Senior Executive, Tax - London

Working at Crowe UK, you will find the expertise, the resources and, above all, the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career.

The Professionals & Private Client team based in London provides tax compliance and advisory services to a diverse range of clients, including owner managed businesses, partnerships, LLPs, trusts, partners and high net worth individuals.

Our people are fundamental to our business and success. Our expert teams of professional advisers and support staff are the key to a first class client service. Our supportive environment encourages responsibility, career development and future business leaders. Building careers is one of the ways we build our business.

Requirements

• ATT and/or CTA qualification or near qualification is preferred.
• Experience in the professional and private client sector.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• A passion for client service.
• Display energy and enthusiasm and a focus on achieving results.
• A keenness to further your own personal development and career goals.

Qualities we are looking for

• Ability to execute work efficiently, delivering excellent service and bringing the full breadth of Crowe UK’s capability to support our clients.
• Acting as a role model for more junior members of the team, providing on-the-job coaching.
• Adhere to the firm’s risk management policies at all times.
• Delivering work to the highest quality.
• The ability to work well in a team, to understand others points of view and constructively take on board any points made, whilst at the same time suggesting possible ideas for consideration.
• The ability to gather relevant information, notice relationships between different pieces of information, reason from clause to effect and generate effective solutions to practical problems.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the taxation relationship services with a portfolio of clients, helping them to comply with their taxation filing and payment obligations and working with them to manage their taxation affairs.

Your direct client responsibilities

• Management of the tax relationship of the clients within your portfolio, which will include partnerships, LLPs, trusts, individuals, (partners, employees and self-employed).
• Managing and overseeing the personal tax compliance cycle (including tax computations, returns and payments) and liaison with the client and HM Revenue & Customs.
• Preparing tax reserves for partnerships and LLPs and where appropriate reviewing them when completed by junior members of the team.
• Delegation of preparatory aspects of personal tax work to supervisors and assistants and review of their work.
• Liaison with other agents and third parties such as investment managers, stockbrokers and banks where necessary.
• Set up and run meetings with clients to discuss their tax affairs and future tax planning opportunities.
• Dealing with HM Revenue enquiries into tax returns on client portfolio and other clients as appropriate.
• Providing clients with ad hoc tax planning, proactively as well as reactively both in the UK and overseas.
• Be actively involved in the provision of advisory services to clients, including clients of other departments and offices.
• Billing responsibility for all tax work on client portfolio. Balancing the requirement to maximise recovery and manage client expectations.
• Preparation of budgets as appropriate for taxation compliance work on client portfolio.
• Prioritise and organise own work in a manner which is acceptable to all the partners and managers to which you work with.

Closing Date: 01 April 2021

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.