Taxation

AJ Chambers are currently seeking a Private Client Tax Manager / Senior Manager for a well respected firms based in Derby

You will be joining a refreshingly modern practice.

A lot of time and money has been invested in making this firm a great place to work.

You can rest assured that if you are successful in joining this firm, the utmost will be done to ensure that you enjoy your new role.

Private Client Tax Manager / Senior Manager responsibilities:

• Managing a portfolio of clients
• Cultivating and building relationships within your portfolio
• Spotting planning opportunities
• Delivering advisory projects
• Reviewing tax returns
• Reviewing advisory work
• Leading a team, to ensure that a great standard of service is maintained
• Training and mentoring junior members of staff

Private Client Tax Manager / Senior Manager requirements:

• ATT or ACA qualified
• CTA qualified or equivalent
• Experience of working within a Private Client/Personal Tax focused role
• A commercial approach to work

For further information on this Private Client Tax Manager / Senior Manager role, please apply direct or contact Thomas Sharland-Harris at AJ Chambers⣋.

AJ Chambers are currently seeking a Tax Manager for a mid-sized firm based in Hampshire

You will be joining a firm that is widely regarded as one of the market leaders within Hampshire.

You will be joining an established tax team and will be supported by experienced senior managers and partners.

For the right individual, this role has good scope for progression.

Tax Manager Responsibilities

• To manage the tax compliance matters of a varied portfolio of clients.  The portfolio comprises of a mixture of directors and high net worth individuals whose tax affairs are of varying complexity.  The portfolio also includes partnerships and some Trust work.
• To ensure during the course of the tax year that all statutory tax returns are completed and filed on time, are accurate and in keeping with best practice, and that all follow up action is anticipated, planned and implemented. 
• To ensure that clients are kept informed about their obligations and deadlines and that they are kept up to date with any relevant changes in legislation or best practice.
• To identify and discuss with partners opportunities for tax planning.
• To build rapport and maintain regular contact with clients by telephone, email, letter and in person. 
• To organise the effective time management of own workload, planning and prioritising, and keeping the Senior Tax Manager/Tax Partner informed of any anticipated bottlenecks or problems with meeting deadlines.
• To undertake any ad hoc projects as requested by the partners.
• Provide support to partners on advisory and project tax work.  The advisory work is of a varying nature, but knowledge of a combination of Trusts, Estates, Personal Tax are essential, although a broader knowledge across business and corporate taxes would also be welcomed.
• Provide support across the wider Tax and Accounting Team with the provision of ad-hoc technical support for other staff members.

Tax Manager Requirements

• A broad range of tax experience gained within a practice environment.
• Experience in both advisory and compliance
• Tax qualifications are valued but not essential
• Management/leadership skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely

For further information on this Tax Manager role, please apply direct or contact Thomas Sharland-Harris at AJ Chambers

AJ Chambers are currently seeking a Tax Manager to join a market leading firm in Oxfordshire

You will be joining an award winning firm with an excellent reputation both locally and further afield.

You will benefit from exposure to good client work as well as generous perks that are rarely rivalled.

Tax Manager Responsibilities:

• Providing an efficient, client focused and proactive service to meet the needs of private clients
• Speaking with clients on a daily basis to deepen relationships and develop new opportunities
• Advising private clients in connection with their tax affairs
• Identifying tax planning opportunities and being able to convey the potential rewards and risks to clients and prospects
• Drafting detailed technical reports, including reviewing and presenting the computational aspects to accompany such advice
• Liaising with HMRC in relation to client matters and dealing with enquiries from HMRC
• Developing new work from existing clients, attending meetings, building good working relationships with clients and colleagues and putting advisory skills to good use
• Working with Partners/team members on complex technical assignments
• Collaborate with Partners of all departments autonomously to create and deliver innovative solutions for our clients
• Along with the Partners, take ownership of controlling work in progress, by progressing work to completion/billing point in a timely manner. Liaising with the Partners regarding work in progress and raising bills/ assisting as required
• Act as focal point of tax knowledge, proactively disseminating your knowledge to relevant individuals to actively improve the overall tax ability within the Firm and asset with tax training across the firm
• Coaching junior members of the team to develop their advisory skills such as our trainee tax advisers

Tax Manager Requirements:

• ACA or CTA preferred â£" equivalent considered
• Advisory experience
• Ability to train and mentor staff
• Comfortable in an autonomous role

For further information on this Tax Manager role, please apply direct or contact Thomas Sharland-Harris at AJ Chambers⣋.

AJ Chambers are recruiting for a Tax Assistant to join a highly reputable firm in their Northampton offices.

This role is open to those with 0 â£" 1 years\' experience. This is crucial to the firm, as they would like to train someone from a relatively blank slate.

For someone with a demonstrable interest in tax, this is an excellent opportunity to kickstart their career.

Tax Assistant responsibilities:

• Carrying out compliance work for personal and corporate clients of the firm
• Carrying out professional administrative duties
• Preparing various HMRC forms as and when required
• Preparation of P11D\'s
• Preparing simple income and expenditure accounts and rental statements
• Ensuring clients are kept up to date of impending deadlines

Tax Assistant requirements:

• 0 â£" 1 years\' experience in tax/accountancy
• Good computer skills
• Able to organise and prioritise and monitor workload effectively.  
• Effective communication skills
• Self-motivated with a problem solving approach to work

For further information on this Tax Assistant role, please apply direct or contact Thomas Sharland-Harris at AJ Chambers⣋.

AJ Chambers are recruiting for a Tax Assistant to join a highly reputable firm in their Northampton office.

AJ Chambers are recruiting for a Tax Senior to join a variety of firms for the busy season

Personal Tax Semi-Senior â£" Compliance role â£" 3 month contract

• 3 Month contract
• Both part time and full time available 
• Diverse portfolio of clients

You will be competent with Personal Tax compliance, at which you are confident you will deliver great results during the busy season.

You will be a part of a highly reputable firm, with strong ambitions and a high standard for delivering exceptional results.

Tax Semi-Senior responsibilities:

• Completion of personal tax returns, liaising with clients/third parties to collate information
• Dealing with correspondence from clients and HMRC, via letters, email and telephone
• Providing timely and accurate delivery of tax services whilst adhering to the firm\'s quality standards

Tax Semi-Senior requirements:

• Understands the personal tax compliance cycle
• 2 Years Personal tax experience
• Ability to use MS Word and Excel
• Able to organise and prioritise and monitor workload effectively.  
• Self-motivated with ability to produce results under pressure

For further information on this Tax Semi-Senior role, please apply direct or contact Jodi King at AJ Chambers

Mixed Tax Manager

The firm, a Top Ranked practice, are looking for a Tax Manager with mixed tax experience to help develop the current team and expand the continuous growth of our current client base. The primary objective of the Tax Manager is to play an integral part within the existing tax team in delivering tax compliance services to our client base. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Provide Tax compliance and advisory services where appropriate 
• Supporting the tax advisory function, both personal and corporate
• Identifying opportunities to introduce other service lines within the business 
• Utilising technology where appropriate 
• Manage a portfolio of clients, including interaction with clients and colleagues to ensure all deadlines (client & statutory) are met 
• Plan and manage the tax compliance function to ensure that clients are compliant, and all calculations submitted are accurate and timely 
• Revision of technical and financial assessments prepared by other members of the team 
• Identify other opportunities from your review of the company records and preparation of tax calculations

About you: 

• Minimum of 5 years\' experience of working in tax, ideally obtained within practice
• Minimum ACCA/ATT qualified, working towards CTA qualified would be advantageous
• Past management/supervisory experience would be beneficial
• Experience managing and controlling workflows in a practice environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Demonstrate a high level of commercial awareness 
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Can work well under pressure, hit deadlines and respond promptly to requests

What is on offer:

• Rewards and incentives
• Quarterly functions and events
• Friendly and inclusive working environment
• Regular training and development

For further information on this role please apply direct or contact Jodi King at AJ Chambers.

Personal Tax Semi-Senior â£" Compliance role â£" 3 month contract

• 3 Month contract
• Both part time and full time available 
• Diverse portfolio of clients

You will be competent with Personal Tax compliance, at which you are confident you will deliver great results during the busy season.

You will be a part of a highly reputable firm, with strong ambitions and a high standard for delivering exceptional results.

Tax Semi-Senior responsibilities:

• Completion of personal tax returns, liaising with clients/third parties to collate information
• Dealing with correspondence from clients and HMRC, via letters, email and telephone
• Providing timely and accurate delivery of tax services whilst adhering to the firm\'s quality standards

Tax Semi-Senior requirements:

• Understands the personal tax compliance cycle
• 2 Years Personal tax experience
• Ability to use MS Word and Excel
• Able to organise and prioritise and monitor workload effectively.  
• Self-motivated with ability to produce results under pressure

For further information on this Tax Semi-Senior role, please apply direct or contact Jodi King at AJ Chambers

Tax Accountant

A specialist practice with many years experience of assisting clients with high level UK tax advice, as well as providing comprehensive services on accounting, UK company law matters, tax, trusts and vat.

The firm are seeking someone with mixed tax experience, and ideally accounts experience, to support the firm\'s growth plans.

AJ Chambers are recruiting for an Corporate Tax Senior to join a long established mid-tier firm in their London Office.

This role will offer full study support, with the opportunity to progress within the firm.

• 35 Hour working week
• Full study support
• Opportunity to progress within the firm
• Diverse portfolio of clients

You will be joining a leading UK accountancy firm, as a Corporate Tax senior. As well as being commercially successful, this firm has built a reputation for valuing their staff by supporting them with excellent training, promoting a healthy work life balance and providing a comprehensive benefits package.

Whilst the role is predominantly Corporate focused, you will also have a small portfolio of personal tax clients.  

Corporate Tax Senior responsibilities:

• Responsible for a portfolio of corporate tax clients
• Responsible for a small portfolio of personal tax clients
• Managing corporate and personal tax compliance for all assigned clients
• Supporting managers in the provision of advisory work
• Identifying planning opportunities
• Attending client meetings
• Corresponding regularly with HMRC

Corporate Tax Senior responsibilities: 

• Ideally ATT or CTA Qualified
• Experience working within Corporate Tax in practice
• Knowledge of Personal Tax
• Able to organise and prioritise and monitor workload effectively.  
• Effective communication skills
• Self-motivated with ability to produce results under pressure

For further information on this Corporate Tax Senior role, please apply direct or contact Thomas Sharland-Harris at AJ Chambers

Private Client Tax Supervisor

A leading Top 50 firm currently recruiting for a Private Client Supervisor to join their Canterbury office.  The firm provide a full range of accountancy, business advisory and financial services that will help clients to achieve their personal and business goals.

Role Description

As a Private Client Supervisor you will assist with providing compliance, planning and advisory services to a wide range of clients including individuals, sole traders, partnerships, employers, trusts and estates.  You must have significant tax return preparation experience and have used CCH. 

Responsibilities

• To contribute to the provision of an excellent service to a diverse range of clients, providing support to managers and partners, and supervising junior staff.

• Complete tax returns and support accounts for the managers
• Monitor work to ensure deadlines are met
• Assist the managers with planning and advisory work
• Be willing to undertake work that is very interesting and varied, but at particular times of the year is also very time pressured
• Help the managers develop the services on offer
• Be expected to have direct contact with clients

Requirements

• Preferably CTA/ATT qualified with 2/3 years post qualification private client tax experience, or qualified by experience
• Strong communication skills
• Strong time management skills

Firm Culture and Benefits

• Agile working and an engagement programme centred around mental health and wellbeing.
• Up to 5% contribution on pension schemes
• Grade specific flexible benefit pot to use throughout the year on a range of benefits (including mandatory Private health plan, Death in service and Income protection) from gym membership and restaurant discount cards, to travel insurance and additional health insurance - and much more
• Positive culture and flexible working environment

Tax Consultant

An exciting opportunity within a leading Top 100 firm seeking a qualified Tax Expert to join their growing team.

Purpose of the Role:

Providing technical knowledge & experience to support the taxation services of the firm. Creating new business opportunities and provide a cost-effective, timely, quality service to the client, as to maximise margin for the Firm. 

Responsibilities:

• To provide exceptional levels of service to both Corporate and Personal clients on a wide variety of tax specific areas. These services will include strategic planning, transactional advice and managing project work. All service must be on a cost effective & timely basis.
• Work with Partners autonomously to create and deliver innovative solutions for our clients. This will involve proactive tax planning, delivering a unique benefit to existing and potential clients, truly adding value to our client\'s businesses and individual wealth.
• Working independently and assisting the Partners in taking responsibility for the proactive promotion of the Firm in conjunction with the marketing department. This will specifically focus on the Tax and Wealth Planning such that clients, prospects, contacts and other relevant associated organisations are aware of the services we offer.
• Actively promoting the growth of the Firm in key geographical regions, requiring travel to other sites where required.
• Strive to gain experience and progress the role and the roles of the team by seeking to take more advanced work from the partners.
• Developing knowledge of clients and their businesses to become the point of contact on day-to-day matters for the assigned clients.
• Seek to identify corporate and personal tax planning opportunities as part of the review process. Preparation of necessary reports and proposals etc, liaising with other professional advisers as required.
• Act as a focal point of relevant tax knowledge, proactively disseminating that knowledge to relevant individuals to actively improve the overall tax ability within the Firm and assist with tax training across the Firm.
• Along with the Partners, take ownership of controlling WIP by progressing work to completion/ billing point swiftly. Liaising with partners re WIP and raising bills/ assisting as required.

Requirements:

• Pro-active management skills, resulting in high performance teams.

• In depth Corporate/Business Tax and Personal Tax knowledge
• Knowledge of Tax return production software and their uses and benefits.

• Essential: ATT, CTA or equivalent tax qualification, Degree or equivalent
• Desirable: Qualified in ACCA or ICAEW

Experience Required:

• Required: Minimum of 5 years proven Tax experience within a Practice environment
• Desirable: 2 years tax experience as a manager in a practice environment

What we can offer you: 

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• Flexible working hours
• Generous benefits package including 28 days\' holiday
• Medical cash plan
• Vitality healthcare insurance
• Fantastic culture including regular staff socials and a friendly environment

Private Client Tax Senior Manager

A leading independent accountancy practice looking for an ambitious, motivated and highly technical Tax Advisor.

The role will involve managing the private client team and overseeing all compliance matters with the primary focus of the role being to deliver tax advice to clients.

The successful candidate should be CTA qualified and will have at least five years\' post-qualification experience, with some management responsibilities already.

Reporting to the Tax Partner, the role will include:

• Managing the team and process to deliver all compliance matters; personal and partnerships tax returns, and P11ds.
• Maintaining a portfolio of high net-worth individuals and clients with more complex tax matters.
• Delivering comprehensive advice and tax planning for clients. Good report writing and communication skills are essential.
• Supporting Partners engaging with potential clients.
• Assisting with the development of the tax practice by working with the tax partner on client seminars, press articles, newsletters, networking and internal training. 
• Training and developing the private client tax team.
• Managing department KPIs. 

The successful candidate will be technically astute, personable, commercial and a good communicator. 

An ambitious candidate looking to take the next step in their career would be considered.

This is an exciting role with excellent prospects for progression within a substantial, ambitious and growing independent practice.

Remuneration will be competitive and commensurate with skill sets and experience.