Senior Tax Associate (Midlands)

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively manage your own assigned portfolio of clients to support their day-to-day UK tax compliance requirements, explaining their tax reporting obligations and notifying them of upcoming deadlines.
• Corresponding with clients regarding their queries, and requesting the information required to complete their annual filings, including liaising with internal teams (Accounts, Business Management & Payroll).
• Preparation of complex UK tax returns, accurately capturing information, analysing the information and communicating the tax implications to the senior management or clients
• Reviewing and drafting initial tax advisory work for individuals and supporting management with complex advisory work.
• Overseeing and delegating work to junior staff, including reviewing work and helping monitor and manage deadlines.
• Managing own workload and prioritising effectively.
• Participation in internal Tax Technical training sessions.

Attributes, Requirements, Skills:

• 2 years+ experience in a personal tax role with experience of working with Owner Managed Businesses. You will have completed your ATT and CTA qualification, or willing to study – we offer on the job training and study support.
• Ability to grasp technical concepts and a keen interest in furthering learning and researching legislation to prepare technical responses to clients.
• Clear written and oral communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concepts succinctly and accurately.
• Problem-solving abilities in order that you can deal with client queries and issues and satisfactorily resolve them, escalating queries where required.
• Ability to work productively under pressure and to very tight deadlines.
• Very organised, understands importance of responsiveness to clients, happy to stay behind and ensure tight deadlines are met.
• Self-confident, personable, and proactive, with the drive and ambition to develop and maintain strong relationships with clients and the team.
• Attention to detail, ensuring that all work prepared is to a high standard.
• Candidate will be adaptable to change and will thrive on working autonomously. They will be ambitious and willing to prove themselves.

Package:

• Competitive salary
• 23 days holiday + public holidays
• Additional holiday day per year of service
• Pension contributions in excess of statutory minimum
• Health plan benefits
• Parking
• Flexible working options
• Opportunities for progression
• Ongoing training and development