In a nutshell
Are you looking to develop your career and become a specialist Corporate Tax Advisor?
Joining our Business Tax department you'll work across a range of sectors, providing a mix of tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of corporate clients – typically groups with a turnover between £50m and £500m.
With an extensive team around you, our Tax department is led by 14 Tax partners and comprises of 150 staff spread over our nine offices who work collaboratively across a multi-discipline of taxes.
What you'll be doing day to day
At assistant manager/manager level, you will work across a range of specialisms, supporting senior managers, directors and partners in delivering projects. Examples of work you would be involved in include:
1. Scoping and pricing new projects
2. Preparing risk assessments to identify key tax issues to be considered
3. Liaising directly with clients and engagement teams to understand and document legal, accounting and commercial background to engagements
4. Drafting tax advice for review by senior team members
5. Seeking clearances and advance assurance from HMRC
6. Reviewing transaction documents for consistency with tax advice given
7. Working alongside our corporate transactions team, reviewing target company information and preparing transaction due diligence reports
8. Managing clients’ corporate tax compliance and tax accounting cycles, including preparation of complex corporation tax returns, reviewing returns prepared by junior staff and working closely with audit colleagues
9. Monitoring project budgets and preparing fees
About you
10. Good level of post qualification experience in a tax environment, with exposure to a range of complex assignments, or able to demonstrate equivalent
11. CTA and / or ACA / ACCA qualified (or willing to work towards the CTA qualification)
12. Experience of public practice, with the competence to deal with managing a portfolio of corporate tax clients
13. Excellent interpersonal skills – able to deal with people at all levels
14. Self-motivated and able to show initiative
15. Accurate and able to work well under pressure
16. Good problem-solving skills
17. Sociable and enjoys being part of a wider team