Business Tax Assistant Manager / Manager

Job title:

Business Tax Assistant Manager / Manager

Company

Menzies

Job description

We are currently looking for an Assistant Manager or Manager in our Business Tax department in our Woking office. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly established team, get excellent ongoing support and look forward to long-term career development opportunities.The successful candidate will be self-driven and responsible for their work, while receiving guidance from senior team members and the tax partner. Key responsibilities include managing client relationships, collaborating with colleagues, and mentoring junior team members. Adapting to changes in the tax profession and embracing technological advancements. Additionally, you will have opportunities to engage in internal initiatives aimed at improving the firm’s business and corporate tax strategies and marketing efforts.Why Join Menzies?

• We are a UK based recognised employer of choice with office locations in London, Surrey, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and South Wales (Cardiff).
• Join our family of 600 employees. Be a member and not just a number!
• We offer a dynamic and rewarding environment with exposure to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors
• Our package and benefits are very competitive
• Work life balance is part of our organisational culture,
• We believe in developing our staff throughout their career

Key Benefits we offer, but not limited to:

• Competitive base salary (we do yearly market research to ensure we offer a competitive salary to our employees and joining candidates)
• 33 days annual leave entitlement a year inc. bank holidays (31.5 days for trainees)
• Annual buy and sell leave scheme
• Private Medical Cover available to all employees (trainees can opt in for a salary sacrifice)
• Private Pension Matching Scheme: if employee contributes 2.5-5%, we match it and add another 3% on top!
• Employee Referral Bonus up to £10,000 for a successful placement
• Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
• Dress for your day policy – you decide, not us!
• Life Assurance 4x your salary
• Group Income Protection – 75% of salary if long term sickness exceeds 6 months
• Agile Working is embedded in our culture: we understand that everyone works in different ways and need flexibility within their working day
• Learning and Development opportunities and Study Support throughout your Menzies career
• Career Coaching programme for Managers and above
• Better Place to Work Initiative: proactive benchmarking of the best DEI and wellbeing programmes to offer our employees and improve our employee experience
• CSR Programme: each office will be involved in various charity and sporting activities to help raise funds and give back to the local community.
• Employee Assistance Programme – our EAP is available for all Menzies employees and their families. As well as being a support line for mental health counselling, it also offers practical financial, legal and life management advice 24 /7 and is completely confidential.
• Paid sick leave – a generous scheme to help you when you are struggling with health issues
• Free flu jab, eyesight test and physical health checks
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Parental + Family Leave: We are a place where you can combine both a career and a family so those going on Maternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 3 months and 50% pay for the next 6 weeks, those going on Paternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 2 weeks (both subject to eligibility). We also have Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Volunteering Scheme with a maximum of 2.5 days given by the Firm to match 2.5 days devoted to qualifying schemes by the employee in any 12-month period.
• Season Ticket Loan

Key Responsibilities:

• Reviewing and managing a portfolio of business tax clients to ensure compliance requirements are met, building relationships with the client, and identifying areas where Menzies can add value
• Preparing and / or reviewing tax provisions and tax notes under UK GAAP and IFRS for clients audited by Menzies and by other firms.
• Preparing and / or reviewing deferred tax calculations
• Advising on corporation tax quarterly instalments
• Identifying and advising on large corporate and international tax issues such as SAO, Tax Strategy, BEPS Pillar II and CBCR
• Advising and assisting OMBs in respect of their business and tax requirements for example succession planning, remuneration planning, timing of capital expenditure and capital allowances planning
• Advising and supporting entrepreneurial businesses throughout their lifecycle including determining the right business structure, incentivising staff, growing internationally, and building and protecting value for the shareholders.
• Managing and reviewing the preparation of P11Ds and PSAs
• Managing and reviewing the preparation of ERS and EMI returns
• Managing and reviewing ATED returns
• Advising on exit planning such as CPOS and MBOs
• Broad knowledge of other tax areas which are dealt with by other specialist teams, such as VAT and R&D
• Proactively involved in networking, proposals and growing the corporate tax portfolio
• Training and mentoring junior colleagues within the Business Tax Team, including helping trainees keep up to date with training and Apprenticeship Scheme obligations
• Monitoring reporting and payment deadlines.

The Person:The successful candidate will be expected to be self-driven and take responsibility for their work, subject to guidance, support and oversight by more senior members of the team and the office’s tax partner.

• Qualified Accountant and or ATT / CTA qualified tax advisor with minimum one year’s post qualified experience.
• Corporate tax technical and practical knowledge
• Good knowledge of tax issues affecting OMB’s and their shareholders
• Good knowledge of tax issues affecting large corporates
• Good knowledge of tax accounting
• Ability to listen to guidance and willingness to learn and develop
• Shows initiative and an ability to self-manage, taking ownership of projects and capable of acting autonomously with support where required
• Inspires confidence in others. Communicates effectively both in writing and verbally, leveraging support from more senior colleagues when needed
• Collaborates as a team player and capable of developing strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Acts as a trusted advisor and reliable point of contact for clients
• Confident managing a team, coaching, and providing feedback to trainees or junior colleagues

About Us:Our focus at Menzies is providing a #BrighterThinking approach, going the extra mile to keep clients on-track to achieve their personal and business objectives. As a leading UK accountancy & advisory firm we have a passion for advising entrepreneurs and SMEs through our sector-led teams.

• We apply the same principles to individuals within the firm. Our people are ambitious, self-motivated, and encouraged to develop their skill set and realise their potential.
• #BrighterThinking is how we sum up the difference we make, as a firm, to our clients and in the way we hire and develop talent in Menzies. It’s finance and accounting expertise, combined with strategic commercial thinking and a promise to add real value across all areas of our client’s businesses.

Agencies:When we require external assistance with our vacancies, we will reach out to our PSL supply chain, please be aware we operate a very strict PSL policy with close relationships with our suppliers and cannot respond to agencies outside of the PSL and we do not accept speculative CVs as an introduction. Please do not contact individual hiring managers or the Talent Acquisition team.

Expected salary

Location

Woking, Surrey

Job date

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:51:11 GMT

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