Personal Tax Manager

To assist our Watford team in helping to grow the firm, the duties you will carry out are:

• Working closely with the Tax Principals and other members of the team to achieve results and create an excellent team environment.
  
• Liaising with and meeting clients to understand and satisfy their requirements.
  
• Preparing personal, partnership and trust tax returns for some of the Firm’s more complex clients.
  
• Reviewing personal tax returns, advice or other technical work prepared by junior members of the team.
  
• Identifying tax planning opportunities, advising clients and helping to implement chosen options.
  
• Assisting and dealing with HMRC enquiries and compliance checks.
  
• Working together with multiple teams and Principals, as necessary, across the firm on ad -hoc advisory work in order to deliver solutions.
  

Ideally you will have the following skills:

• CTA qualified or equivalent.
  
• 2+ years PQE.
  
• Experience gained in a personal tax practice.
  
• Be an excellent team player with good interpersonal skills and an ability to manage junior team members.
  
• Ability to work on a portfolio of clients, taking responsibility for compliance work and identifying tax planning opportunities.
  
• Good IT skills and ideally familiarity with Digita tax software.
  
• Up -to -date technical tax knowledge evidenced by recent training and experience.
  
• Ability to communicate well with clients and colleagues.
  

BENEFITS AND EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Full time role – Monday to Friday (flexible time policy – combination of office/home working).

Remuneration will be dependent on experience.

Right to work in the UK required.

The package will include:

• Annual Christmas Bonus equivalent to 1 week’s salary.
  
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme all staff are auto enrolled. (Employer: 5%; Employee:3%) subject to eligibility.
  
• Private Medical Insurance following completion of 3 months service (this is a taxable benefit).
  
• Death in Service scheme cover (4x salary).
  
• Group Income Protection Scheme (non -contributory) following completion of 3 months service.
  
• Annual Leave will be 25 days per annum (pro rata). 3 days are normally taken at Christmas/New Year.