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The Business & Opportunity:
A well respected, growing and reputable Leeds based accountancy practice is looking for a personal tax expert to provide an excellent service to their client base. This consists predominantly of small businesses across a wide range of sectors.
Whilst this is initially maternity leave contract for a 9-12 Month period, there is a chance this timeframe could be extended.
Requirement:
Reporting to the Practice Partner, you will take responsibility for all personal tax related matters. These will include:
- Preparing and filing tax returns.
- Payments-on-account.
- P11Ds.
- Simple trust returns and R40s.
- Tax-coding notice reviews.
- Liaison with HMRC and clients.
Ideal Skills & Experience:
- An accountancy or tax qualification is by no means a pre-requisite, hence qualified by experience candidates are very welcome to apply.
- You must possess experience in a similar role, having previously carried out January tax deadlines.
- Worked within a small-medium sized accountancy practice.
- A thorough understanding of HMRC deadlines, penalty regimes and general compliance.
- A general working knowledge of personal taxation, capital gains tax and some basic experience in trusts.
- Some knowledge of business tax adjustments advantageous, i.e. add-backs to profits/capital allowances.
- Good client facing skills.
- Excellent attention to detail .
- Ideally have your own transport.
What’s on offer:
- A competitive salary in the region of £40,000 - £45,000, either on a PAYE or self-employed basis.
- Flexibility and options around partial working from home and slightly reduced hours.
- The opportunity to work in an established and growing firm.
- A North Leeds location offering free on-site parking. Easily accessible from all parts of Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Wetherby and surrounding areas.
Next Steps:
- Interviews are to be conducted imminently, hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications with be disregarded.
