Tax Assistant Manager

Tax Assistant Manager

Location: Maidenhead

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a growing Tax team in one of the market leading firm of Accountants based in Maidenhead. You will have the opportunity to manage a varied portfolio of personal tax clients and play a key role in the smooth running of the department.

You'll be responsible for managing deadlines and delivering high-quality personal tax compliance work, including Self-Assessment and MTD for IT, as well as supporting the delivery of more complex tax returns.

Duties & key responsibilities:

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• Manage a portfolio of personal tax clients: Self-Assessment and MTD for IT.
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• Support the manager(s)/senior manager(s)/director(s) in the compliance process with the review of tax returns and preparation of complex tax returns.
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• Take responsibility for good relationship management of clients, predominately over the telephone, email, on online meeting and where appropriate in face to face contact.
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• Provides general support to clients in the provision of tax returns and general compliance.
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• Liaise with other service streams and take responsibility for collation of information when the client is a multi-discipline service client.
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Skills & abilities:

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• Strong attention to detail with a "can-do" attitude
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• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload
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• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
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• Confident and proactive approach
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• Comfortable working in a paperless, technology-driven environment
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Knowledge & experience:

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• Qualified ATT and/or CTA - minimum 5 years relevant tax experience or possess a minimum of 7 years relevant tax experience if qualified by experience
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• Abilit to spot planning opportunities (tax advisory and Wealth Management) and take responsibility for escalating this to develop new business and cross selling opportunities.
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• Enthusiastic and hard working
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• Client-focused with the ability to build strong professional relationships
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• Proactive and commercially aware
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• Committed to continuous professional development
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This is a client-facing role, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong professional relationships through phone, email, virtual meetings and face-to-face contact.

You will enjoy working in a friendly and supportive working environment in a fast paced culture that offers hybrid working with 2 days a week working from home.

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