Maternity Cover: Assistant Manager (Personal Tax) - Saffery Champness, High Wycombe / Remote

Maternity Cover: Assistant Manager (Personal Tax) - High Wycombe
Job title: Maternity Cover: Assistant Manager (Personal Tax)

Department: Tax

Job Type: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity cover)

Location: High Wycombe

A personal tax Assistant Manager is being sought to join the High Wycombe team on a fixed-term basis. The office provides direct tax support, both compliance and advisory, to external clients and also internal London partners, dealing with an extensive private client base.

The role

The successful applicant will be responsible for their own portfolio of high net worth private clients which will include being involved in the day-to-day administration of the portfolio including all aspects of compliance, managing and overseeing more junior staff and assisting with planning projects. Reporting will be to the group’s senior manager and to the partners.

The team

The tax team is split into two disciplines, personal and corporate, with a total of six professionals ranging from trainee to Senior Manager.

The office

Located in High Wycombe near to the high street. The office has a total team of twenty-one, leading in Audit, Tax and support, with three leading Partners.

You

The ideal candidate will be an existing Assistant Manager (or equivalent level), and will be able to demonstrate experience in managing juniors, juggling a portfolio and who has a solid personal tax background.

The successful applicant will require confidence in dealing with clients and partners, be able to use their own initiative and problem solve. With this fixed-term contract come the pre-requisites that the candidate is motivated, a team player and able to meet deadlines.

Salary/benefits

A 35-hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am-12pm / 2pm-4pm
Working from home allowance of £25 a month.
Eligibility for the firm’s Profit Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm.
Competitive annual salary depending upon experience.
Twenty-five days annual leave. This increases in line with length of service.
In addition, under the SeleCt flexible benefits programme, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to five days holiday a year, subject to manager approval.
Life assurance cover of three times salary, which you may increase to four x salary under the SeleCt flexible benefit programme.
Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 4% of salary on a matched basis with employee after six months service)
Six-month probationary period or pro rata per FTC length.
Access to a number of other benefits with preferential rates under the SeleCt flexible benefit programme, which include; health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and optical plan and private medical insurance (dependent on the level of the role). More information can be found online.
Reward gateway includes benefits such as discounted retail, travel & activities.