretty unique setup which allows us to offer our clients the very best full-service advice possible.

Our firm is built on the principle that everyone is important and needs to make a contribution to our collective success. The Tax team is made up of dedicated professionals working together to achieve great results. Many of the team members stay with us long-term, becoming an integral part of our clients' success stories.

The role

You'll be responsible for preparing the WBD Partners' self-assessment tax returns and arranging payments of tax liabilities, working with external and internal contacts on the delivery of that work, under the supervision of managers. You will ensure compliance with all relevant tax law and provide ad hoc advice on personal tax-related queries throughout the year.

You'll also help supervise and develop our two Tax Apprentices.

This is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in engaging work, where you'll take on significant responsibility. You'll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration and mutual growth.

What are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• 3 years' previous experience of working within a personal tax environment
• To be proficient in the use of MS Outlook, Word and Excel
• Experience of the issues associated with preparing partners self-assessment tax returns

Experience of trusts and Inheritance Tax, and CCH tax software, is desirable but not essential