Corporate Tax Senior

We are currently looking for a recently qualified Tax Senior to join our thriving Business Tax team. This is a key position and can be based from any of our office locations: Heathrow, Solent, Woking, Farnborough, Leatherhead, Stevenage, or London.

The ideal candidate will be a recently qualified or an established Tax Senior with aspirations to progress to an Assistant Manager and beyond.

The purpose of this role is to manage and oversee a portfolio of corporation tax clients, managing their compliance cycle with the assistance of more senior members of the team and being involved in advisory work as and when identified and appropriate.

This is a key role within the Business and Corporate Tax Team, and the successful candidate will have initial responsibility for overseeing a portfolio of business tax related compliance functions within their designated office.

The client base includes a diverse mix of owner-managed companies as well as some large and international groups operating across a variety of industries.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Preparing and potentially reviewing UK corporation tax computations
• Monitoring reporting and payment deadlines
• Working closely with audit and accounts team to advise on tax accounting entries and disclosures
• Training and mentoring junior colleagues within the Business Tax Team
• Providing corporation tax compliance proposals and quotes to prospective clients
• Subject to experience, coordinating and reviewing other business tax related returns (e.g., ATED, ERS, EMI, P11Ds etc.)
• Monitoring and managing financial performance in line with KPIs
• Managing any related correspondence with clients and HMRC
• Identifying opportunities for tax planning, risk mitigation and cross-selling between service lines to ensure clients receive a proactive and effective service
• Assisting with any other ad hoc projects and duties as may reasonably be required
• Ensuring the Firm’s technical, ethical, risk and compliance procedures are adhered to in all cases

The Person:

The successful candidate will be expected to act largely autonomously, subject to support and oversight, as required, by the office’s tax partners and directors. Relationship management will be a key aspect of the role and the candidate will be expected to contribute to effective team working as part of the management team, responsible for coordinating directly with clients, collaborating effectively with colleagues, and coaching, managing, mentoring, and appraising junior team members.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Corporate tax technical and practical knowledge
• Good knowledge of tax issues affecting OMBs and their shareholders
• Knowledge of other business taxes and tax reporting processes is preferable but not essential
• Knowledge of UK accounting standards and competent in interpreting accounts and other financial information
• Strong IT skills including MS Office and databases, Alphatax ideal but not essential
• Strong communication and organisational skills

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About Us:

Our focus at Menzies is providing a #BrighterThinking approach, going the extra mile to keep clients on-track to achieve their personal and business objectives. As a leading UK accountancy and advisory firm, we have a passion for advising entrepreneurs and SMEs through our sector-led teams.

#BrighterThinking is how we sum up the difference we make, as a firm, to our clients and in the way we hire and develop talent in Menzies. It’s finance and accounting expertise, combined with strategic commercial thinking and a promise to add real value across all areas of our clients' businesses.