Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

Corporate Tax Assistant Manager Top 15 Firm, Reading OfficeUp to £55,000!!!

This role will provide professional support to the whole of the Corporate Tax department; assisting managers, directors & partners to manage the taxation relationship services for their portfolio of clients which will include OMBs, listed companies, multinational groups, and private equity backed businesses. The role includes managing corporate tax compliance and advisory matters on a broad range of clients in respect of their taxation affairs and any other company tax related requirements they may have.

They want to create the best environment for their people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to their working environment, which they would be happy to discuss further. My client is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in recruitment and employment. They value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation, driving effectiveness in their teams and providing clients with a quality service.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Accepting responsibility for a portfolio of clients and prioritising work as necessary
• Acting as the primary contact for most clients throughout the tax cycle ensuring that tax matters are raised proactively and communicated to the client
• Managing client and third-party relationships from initial set up meetings, liaising with other advisors, to ongoing service issues on allocated portfolio,
• Preparing tax computations and returns, calculating tax liabilities and advising clients accordingly
• Preparing deferred tax calculations, tax reconciliations and tax disclosure for inclusion within the statutory accounts.
• Reviewing preparation of work by peers and more junior members of the team
• Considering tax planning opportunities and identifying opportunities to increase the client base and develop cross departmental working opportunities.
• Building relationships, and working closely with other departments such as audit and business solutions to deliver client work
• Dealing with client queries in an efficient and timely manner
• Working within an agreed fee, to set deadlines and assisting with monthly client billing
• Supporting senior managers, directors and partners in advisory matters
• Ad hoc tasks including technical research as and when required

The ideal individual:

• A relevant professional qualification (i.e. CTA, ACA or equivalent) coupled with excellent working knowledge and experience of corporate tax compliance and advisory work and tax planning projects
• Some experience of managing a client portfolio highlighting proven soft skills including; monitoring and keeping to deadlines, building effective and meaningful client relationships, exemplary written and verbal communication skills, highly motivated and strong organisational and multi-tasking abilities
• Confident when dealing with clients' day-to-day compliance affairs
• Competent in drafting tax disclosures for statutory accounts purposes
• A flair for understanding advisory work and anticipating client needs before they arise
• Good business awareness and an interest in getting involved in business development and promoting initiatives.
• Experienced in reviewing work of more junior staff and providing on-the-job training, guidance and support for fellow members of the tax team
• Experience in using relevant tax software such as Alphatax useful but not essential as training will be provided