TAX SENIOR

Job details
  • Job Ref: RLTXGH001
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Location: Southend
  • Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 pa

PURPOSE OF ROLE

  • To apply the relevant technical skills and to work as part of the Tax team by applying thosetechnical skills and by carrying out tasks assigned to you.
  • To take responsibility for individual assignments, ensuring the effective and timely delivery and the quality of service meets the firm’s aims.
  • Oversee a portfolio of personal taxclients.
  • Assist with tax consultingprojects

 

REPORTS TO

  • You will report to Directors, Associates, Managers and ClientManagers

 

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

TECHNICAL

  • Apply practical experience and technical knowledge to fulfil the purpose of yourrole
  • Prioritise and be accountable for the planning and completion of the work assigned toyou
  • Build on your practical workexperience
  • Complete assignments for passing to Director or Associate withoutsupervision
  • Review junior Team Members’work
  • Follow the firm’s systems and processes and apply themeffectively.
  • Oversee a portfolio of personal taxclients
  • Assist with tax consultingprojects.

 

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

  • Supervise and support junior Team Members onassignments

 

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

  • Be confident at asking questions and raising queries with other TeamMembers
  • Discussandclearbasicquerieswithclients,asinstructedbytheSupervisor
  • Confidentlycommunicatewithclientstobuildrelationshipsandresolvequeriesasfaraspossible

 

COMMERCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL

  • Is commercially focused, understands the business environment and changes likely to impact clients

 

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS

ADMINISTRATION

  • Complete your timesheet in a timelymanner
  • Maintain your Outlook calendar and ensure it is fully up-to-date at alltimes

 

HR

  • Performance Management – Student Tax TeamMembers

-       Provide feedback where appropriate or requested to doso

  • Performance Management -Self

-       Take feedback on board or request feedback whereappropriate

  • Appraisals

-       Complete appraisaldocumentation

-       Attend AppraisalMeetings

-       Complete Action Points arising from AppraisalMeeting

  • InformHRofanychangesinthepersonalinformationheldbythefirm
  • Utilise the firms IT systems to work efficiently andeffectively
  • Report issues arising to the ITteam
  • Attend IT training sessions arerequired

IT

 

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

  • Consider your individual learning and development needs and liaise with your Line Manager to ensure where necessary, such objectives aremet
  • Ensure annual declarations are made to regulatorybody
  • Ensure CPD Record is completed on an annualbasis

 

MARKETING

  • Assist in marketing and promotional activities of the firm asrequested

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

  • ATT/CTAqualified
  • Up-to-date and appropriate knowledge and skills in your technical field to enable you to fulfil the purpose of yourrole
  • Computer skills appropriate to yourrole
  • Verbal and written communication skills appropriate to yourrole

 

BEHAVIOURS

CORE VALUES

All Team Members are expected to demonstrate our values of Passionate, Personal and

Professional:

  • Understands the firm’s ethos of ‘passionate, personal and professional’ and uses this in your approach to work and clients, and follow the service standardsset.
  • A personal approach is applied to everything you do, internally and externally; ensuring you always consider the recipient of your communications andactions.
  • Always behaves professionally; demonstrates strong moral values; uses common sense and practical approach to overcome problems, applying sensitivity in difficult or tensesituations.

 

TECHNICAL

  • Applies technical competence acquired through gaining a professional qualification or  through years ofexperience.
  • Refines skills, knowledge and expertise through continued technical and practicallearning.

 

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

  • Completes more complex tasks within timeframes undersupervision.
  • Participates actively in all formal learning and developmentopportunities.
  • Activelyadvises,coachesandmotivatesotherteammemberstomeetpersonalandteamtargets

 

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

  • Worksasaneffectiveteammember,sharinginformationandprovidingpeerswithassistance.
  • Works co-operatively in teams, sharing, gaining and gatheringinformation.
  • Demonstrates rapport with peers and confidently deals with team members andclients.
  • Able to deal with difficult interpersonalsituations.

 

LEADERSHIP

  • Meets performance expectations and acts as a role model for junior teammembers.
  • Demonstrates high energy andenthusiasm.
  • Actively pursues continuing learning anddevelopment.
  • Understands the firm’s vision and business strategy and your contribution tothem.
  • Understands the firm’s structure, the people and the services weprovide.
  • Demonstratesagenuineinterestintheclient’sbusinessandunderstandstheirindustry/sector.

 

Our client is offering a very compettive package, life assurance, yearly bonus, private parking 

and clearly defined progression path.

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