A well known and key brand within the Accountancy sector are looking for a qualified tax professional to join their corporate advisory team at their Head Office in Leicester.

Are you an enthusiastic tax specialist who is ready for your next exciting career move? Joining an established and strong team; you will be a valued employee; with opportunity for progression and reward through their excellent salary and benefits package. 

This role is working at managerial level, it is open to those who are looking for that step to Assistant Manager and beyond into a more Senior Manager position. As a crucial role in the business, it is focusing on Tax Advisory & Compliance, working collaboratively on corporate restructures, Research & Development tax relief claims, Employee share incentive schemes, EIS/Seed EIS investments, Capital Allowances, succession planning, international tax issues, M&A and due diligence.

Successful candidates must have experience working in an Accountancy practice. 

Core responsibilities of the role:

• Responsibility for a portfolio of clients, ensuring assignments are effectively managed, including the annual compliance process, as well as advice in relation to other tax matters.
• Supporting and potentially leading on advisory work and tax planning opportunities. This will include technical analysis, report writing, clearance applications and implementation.
• Participating in client meetings and manage client expectations by ensuring they are always kept up to date and understand all of the work produced.
• Managing the workflow of the compliance function across the firm and liaising with the Audit and Accounts manager
• Preparation of Research and Development tax claims, assisting clients to identify qualifying projects and submission to HMRC.
• Dealing with HMRC Compliance Checks, Code 8 and Code 9 enquiries and managing HMRC investigators.
• Working alongside Tax Partners and the Private Client team (who offer Personal Tax, IHT, Wills and Probate services)
• Participate and contribute to the development of the team; training and coaching more
  junior members of the team, supporting their personal development.

Ideal Candidate will have:

• CTA qualified or qualified by experience.
• Experience of working in practice.
• Have a good understanding of Corporation Tax.
• Be computer literate (particularly Microsoft Office) and be able to adapt to using new software quickly and easily (IRIS or AlphaTax, Tolley’s Library).
• Have attention to detail and thrive on exceeding expectations.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.