Private Client Tax Senior Manager in Ipswich

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‐growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Role Overview

This role will provide Tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients. The primary responsibility will be to deal with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of clients. You will also provide assistance to Director/Partners in both client work and in the management of the group and on occasions the practice. Will be involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis. A key part of the role requires the individual to actively seek, and keep the Director/Partner informed about, any new business opportunities arising on existing and new clients.

Responsibilities

• To act as a key point of contact within the firm for the client, together with the Partner. This will involve responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients.
• There will be an expectation that you will take full responsibility for project delivery on their portfolio.
• Have a strong understanding of the technical complexities that our clients face and be able to provide clear, concise and practical advice.
• Manage a portfolio of clients including control of billings and cash collection within the firms criteria.
• Review of work prepared by more junior members of staff.
• Liaise with HMRC.
• To ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/Director/Partner informed of overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience.
• Ensure that the firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second partner review.
• Identify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the Director/Partner, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters.

Management:

• Must provide overall support to Director/Partners on client matters and assist Director/Partners in the management of the group, this will include support at times for the recruitment and management of staff.
• Will work as part of management team with other Tax managers within the business group, and provide support to the rest of the Tax team.
• Actively participate in the management of the group through Team/Manager/Director meetings.
• Training must be provided to more junior staff both on the job and through monitoring exam and on the job performance, whilst consistently providing feedback.
• Counsel, appraise, develop and motivate staff as appropriate.

Sales and Marketing:

• Must be able to recognise business development opportunities and inform and work with the Director/Partner and the client to develop these when they arise.
• Participate in bids/proposals for new work.

Communication and representation:

• Develop contact with clients at senior level and maintain contact with other levels as appropriate to ensure the firm has the confidence of the client.
• Act as a liaison between the client and other specialist service groups within BDO.
• Contribute presenting on internal courses.
• To work on own initiative.
• Consult with colleagues and Director/Partners on technical and risk matters.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level, and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Demonstrable post qualified experience.
• Strong technical ability in the field of private client.
• Guide and supervise less experienced colleagues.
• Support, train, mentor and advise others in own area.
• Challenge current practice – driving improvements and championing change.
• Take personal responsibility for own decisions and actions and those of others.
• Lead projects of limited scale or complexity.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.