Incentives Manager in England

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Global Employer Services help companies and individuals moving countries and assist with any tax implications that occur in the move. Working with a broad client base, from start-ups to multinationals, the team works with companies as a whole and with individual employees to help them with some of the biggest decisions of their lives.

You'll need strong people skills to build relationships defined by trust. You'll be part of a growing tight-knit team with an emphasis on assigning work that broadens your capabilities. Combined with direct access to partners on a day-to-day basis, this is your chance to become an expert and build a career based on what you're good at and what you find interesting.

Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below. Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice, which grows from a thorough understanding of their business, built through long-lasting relationships.

You'll be comfortable working pro-actively 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.

You will be a key member of the Global Employer Services group, providing reward and share schemes services for a wide range of clients. You will be responsible for assisting Directors & Partners in providing Tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients. The primary responsibility will be to manage a portfolio of existing clients and assist with the development of targets to ensure continued growth of the business. You will also provide assistance to senior members of staff in both client work and in the management of the group, as appropriate.

We're looking for someone with:

• Ability to advise on the tax treatment of share options and other forms of employee share ownership
• An in-depth knowledge of EMI, ESS and knowledge of reward tax and related areas such as employment, NIC and capital gains tax
• Expertise on split interest, freezer and nil paid arrangements
• Experience in the preparation of share valuations and liaison with HMRC
• Staff management and mentoring experience
• Awareness of accounting, employment law and company law implications of share incentives
• Experience of dealing directly with clients including agreement of fees
• Educated to degree level (LLB preferred), and/or CTA and/or ATT/ACA qualified or equivalent

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