A job opportunity has arisen for a Senior Tax Professional for a leading accountancy firm based in Peterborough. The firm have some degree of flexibility in the level they hire at, with Semi-Seniors to Assistant Managers being considered.
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In this role, personal tax is the key focus but there is opportunity for a well-rounded mixed tax role, allowing you to work on both personal and corporate tax, along with advisory work too. The role can be crafted to suit the best applicant
The firm can offer hybrid working of 2 days per week from home. Career progression is quick, and they feel their focus on training and development allows most to get promotions and career movement more quickly than they will elsewhere.
The client base served out of Peterborough will always be predominantly owner-managed businesses but there is a good number of large-scale clients, offering technical complexity and real size.
Benefits:
* Competitive Salary Package
* Genuine work life balance
* Hybrid working - 2 days per week from home
* 25 days holiday Bank Holidays
* Opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days of holiday
* Employee recognition awards
* Paid Overtime
* Free parking
* Flexible hours around core hours
* Annual Bonus
* Excellent progression opportunities
* Study support for professional qualifications
* Health insurance
Responsibilities:
* Manage a diverse portfolio of clients including owner-managed businesses, high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities, acting as a key day-to-day contact for tax matters.
* Prepare and review personal tax returns, corporation tax returns, trust tax returns, and associated tax computations, ensuring technical accuracy, compliance with legislation, and timely submission.
* Provide practical tax advice across a broad range of personal and corporate tax matters, translating complex technical issues into clear, commercially focused recommendations for clients.
* Support the delivery of tax advisory projects including shareholder extraction planning, succession and wealth planning, business restructures, capital gains tax planning, inheritance tax considerations, property tax matters, and transaction-related tax support.
* Manage HMRC correspondence and compliance matters, including responding to enquiries, handling information requests, supporting investigations and disclosures, and liaising directly with HMRC on behalf of clients.
* Prepare and review inheritance tax reporting, including IHT100 and IHT400 returns, and support trust and estate tax compliance and planning assignments.
* Advise on key corporate tax issues including capital allowances, loss relief, group relief, close company matters, s455 tax, director loan accounts, and other tax risk areas affecting owner-managed businesses.
* Review and oversee employment tax compliance requirements, including P11D/P11D(b), PAYE Settlement Agreements and employment-related securities reporting where applicable.
* Identify tax planning opportunities and additional service needs within the client portfolio
* Monitor client deadlines, maintain accurate records and work-in-progress, and contribute to efficient service delivery by identifying opportunities to improve processes and manage risk.
* Support, coach and review the work of junior team members, providing guidance on technical matters and contributing to their professional development. xsngvjr
* Maintain and develop tax technical knowledge through ongoing professional development and provide support to senior managers and partners on complex tax projects and advisory assignments.