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.