Business Tax Senior

Job Description

You will be a member of a growing corporation tax specialist team focusing on providing pro-active corporation tax services to a wide range of clients operating in the Creative, Media & Technology sectors. You will need to be client facing, show willingness to work as part of a team and be able to meet deadlines.

Essential Job Functions

Duties and responsibilities would include the following:

• Corporation tax compliance work on a portfolio of clients including both standalone companies and groups;
• Liaising with HMRC on queries into tax returns;
• Basic introduction to tax advisory work, under the supervision of managers, to partners and clients including:

– research and development tax relief;

– group tax planning;

– venture capital tax reliefs;

– share schemes and valuations;

– Preparation of the tax sections of due diligence reports;

• Completion of EMI and EIS/SEIS documentation;
• Assisting managers with billing and managing work in progress on portfolio of clients.

Work-Based Competencies

• Qualified/Nearly Qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA/CA or equivalent), either working in a corporation tax role or with exposure to Corporation tax in a general practice role. Alternatively, the candidate can have relevant corporation tax experience qualified at least to ATT level;
• Has previously managed a client portfolio would be preferred but not essential;
• Able to use the Microsoft suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word;
• Knowledge of Alphatax preferred but not essential.

Behavioural Competencies

• Self-motivated individual;
• Able to deliver work to a high standard and meet internal and external deadlines;
• Displays good organisational and time management skills and the ability to run and manage a client portfolio;
• Able to demonstrate good client focused skills, the ability to work unsupervised within a team environment and can influence and negotiate;
• Good communication skills essential, being able to communicate with all levels externally and internally;
• Aware of own personal development and contributes towards it. Training and study support will be available where applicable.