Tax Assistant Manager

Newstaff Employment Services are recruiting for a Tax Assistant Manager to join a successful accountancy practice in Rickmansworth, Herts.

This is primarily a compliance role which will involve a high percentage of non-UK domicile cases. Running a portfolio which is a mix of complex returns as a case-handler and more straight-forward cases as the acting manager. The role will also involve assisting on the delivery of advisory work. Experience and up to date knowledge is therefore essential.

Key Skills:

• Must have a minimum of 4 years private client tax experience.
• Non-dom experience and knowledge is required.
• The Assistant Manager will have good organisational skills and will be required to organise their own work to ensure that all deadlines are met.
• Good computer skills including a sound knowledge of Word & Excel are required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for a mixed portfolio of personal tax clients, including specifically non-doms and HNWIs.
• Assisting managers/directors/partners on the delivery of advisory work, which will include the preparation of reports on matters such as IHT planning, residence, pre arrival planning, and offshore trusts.
• Preparation and attendance at both existing and potential new client meetings, and ensuring the work is carried out in a timely manner and within budget.
• Responsible for collating all the information needed to prepare the tax return involving liaising with other third party professionals and on some occasions the clients themselves.
• Must be technically competent in dealing with all aspects of income tax (including National Insurance) and capital gains tax including reviewing PAYE coding notices where appropriate.
• Will be responsible for the preparation of the tax returns for approval by the client and for then electronically filing them.
• Promptly dealing with routine post received in connection with those clients.
• Ad-hoc assignments in connection with the client s affairs incorporating inheritance tax, income tax and capital gains tax.
• Assisting with s9A enquiries and preparing disclosures under the digital disclosure facility.
• Must be able to prioritise and organise own work to ensure consistently high standard of client care and to meet Revenue deadlines working without supervision and to show initiative in dealing with clients affairs.
• Responsible for monitoring own time budgets and chargeability.

IT Used:

•Use of computer CCH packages and SharePoint.

Qualifications:

•Minimum requirement to be CTA qualified

Monday to Friday role. 37.5 hours per week.

Salary: £50,000 pa to £60,000 pa + excellent benefits

Interested? Please call Anne Marie on (phone number removed) or email CV to (url removed)