Job Description
Kenneth Brian Associates are currently recruiting for a Tax Manager with a well-established accountancy practice based in Cobham.
This is a growing firm and as Tax Manager you will play a key role in the firm’s future growth. Within this office-based role, you will be responsible for all aspects of taxation within the tax team including self-assessment, corporate and personal tax returns, Capital Gains Tax returns, Inheritance Tax returns and advice, Trust Tax returns and tax planning advice.
As the Practice Tax Manager, your responsibilities will include:
* Advising on Personal Tax, Trust Tax, Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, VAT, Research and Development, P11D, Form 42, tax planning and ideally Corporation Tax
* Assisting and training colleagues in Trust tax
* Maintain detailed working knowledge of the impact on tax in respect of changes to accounting standards and guidelines
* Managing a portfolio of personal tax clients
* Handle client enquiries on a day-to-day basis and keeping the Managing Director fully up to date
* Prepare the more complex Personal Tax Returns, along with reviewing working paper files prepared by other members of the team
* Advising on overseas tax implications with regard to Personal Tax Returns
* Reporting to the partners
* Guide colleagues in all tax areas
* Follow existing systems, update them, and develop new policies for the firm as appropriate
* Liaising with clients in relation to planning opportunities and providing written reports
* Develop the tax department and business services in order to win more clients/work
* Ad hoc advisory services
Please do apply if you have the following:
* Ideally be CTA qualified with extensive tax experience gained within a UK practice environment
* Experience of both personal and corporate tax and a good knowledge of VAT, Research and Development, Trusts, Inheritance Tax and some overseas tax
* Up to date knowledge of tax legislation
* Highly IT literate with experience of a variety of accounting software packages, and be able to adapt quickly to new software
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills