Tax Accounts Assistant (UK)

Hirefarout; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant d'entreprise

Indemnités de stage/alternance

Job summary

Hirefarout is seeking a Tax Accounts Assistant to join a UK-based tax team, focusing on personal tax return preparation and client communications. This role suits someone with personal tax knowledge who wants to gain UK client experience.

You will gather information from clients, progress returns through review and completion, and manage regular client contact by email and phone.

Qualifications

• Practical experience preparing personal tax returns or supporting tax calculations in South Africa or the UK.
• Understanding of personal income streams, including employment, self-employment, pensions, investments and interest.
• Experience communicating directly with clients, requesting documents and resolving routine queries.
• Ability to explain information clearly in spoken and written English.
• Experience tracking multiple client tasks and tax deadlines.
• UK personal tax experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare personal tax workings and draft returns from client records and supporting documents.
• Gather information relating to employment, sole-trader income, pensions, investments and interest.
• Check supporting information, identify discrepancies and follow up with clients to resolve missing details.
• Handle routine client queries by email and phone, referring technical questions to senior team members where needed.
• Address review feedback and support the team with progressing returns towards approval and submission.
• Maintain accurate client records, track outstanding information and flag approaching deadlines.

Skills

Personal tax

Client communication

English proficiency

Tax concepts

Job description

Build UK tax experience in an accountancy practice

Build relationships and help clients understand their personal tax affairs.

Role Overview

Our client, a UK-based accountancy practice supporting small businesses and individuals is looking for a Tax Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic tax team. This opportunity suits someone with personal tax knowledge who wants to develop experience working with UK clients.

You will support personal tax return preparation, gather information from clients and help keep returns progressing through review and completion. The role includes regular client contact by email and phone.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare personal tax workings and draft returns using client records and supporting documents.
• Gather information relating to employment, sole-trader income, pensions, investments and interest.
• Check supporting information, identify discrepancies and follow up with clients to resolve missing details.
• Handle routine client queries by email and phone, referring technical questions to senior team members where needed.
• Address review feedback and support the team with progressing returns towards approval and submission.
• Maintain accurate client records, track outstanding information and flag approaching deadlines.

Qualifications & Experience

• Practical experience preparing personal tax returns or supporting tax calculations in South Africa or the UK.
• Understanding of personal income streams, including employment, self-employment, pensions, investments and interest.
• Experience communicating directly with clients, requesting documents and resolving routine queries.
• Ability to explain information clearly in spoken and written English.
• Experience tracking multiple client tasks and tax deadlines.
• UK personal tax experience would be advantageous.