Strategic Tax Advisor - Part-Time & Hybrid

Dragon Argent is a rapidly growing SRA-regulated professional services firm that specialises in working with founder-led businesses.  We have three core disciplines in advisory, accountancy and legal, which we deliver to clients through quality advice and joined-up expertise at each stage of business growth. We aim to enable our clients to achieve their potential by being their trusted, proactive partner. 

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Strategic Tax Advisor to join our team in London. Tax is a crucial topic for our fast-growth clientele.  This role would sit across both our Advisory and Tax teams and be on a part-time basis. It is a hybrid role to be split between our office on Bermondsey Street, London, clients’ premises and home.  

The Job Opportunity

This role would be suitable for someone who has a minimum of 5 years’ experience in advising SMEs and Founders on both commercial and personal tax matters.  We are looking for a technically expert, curious and pro-active individual who can work on their own initiative and take this role and really make it their own. You will look forward to interacting directly with all our clients and supporting the business development of the company as a whole.

You will be motivated by the opportunity to work with and support exciting, predominantly tech-enabled businesses. For a Founder, their business is much more than just their job.  We can help them to deliver their goals and objectives by providing them with the right advice at the right time. 

The role would be part-time (3 days a week) with at least 1 day a week in person in our London office. 

Your Key Responsibilities

Tax Planning and Strategy:

• Provide proactive tax planning advice for clients to minimise tax liabilities.
• Assess the tax impact of current and proposed business activities and transactions.
• Deliver sound technical advice on corporate structuring and reorganisations.
• Good breadth of knowledge of corporate tax affairs including EIS/SEIS.
• Analysis of tax impacts of projects, review, and negotiation of tax clauses of commercial contracts.
• Support with group transfer pricing policy, drafting, and updating of transfer pricing documentation.
• Tax analysis of restructuring transactions, provide support to M&A transactions.

Client/Stakeholder Advisory:

• Provide clear, concise, and practical tax advice to clients or internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients or departments, acting as the primary Tax Advisor.
• Conduct tax research and analysis on complex tax issues.

Business Development:

• Support Head of Tax by conducting some of Dragon Argent’s tax-related discovery calls.
• Help our wider team understand key Strategic Tax issues and identify opportunities for us to further support our existing clients by providing internal training/briefings.
• Build and maintain your own network by identifying and attending relevant networking events.
• Support our Marketing by producing at least one piece of content a month.  

The individual we are looking for:

• A minimum 5 years’ experience in advising SMEs and Founders on both commercial and personal tax matters.
• ACA/ACCA or CTA qualified...CTA desirable.
• Intellectually stimulated by discussing and resolving complex tax matters.
• The ability to form and maintain effective relationships.
• A natural collaborator, you have a positive, proactive and “can-do” attitude.
• Strong communication skills. Able to articulate to client clearly and concisely, no jargon.
• Approachable and highly organised (fast paced and varied role).
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise with limited supervision.
• Growth-mindset; curious and keen to try new things and learn more.
• A believer in delivering long-term value to clients, not a quick sell.
• Confident and experienced at public speaking on tax topics.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary (£75,000 - £80,000 FTE which would be pro-rated to £45k - £48k for the 3 days) depending on experience.
• Contributory pension scheme after 3 months.
• Discretionary annual performance-related bonus.
• 25-day standard annual leave package plus bank holidays with 2 extra days for long service.
• Additional holiday purchasing (up to 5 days per holiday year).
• ‘Bank Holiday Swap’ to enable relevant religious holidays to be celebrated.
• Private healthcare benefits.
• Life insurance benefits.
• 24-hour health and wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Annual eye test.
• Enhanced family leave policies.
• Monthly team lunches and quarterly ‘Company Day’ events to connect, share and learn.
• Retail Discounts (discounts off 30,000 brands including cinemas). 
• ‘Matched Giving’ program (£500 charity fundraising matched per employee per year).
• Each voice is heard and valued – open door policy to new ideas and feedback.
• An employer that promotes individual professional development with career guidance.
• Environment to grow and create your own career opportunities.