Tax Associate

JOB TITLE: Tax Associate

ROLE TYPE: Permanent, Full Time

LOCATION: North London

HOURS/DAYS (per week): Mon – Fri (5 days per week), Office-based until probation is completed, then view for hybrid working (performance-dependant).

SALARY RANGE: COMPETITIVE (depending on experience)

NOTICE & PROBATION PERIODS: TBC

BENEFITS/BONUSES/HOLIDAYS:

• Standard Annual leave allowance
• Company parking permit
• Yearly salary review
• Opportunity for career development
• Discretionary Bonus offered subject to meeting KPI\’s that will mutually be agreed
• Golden Hello payment payable upon completion of probation period

COMPANY CULTURE & SUMMARY:

My client are a small to medium-sized firm of Chartered Accountants, who\’s Head Office is located in North London. With over 35 staff throughout their London offices and a large outsourced team internationally, this firm are looking to make a couple of crucial hires as they continue to scale and professionally service their long-standing and loyal client base to the highest of standards. Hard-work, ambition and passion is what this company look for, where hard-work is rewarded and doesn\’t go un-noticed!

JOB ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES (include but not limited to):

As a Tax Associate, below are some of the responsibilities and duties you will carry out:

• You will advise clients as necessary to mitigate tax risk, comply effectively with tax laws and take into account the prospect of change.
• You will assist clients in meeting the complex demands for UK tax reporting, compliance, tax planning and manage the tax team in the provision of tax advisory and tax compliance services to a diverse mixed tax portfolio.
• Promote the benefit of the firm\’s mixed tax advisory and compliance services to both existing and prospective clients of the firm.
• Provide taxation advice to a wide range of clients in a variety of sectors including tax efficient structures, extraction of profits, tax planning for private clients, employee benefit planning, reorganisations, international tax planning, exit planning, property tax planning, property VAT and other VAT matters.
• Implementation of employee share options/equity award schemes, investors\’ relief planning such as the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), corporate restructuring, company disposals and acquisitions, shareholder profit extraction including planning for Entrepreneur\’s Relief and dealing with international tax matters such as international structuring for group overseas expansion and minimalizing the exposure to withholding taxes.

ANY SPECIFIC TRAINING/QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Have a strong technical background and will be FCCA / FCA and CTA qualified
• Have excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships both internally and with clients
• Be diligent, accurate and hands on approach to work
• Have proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute
• Have the ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
• Have client focus and commercial awareness

INTERVIEW/START DATES: ASAP