Tax Manager, Saffery Champness, Inverness

Saffery Champness, a top 20 firm of Chartered Accountants are seeking a proactive, accomplished and ambitious Tax Manager to join Saffery Champness in Inverness. This appointment is key to driving further growth and comes at a time of high profitability, continuing confidence and tangible ambition within the firm. Saffery Champness is one of the most dynamic and progressive firms across the United Kingdom.

Details about the Client

Saffery Champness are a leading firm and registered fiduciaries whose concept of service is to solve problems, take advantage of opportunities and turn advice into action. For over 160 years they have provided advice to clients and, thanks to their distinctive partnership culture, they work together to deliver the very best for them.

Detailed Job Description

The Role:

• Review of personal, partnership, LLP, trust and corporate tax returns.
• Recognising and advising on planning points for clients that may arise as a result of tax return reviews or other correspondence.
• Review of simple ad hoc advisory work prepared by team members.
• Assisting partners with requests for information on planning opportunities, with appropriately researched and documented alternatives.
• Preparation of detailed and technical tax advisory reports for clients.
• Self-awareness of own knowledge of the appropriate legislation is vital to be able to guide and educate colleagues. Critically, it is necessary to know where an answer cannot be provided without further consultation and to be able to research and consult within the firm for the best advice.
• Correspondence with HMRC where enquiries are raised into self-assessment tax return.
• Management and development of more junior staff.

Candidate's Profile

The ideal candidate will be a qualified individual (ICAS, ACA, ACCA or CTA) who will enjoy dealing with a dynamic and technically challenging client base. It is likely that you will already have some managerial experience and at least 3 years pqe gained in a tax environment.

What's on offer

In return for your experience, Saffery Champness will offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a personal and progressive work environment. They provide training and development opportunities for all staff, as their achievement of the Investors in People accreditation has demonstrated.

You will have a superb platform from which to attract some of the most high profile individuals and businesses across the North and further afield. You will join a group of Managers, Senior Managers and Partners who plan for growth and enjoy working with enthusiastic and like minded peers.

Please apply with a copy of your CV or call 01224 219 062. Your enquiry will be handled personally by Michael Page Public Practice Managing Consultant, Colin Newbury. Your confidentiality is assured.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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