Tax Advice & Compliance Manager in London

Salary: £50,269 - £53,460

Location: Council House / Hybrid Working

Hours: 37 hours a week

Contract Type: Permanent

Overview

The Council's Corporate Finance Team is looking for a Tax Advice and Compliance Manager to oversee compliance with all relevant tax legislation and the submission of appropriate taxation returns.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‐standard strategic and operational tax advice to Senior Responsible Officers and Directors.
• Support the submission of relevant tax returns and ensure compliance with tax legislation.
• Assist in delivering a balanced Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) by ensuring all tax matters are compliant.
• Deliver effective line management and staff development.
• Ensure the organisation adheres to all relevant financial standards and practices.
• Support wider Corporate Finance Team objectives, including budget setting, audit programme and account closure.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB (or equivalent), including CIMA.
• Demonstrable experience in an accountancy or taxation role, preparing taxation information for HMRC and management.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong analytical and numeracy skills; ability to model budget and financing issues relating to taxation.
• Excellent written and oral communication across all levels.
• Good organisational and time‐management skills.
• Experienced user of IT packages and financial ledger systems.
• Capacity to assess tax implications of service proposals and developments.

Personal Qualities

• Track record of achievement and success in relevant work experience.
• Ability to work to and meet tight deadlines.
• High initiative and self‐motivation.
• Team‐player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience managing and developing direct reports.
• Willingness to work outside normal hours and travel outside Derby as required.
• Understanding of equalities issues.

Benefits

• Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on role).
• Hybrid working (depending on role).
• Modern office environment (depending on job location).
• Continued professional development opportunities and career conversations.
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years of service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract).
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts.
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme.
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training.
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support.
• Access to equality employee networks (LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network, Carers, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic employee networks).
• Support for carers.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home‐based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you meet the essential requirements for the job. We believe in a diversity workforce that reflects the community we serve and provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Additional Information

As part of safer recruitment, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum grade for the job.