Business Tax Manager - Southampton

A leading firm of chartered accountants with offices across the South coast is looking for an experienced Business Tax Senior/Manager to be based in their Southampton office.

You will be working with both individuals and businesses to help them meet the complex demands for UK tax reporting and to structure their affairs in the most tax-efficient way both for now and the future. The role will therefore include tax compliance, planning and strategy.

The role will be varied and challenging and will include building and maintaining business relationships with clients and providing high levels of client service whilst managing client expectations; reviewing corporation tax computations for a portfolio of business clients; advising companies of their tax liabilities; managing HMRC enquiries on behalf of clients; research and planning on specific projects; contributing to winning new work by providing a great service to our existing clients and helping us win new clients through business development and tenders; managing the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical, business-driven approach.

The firm are looking for someone who is either ACA, ATT or CTA qualified with experience in corporate tax compliance and advisory work and who has been employed at a corporate tax manager level. Your experience will, ideally, have been gained in a large or medium-sized accountancy practice in a specialist tax role.

They are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who enjoys working as part of a team. You must be confident and comfortable interacting with your colleagues and a wide range of lovely, but sometimes demanding, clients. You must be able to manage yourself, be organised, work to deadlines and be happy to take responsibility for your work.

A highly competitive remuneration package is on offer for this advisory, client-facing role with clear prospects for career progression and, for the right person, possible future partnership.

If this sounds like the sort of opportunity you would like to investigate further please apply now and contact Debbie Stent directly on 07900 224915 for a confidential career discussion.

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