Kenneth Brian Associates are currently recruiting for a Tax Manager with a well-established accountancy practice based in Cobham.

This is a growing firm and as Tax Manager you will play a key role in the firm’s future growth. Within this office-based role, you will be responsible for all aspects of taxation within the tax team including self-assessment, corporate and personal tax returns, Capital Gains Tax returns, Inheritance Tax returns and advice, Trust Tax returns and tax planning advice.

As the Practice Tax Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Advising on Personal Tax, Trust Tax, Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax, VAT, Research and Development, P11D, Form 42, tax planning and ideally Corporation Tax
• Assisting and training colleagues in Trust tax
• Maintain detailed working knowledge of the impact on tax in respect of changes to accounting standards and guidelines
• Managing a portfolio of personal tax clients
• Handle client enquiries on a day-to-day basis and keeping the Managing Director fully up to date
• Prepare the more complex Personal Tax Returns, along with reviewing working paper files prepared by other members of the team
• Advising on overseas tax implications with regard to Personal Tax Returns
• Reporting to the partners
• Guide colleagues in all tax areas
• Follow existing systems, update them, and develop new policies for the firm as appropriate
• Liaising with clients in relation to planning opportunities and providing written reports
• Develop the tax department and business services in order to win more clients/work
• Ad hoc advisory services

Please do apply if you have the following:

• Ideally be CTA qualified with extensive tax experience gained within a UK practice environment
• Experience of both personal and corporate tax and a good knowledge of VAT, Research and Development, Trusts, Inheritance Tax and some overseas tax
• Up to date knowledge of tax legislation
• Highly IT literate with experience of a variety of accounting software packages, and be able to adapt quickly to new software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills