Tax Senior - Plymouth

Workplace type - hybrid working arrangements on offer

Salary - £38,000-£45,000 DOE

General Overview

• Support the Tax Manager(s) in the first instance and then the wider tax function

• Ability to understand the needs of the client through direct contact and managing a small portfolio.
• Effective communication with clients and colleagues, ability to use initiative and ensuring accurate documentation.
• Takes ownership of appropriate assignments maintaining a high quality of work whilst organising and managing time efficiently and effectively.
• Good understanding of income tax, capital gains tax, national insurance & PAYE, pension planning, corporation tax and business tax.
• Basic understanding of inheritance tax and VAT.
• Able to deal with HMRC tax enquiries with tax manager s supervision.
• Able to research when personal knowledge or understanding is lacking and ask questions where required.

Attributes & Experience required

• Aware of relevant financial targets and constraints and contributes to achieving these.
• Manages own client budgets keeping tax manager informed of progress and potential problems including actual vs. budget.
• Plans time effectively and completes timesheets by the required deadline.
• Strong organisational and workload management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Payroll experience at a processing level and ideally reviewing payrolls.
• ATT qualified - minimum 2 years relevant tax experience.
• With out the ATT or equivalent qualification a minimum of 4 years relevant tax experience would be needed.
• Be a good team player demonstrating commitment and respect to other team members.