Corporate International Tax Assistant Manager

Corporate International Tax Assistant Manager

We’re an accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

We're a Corporate International Tax Team working across every industry sector with a diverse and interesting range of clients – from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. We are a fast-growing and high-performing team and, for you, it's the chance to get involved in cross border M&A transactions, international tax planning, transfer pricing, UK/US Tax Consulting, and more.

Your potential will grow too, with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your current ones. Along the way, we'll give you all the client-facing exposure, support and international connections you need to take your career in whichever direction you want it to go.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it’s advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

Our firm supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and  Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. You'll be someone;

This role will provide corporate tax compliance, advisory and accounting services to a range of clients across all lines of the sector. Clients include FTSE companies, AIM listed companies, and private equity backed as well as privately owned businesses.

Responsibilities

·        To act as a key point of contact within the firm for the client, together with the Partner. This will involve responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients

·        You will take full responsibility for project delivery on their portfolio

·        Manage a portfolio of clients including control of billings and cash collection within the firms criteria

·        Review of work prepared by more junior members of staff

·        Liaise with HMRC

·        To ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/Partner /Principle informed of overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience

·        Ensure that the firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second partner review

·        Identify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the Partner/Principle/ Senior Manager,/Manager whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters.

Management:

·        Must provide overall support to Partners on client matters and assist Partners in the management of the group, this will include support at times for the recruitment and management of staff

·        Will work as part of management team with other Tax managers within the business group, and provide support to the rest of the Tax team

·        Actively participate in the management of the group through Partner/Manager meetings and by attendance at social functions

·        Training must be provided to more junior staff both on the job and through monitoring exam and on the job performance, whilst consistently providing feedback

·        Counsel, appraise, develop and motivate staff as appropriate

Sales and Marketing:

·        Must be able to recognise business development opportunities and inform and work with the Partner and the client to develop these when they arise

·        Participate in bids/proposals for new work

Communication and representation:

·        Develop contact with clients at senior level and maintain contact with other levels as appropriate to ensure the firm has the confidence of the client

·        Act as a liaison between the client and other specialist service groups

·        Contribute centrally by lecturing on internal courses

·        To work on own initiative

·        Consult with colleagues and Partners on technical and risk matters.

Requirements

·        Strong understanding of and previous experience within corporate tax compliance, dealing with the annual tax return process of both small clients and those with a much more extensive number of assignees in the UK and internationally

·        Experience of providing corporate tax advisory and compliance services to a variety of clients

·        Managing the successful delivery of commercially viable and technically excellent advice to a variety of clients involving tax due diligence, structuring, international and other advisory work and including liaising with specialists in other tax teams and overseas offices to manage their input

·        Ability to undertake tax audits for clients under UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP

·        Ability to prepare proposals for new work, including researching target client companies and on technical issues to identify new solutions

·        Some experience of managing staff

·        Ability to actively seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients

·        Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

You’ll also be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand. Here, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of our core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. Here, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. Our people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning