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CORPORATE TAX SENIOR - or MANAGER - BRISTOL. £500 Joining Fee for Direct Applicants
Reporting to: Tax Partner
Hours: Full time
Role: Mostly corporate tax work with some mixed tax planning
Salary: £25,000 - £35,000 depending upon experience
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We are one of the most established presences in the region with five offices across the South West. BISHOP FLEMING is in the Top 50 with 18 partners and 200 staff. Bishop Fleming, is a growing force in the South West and committed to our clients and our staff.
We are of a size sufficient to ensure that we attract and retain specialist partners and staff, but small enough to provide a personal and partner-led service. Our vision is to achieve the continued growth of our practice, increasing our client base through our reputation for providing an outstanding service to our clients.
We are looking to recruit an experienced Corporate Tax Senior, or newly promoted Corporate Tax Manager who will have a portfolio of clients, providing tax compliance services & assistance with advisory and consultancy services to our clients, based in our Bristol office.
With solid experience in this area and keen to use your practical tax experience, this is an outstanding career opportunity with potential to develop within the firm.
Responsible for:
Dealing with a wide ranging portfolio of tax department clients, providing tax compliance services and assistance with advisory and consultancy services. You will be dealing with compliance for corporate tax clients and advisory work for mainly corporate tax clients and some personal tax clients.
The role:
Undertaking client tax work using the firm’s office manual and client care procedures to ensure all department assignments are completed to the same high standard
Accurately completing all assignments within agreed timetables to ensure assignments are completed on time
Investigating and resolving (where possible) problems arising during the assignments and notifying tax manager/partner of unresolved problems to ensure they are addressed on time
Recording work in a clear and concise manner, ensuring all working papers are legible and well presented to allow other team members to clearly understand the work completed
Ensuring all outgoing work is proof-read and authorised according to the firm’s procedures
Keeping partners up-to-date on all dealings with the clients
Maintaining time-recording on client affairs on a daily basis in accordance with the firms procedures
Supervising staff and assisting with their professional development, encouraging them to produce a high quality of work at all times
Liaising with the Corporate Services department on clients tax issues as required
Liaising with other departments as necessary on client affairs
Marketing the firm and helping to bring in new clients at every available opportunity
Keeping technically up-to-date with company, tax and other relevant legislation
Observing office manuals and instruction books issued by the partners from time-to-time
Ensuring computer skills are developed and maintained to ensure effective completion of work
The person:
You will have gained solid experience working in corporate tax. We are looking for a well-organised, enthusiastic, self-motivated team player, with a thorough, systematic approach, and the ability to work to deadlines, who is keen to build on their practical experience. This is an outstanding career opportunity with potential to develop within the firm. You must be confident, outgoing, a good communicator and not afraid to work with clients, and have proficient clerical and IT skills.
Qualifications:
You will need to be CTA qualified (at least 1 year post qualification) and worked within an accountancy background practice with the competence to deal with managing a portfolio or corporate tax and personal tax clients. Good basic qualifications - GCSE maths and English ideally grade B – minimum grade C.
Benefits:
Competitive salary dependent upon experience
Annual salary review
25 days annual leave (or 26 for a Manager)
Hours 36.25 per week with flexible working scheme (part time considered)
Pension and Life Assurance, (3x Salary) and
Personal Pension – Employer 3% Employee min 2%
Critical Illness Scheme
Non-contributory Health Scheme (after probationary period)
Contributory BUPA Scheme
£500 joining fee for direct applicants after probationary period
On-going Performance appraisal scheme resulting in your own Personal Performance Plan
We are an Investors in People Employer
To apply:
Send a fully detailed CV, or complete our application form stating current salary, and forward to jobs@bishopfleming.co.uk or post to Barbara Wood, Director of Human Resources, Bishop Fleming, Stratus House, Emperor Way, Exeter Business Park, Exeter EX1 3QS. For further information contact Barbara Wood on 01392 448800.