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Armstrong Watson are a trusted and leading independent Accountancy and Business Advisory firm based in the North of England and Scotland. Our services and advice are all centred around our Quest to support our clients to achieve prosperity, a secure future and peace of mind, which cannot be achieved without the expertise of our dedicated and valued colleagues.
With approximately 700 colleagues situated across 19 offices, our people and our culture are at the heart of what we do. We recognise the unique impact we have on not only our clients, but also our colleagues, and the communities in which we operate. Our success is dependent on every colleague embracing all four of our core values: Honesty, Humanity, Trust and Passion.
The Role
We are now recruiting for a Tax Senior to work as part of the Private Client Team delivering Tax advisory projects to our clients, with specific focus on the North East Market. The successful candidate will be based at our brand-new Head Office, James Watson House based in Carlisle. ?The main elements of this role will include but not be limited to:
- Having involvement with and being responsible for obtaining information from clients in relation to tax advisory projects as well as communicating with other service lines, keeping them up to date with progress of the project and dealing with/ communicating with third parties.
- Assisting the Private Client Team with the provision of advice to clients including Capital Gains Tax, IHT, income tax planning, business restructuring, estates and trusts and stamp duty land tax as appropriate
- Supporting clients with their ongoing compliance needs
- Identifying advisory opportunities from the compliance portfolio
- Supporting senior tax team in dealing with ad hoc queries from the wider business
- Keeping up to date with taxation legislation and identify potential issues, bringing those issues to the attention of the Senior Tax Manager, Tax Director/ Tax Partner as appropriate
- Onboarding new clients and being responsible for drafting risk management documentation on all matters
?The Candidate
- AAT qualified as a minimum
- A Full UK Driving Licence (Desirable)
- Practical knowledge of Private Client Tax
- Experience of dealing directly with clients and ensuring they receive an outstanding level of service
- Excellent communication skills (in both verbal and written form) as they will need to be able to deal directly with clients and colleagues within other service lines across the firm
- Dealing with adhoc queries from the wider firm when required
The Benefits
- In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development; we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:
- Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
- Competitive Annual Leave entitlement up to 26 days, plus Bank Holidays
- Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
- Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
- Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
- Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
- Paid flu jabs and eye tests
- Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
- Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral
- Ongoing access to online training courses and materials
- Paid professional membership fees
- Charity of the Month
- Colleague of the Month
- Subsidised social events throughout the year
