Personal Tax Assistant / Manager

£competitive | Full or part-time | Permanent
darlington | BGC2367tx

The Firm:

An Independent firm in Darlington are seeking to appoint an Assistant Tax Manager or Tax Manager into their personal tax service line.  Joining a successful and growing firm this is an exciting time to be part of the team.

The Role:

Undertaking a managerial role in the personal tax team you will be responsible for ensuring timely delivery of tax compliance and advisory services for a portfolio of HNWI and Directors across the north east of England.

Responsibilities will include:

• Review and preparation of income tax and partnership tax returns

• Review of Tax Assistants work

• Tax planning and research to support the senior management team drafting tax reports

• Involvement in remuneration planning and capital gains tax, liaison with clients.

• Office and client based role with meetings external

Experience Required:

The position at Assistant or Manager requires a qualified tax practitioner or accountant (CTA/ACA/ACCA/CA) with relevant tax experience gained working in a UK practice adhering to UK laws. You will be a confident tax preparer and able to liaise with clients well using all forms of technology as well as in person.

Advisory experience in IHT and trusts is desirable but a degree of training can be given so is not essential. It is important you can develop rapport quickly working with such a wide range of clients whilst also assisting leading the tax team.

Benefits:

The firm offer a comprehensive list of benefits that include additional holiday purchase scheme, enhanced health scheme, well-being support, flexible and agile working.

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Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2352TX

The Firm:

A top 20 accountancy firm with Newcastle city centre offices is looking to appoint a Corporate Tax Assistant Manager to join their tax compliance team. A firm driven by ambition, they have built recent success by providing strong expertise on a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance and corporate finance. They have created a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration locally, enjoying success with new client wins whilst managing to create a healthy work life balance for all team members. They offer their staff great autonomy and hybrid working combined with fast-track career progression.

The Role:

Joining the tax compliance team as an Assistant Manager you will be responsible for the following:

• Compliance focused work ensuring procedures processes are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance.

• Esuring department billing and recovery targets are met

• Staff management and development including appraisals and monitoring staff performance.

• Training and mentoring junior staff.

• Give exceptional client service and be responsible for maintaining regular contact with client team

Experience required:

• Significant corporate tax experience gained within the professional services environment

• Demonstrable technical compliance skills

• Demonstrable experience of managing people

• Strong IT skills

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA) or international equivalent.

Benefits:

• Higher than average salary combined with a range of benefits (including additional holiday purchase scheme, private health, Life Insurance, enhanced & shared parental leave, subscriptions paid) and bonus.

• Progression to Manager and beyond is available for those who can demonstrate their ability.

• Great work life balance with both full and part-time hours available.

• A positive, friendly and vibrant team to be part of.

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Indirect Tax Senior Manager / Manager

£Competitive | Full-time or 4 days | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2325tx

The Firm:

A large international accounting and advisory firm with one of the largest professional service networks in the world are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Manager or Manager to their Newcastle office to join a team of specialist advisors in all aspects of Indirect tax.

The Role:

As an Indirect tax professional representing the firm you will provide pragmatic commercial support to clients to improve their day-to-day reporting for indirect tax. This includes improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs, advising on complex transactions and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. Furthermore you may also advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) impinge on the client’s supply chain and financial and accounting systems.Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service

• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges

• Business development skills – able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients and winning new clients. (more so at Senior Manager grade)

• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken

• Overall responsibility of quality of client service

• Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice

• Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from

• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day leadership of delivery team

• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff

• Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training international tax professionals

• Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments

Experience Required:

• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work

• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines

• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral

• Significant experience in VAT from a professional services background or in-house team

• ATT / ACA / CA or CTA would be an advantage but are not a requirement

• The role would suit an existing Senior Manager but we are happy to discuss the opportunity with an experienced, ambitious Manager

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

Benefits:

Extensive and varied benefits package alongside agile working and an opportunity to forge a long-term career with a leading accountancy practice.

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Audit Director RI

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2317AU

The Firm:

A large regional firm with offices further afield that hold a clear strategy of growth across all their service lines. They are fully focused upon providing a progressive approach and driving impactful results for all of their clients. As such they are looking to appoint an RI Audit Director to help grow their audit business.

The Role:

As an Audit Director, you will be a vital member of the senior leadership team, overseeing the delivery of high-quality audit services to a diverse client portfolio. You’ll take the lead on complex audit assignments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Instrumental to the role is the development of your client relationships, offering strategic financial guidance, and contributing to the growth of the audit practice by delivering insights that add true value to clients.

• Leading audits from planning to reporting, ensuring efficient and compliance delivery.

• Managing client relationships with professionalism, as a trusted advisor.

• Mentoring and developing a high-performing audit team, promoting a collaborative and supportive culture.

• Identifying growth opportunities within the audit practice and supporting strategic planning for development

Experience Required:

We are looking to welcome and experienced audit professional with RI status who is able to lead client audits and maintain regulatory compliance.   As a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) you will be able to demonstrate a significant level of audit experience in managing complex audit engagements.  Alongside your technical expertise you will be a natural leader, able to unite and align teams that can grow successfully. With a client-first mindset you will easily forge relationships quickly and be able to contribute to the firms growth plan by identifying and seizing opportunities within the audit function.

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that encompasses but is not limited to the following:

• Life Insurance

• Income Protection

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health Plan

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays

• Holiday purchase scheme

• Volunteer days

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Discounted gym membership

Applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK and be based locally.

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Job Application BGC-2317AU

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Trusts Assistant Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2353TR

The Firm:

A well established firm with a strong local team of tax and accountancy professionals servicing the SME market across Newcastle are looking to appoint a Tax Assistant Manager with expertise in Trusts. They have created successful year on year growth testament to the teams strong technical knowledge, client relationships and a great work ethic and culture.

The Role:

Working within the tax team specialising in trusts you will be responsible for the delivery of tax services to a portfolio of Trust clients. This will include ensuring administration of the portfolio is completed including all aspects of compliance, accounts, tax returns and tax computations. You will be required to identify potential planning possibilities, working with the Tax Partner to assist your clients advisory needs. Preparing client reports and dealing with the day to day ad-hoc questions and enquiries in respect of the trust tax affairs.

Experience Required:

• The successful applicant must hold one of the following: ACA/ ACCA /CTA / STEP or equivalent

• Good trusts knowledge developed though working in professional services

• Competent understanding of personal tax compliance and preferably some exposure to planning and advisory work

• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to liaise with clients and staff.

Benefits:

• An autonomous environment with hybrid working and flexible hours.

• Support to further your technical learning including courses and expertise within the wider firm

• A competitive salary along with various benefits including private health, enhanced holiday, bonus and much more.

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Job Application BGC-2343TR

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Audit Assistant Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2343AU

The Firm:

A UK accountancy firm with a strong network of offices across the UK including Newcastle where they are looking to appoint a newly qualified Accountant into the position of Audit Assistant Manager. They work with a wide range of local clients, both businesses and charities, offering a professional service for all of their accounting needs.

Following expansion and significant growth in the local audit market they have created the opportunity for a newly qualified Auditor to join the Newcastle audit team in their first managerial position. This is an exciting chance to elevate your position as a qualified accountant where you will be responsible for planning, performing, and completing the audit process for each assignment.

The Role:

Supporting the Manager and Partnership group within the firm you will be required to establish relationships with your key client contacts, these can be tailored to your experience but will expose you to both corporate and not for profit entities. Leading on audit assignments you will spend time both on site as well as working remotely on some audits. You can also spread your time between home and office with flexibility afforded to suit your working week.  You will be expected to identify issues and agree resolutions internally ensuring your Manager / Partner is up to date on job progress. Your previous experience in audit will equip you well to be aware of commercial aspects of clients businesses and their impact, alongside the ability to identify and highlight opportunities for the wider firm to undertake further services.

Experience Required:

You will be fully ACA/ACCA qualified with UK audit experience within an accounting firm.  You must be able to demonstrate audit and accounts experience from a professional services firm and be used to liaising with clients direct. Naturally you will have good communication skills and enjoy the interaction this role brings. You must have the capacity to manage projects and deadlines wit strong organisation skills.

Benefits:

Working on local clients means you will not be required to undertake long-distance travel or overnight stays. You will have the flexibility to work your week as the role requires giving you flexibility across home and office. A strong newly qualified salary is on offer alongside professional membership fees paid, private medical insurance, life assurance, generous holidays (plus the option to purchase more) and shared parental leave.

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Job Application BGC-2343AU

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