Assistant Head of Tax

Sewell Wallis are working with a modernistic practice-based firm who are looking for an Assistant Head of Personal Tax to join the team at their sophisticated offices in their Derby branch.

A great opportunity and progressive step to join a top 12 Accountants, where you will head up a lovely team of 4 Accountants and report directly to the Head of Personal Tax. He will provide end-to-end support to make sure you're up to speed with their large portfolio of clients and assist you in any additional help you require in your new journey as you set out to support them in the long term.

This dynamic team prides itself in the culture they have to offer and loves to reward hard work as you can see from the benefits they have to offer.

What you will be doing:

• Managing a portfolio of personal tax clients, including individuals, partnerships, and trusts.
• Preparing and reviewing personal tax returns, including self-assessment tax returns, partnership tax returns, and trust tax returns.
• Providing tailored tax planning advice to clients, including income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax planning.
• Preparing and reviewing Forms P11D and working alongside our specialist Employment Tax team in the provision of employment benefits advice.
• Managing client relationships and providing excellent client service.
• Liaising with HMRC and resolving any tax queries or issues.
• Supervising and mentoring junior members of the team.
• Keeping up to date with changes in tax legislation and communicating these changes to clients.

What Skills are we looking for:

• CTA or ACA qualified with several years of experience in personal tax.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK tax legislation, including income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax.
• Experience in managing a portfolio of personal tax clients and providing tailored tax planning advice.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Proficient in using tax software and Microsoft Office applications.

What is on offer:

• 25 days holiday plus statutory bank holidays.
• Hybrid working 2/3 days a week.
• Dress for your diary.
• Health Shield cash plan.
• Managers discretionary bonus can range from 2.5k-15k depending on work).
• MAT leave and PAT leave-(need to be with the company for 2 years min).
• Be part of a fun and dynamic friendly culture.
• Work socials (food, drinks, activity days and bake-offs).

Please contact Olivia Oxley for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.