TAX DIRECTOR

We are recruiting for the following position for our Durham office.

Type: Full Time/Permanent

Role Summary

Reporting to a Partner, you will be involved in the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services for a portfolio of some of the most wealthy and exciting entrepreneurial businesses across our region. The delivery of your work will be supplemented using cutting-edge technology to enhance efficiencies and client delivery.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• Advise clients on a wide variety of personal, corporate and advisory tax issues.
• Undertake corporation tax compliance including reviewing and finalising draft tax computations produced by the audit and accounts teams, raise queries internally and externally with clients.
• Allocate and manage assignments to team members.
• Review team members' work.
• If desirable, assist the partner with a variety of tax projects including trust and inheritance tax planning work, R&D claims and corporate restructuring work.
• Provide guidance, training and support to both tax colleagues and wider team members on a variety of tax issues.
• Organise and deliver tax training sessions for the whole firm on a variety of tax issues.
• Research technical tax matters for the partners.
• Attend internal team audit meetings, acting as a liaison to share relevant information.
• Attend pre and post year end planning meetings for relevant clients as requested.
• Be proactive and participate in team meetings, share knowledge and ideas.
• Attend client meetings and external events where appropriate.
• Attend networking events with solicitors and other referrers.
• Demonstrate and promote the firm’s values, leading by example and where appropriate discussing the values with team members who do not demonstrate them.
• Undertake relevant CPD to maintain technical knowledge and remain up to date with any industry and economic changes.
• Make suggestions for updating and improving the department and the firm’s systems and processes.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the role.

Person Specification

• CTA preferred or ACA/ACCA/CA with demonstrable experience.
• Relevant experience in a similar level role gained within practice.
• High level of numeracy.
• Methodical approach to work.
• Extremely organised.
• The ability to make decisions, solve problems and take appropriate action.
• Ability to establish rapport, build trust and demonstrate credibility.
• Ability to prioritise workload to achieve client deadlines.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be confident speaking to clients face to face, over the telephone and by email.
• Must have excellent IT skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft office products.
• The ability to check work for accuracy and have good attention to detail.
• Be flexible and proactive in managing multiple priorities.
• Experience of managing a team.
• Knowledge of specialist tax areas including but not limited to trusts, IHT, corporation tax, residency, corporate reorganisations.
• Knowledge of tax systems, including CCH and Iris.
• Deciding and Initiating Action – makes prompt and clear decisions, takes initiative to generate activity, and works under own direction.
• Leading and Supervising – provides clear direction and sets appropriate standards of behaviour, motivates, and empowers others and delegates work appropriately and fairly.
• Relating and Networking – develops and maintains good relationships, relates well to people at all levels and manages conflict.
• Persuading and Influencing – gains clear agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating.
• Creating and Innovating – produces new ideas and a range of solutions to problems, seeks opportunities for organisational improvement and devises effective change initiatives.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Client Expectations – focuses on client needs and satisfaction, sets high standards for quality and works in a systematic and methodical way.
• Facing Challenges – works productively to meet competing priorities, maintains positive outlook at work and implements personal improvements as required.
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking – keeps up to date with market trends, identifies business opportunities and demonstrates financial awareness.