Specialising in US and UK tax compliance, our client has been listed in the top 35 accountancy firms in the Accountancy Age top 50 since 2015. Over the years, members of their board, have been included in the 'Spear's 500', Europe's guide to the top wealth managers, lawyers and advisers for high net worth individuals. Many of their colleagues have been recognised in the 'eprivateclient's top 35 under 35' and acknowledged in Citywealth's Future Leaders and Power Woman awards, as leading advisers in the private client world.


Summary of role:

A US and/or UK Business Tax Manager is expected to manage a large and varied portfolio of clients with complex tax affairs, ensuring excellent client service both from compliance and advisory standpoints, whilst working with senior managers and directors to sign out completed tax returns. They will have a responsibility to contribute to the growth and development of all juniors within the team through feedback and on the job management and training as well as directly managing individual members of the team. They will role model appropriate behaviours reflecting our clients core values as well as contributing to the management of the business group through internal projects, networking and external publications, presentations and events. Finally, they will be responsible for ensuring billing expectations are met and financials are managed on an on-going basis.

Duties:

* Tax Managers have responsibility for running their allocated client list, ensuring clients receive a high level of service;
* Ensure that work is planned and delegated in advance;
* Take the lead in the billing processes and ensure deadlines are met;
* Work with the Credit Control team to secure prompt payment of invoices
* Tax Managers are expected to carry out accurate and complex final reviews, ensuring risks are minimised and high standards are maintained;
* Sign out completed tax returns as agreed with senior staff;
* Tax Managers should have sufficient knowledge of other areas of tax (such as estate/gift tax) to be able to identify when to involve other experts within the company to identify appropriate departments to involve;
* Tax Managers should demonstrate continued development of their management skills, providing support and guidance to allocated junior staff members;
* Ensure the technical, personal and administrative development of allocated staff and deal with personnel issues with guidance from HR;
* Tax Managers are ultimately responsible for ensuring all compliance work meets expected standards - this includes minimising risk and ensuring an excellent level of client service is maintained;
* Ensure all clients receive an exceptional level of service: organising and prompting when necessary to meet all deadlines;

Person Specification:

* The job holder will be qualified to practice US tax i.e. an Enrolled Agent (EA) or CPA. A CPA qualified individual is desirable but not compulsory.
* They can work well under pressure.
* They are well organised.
* They have been working in practice for at least 5 years.

Proven Experience:

They can demonstrate they have gained tax experience and operated at a similar level within a practice;
Experience of providing a high standard of service to clients both face to face and over the telephone/email;
Experience of dealing with the full range of client tax requirements;
Experience of dealing with bills;
Experience of signing out US business tax returns;
Experience of managing junior members of staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

* An eye for detail and accuracy
* Good people management skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Highly numerical and able to interpret financial data
* Sound IT skills
* Must be able to build strong working relationships with other members of staff
* The role requires them to be able to persuade and also push back with respect when dealing with difficult clients
* Must be able to work in a team as well as independently
* They should support colleagues and provide assistance when required

What you'll get in return:

* Competitive salary
* 23 days holiday (increasing with service)
* Office closed between Christmas and New Year (days given in addition to annual leave allowance)
* Flexi-time around core hours
* Life Assurance (4x salary)
* Private medical cover (employee)
* Permanent health insurance
* Health Shield plan
* Childcare Vouchers
* Cycle to work
* Pension
* Season ticket loan
* Free fruit
* Subsidised lunchtime yoga
* Continuous development and training

About Morgan Jones:

This role is being handled by Morgan Jones Recruitment & HR Consultants. We have been established as a quality recruitment business for over 19 years with a reputation for fair and equal representation.

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