PKF is the 12th largest accountancy brand and the 12th largest audit practice in the UK. We are also an active member of PKF Global, an international network of legally independent accounting firms that gives us an on the ground presence in 150 countries around the world with access to more than 20,000 people across 440 offices globally.

We provide a full range of audit, accountancy, tax and advisory services, and are experts at simplifying complexity. We are particularly well-known for working with complex clients with challenging issues in fast-moving and highly technical areas, such as the insurance industry, the global capital markets and the not for profit sector. Our aim is to understand people, the organisations they run, and what matters to them, so we can simplify complexity and help them achieve their ambitions.

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The division provides VAT, Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Personal Tax, Global Mobility and Employment Tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients and prides itself on the quality of service, high degree of professionalism and personal approach that is offered to each and every client.

The division has a growing number of Corporate Clients, with the team regularly involved in a number of transactional pieces of advisory work, across a variety of sectors and covering a variety of taxation issues. These can impact both the company and individuals, for example, demergers, restructuring, acquisitions and disposals.

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Purpose and aim of the role

The role requires an experienced, self-reliant, diligent, commercially focused individual, with a strong academic and professional background to join the growing Corporate Tax Team as a Corporate Tax Manager or Senior Manager. The successful candidate will be a member of the Team, responsible for assisting the Partners (Directors and Senior Managers) in servicing clients, delivering CT services, managing people and functions within the team.

The role will involve Corporate Tax compliance work both portfolio management and support for the wider team depending on the seniority of the hire, including support to the audit teams as required, a variety of advisory services and business development.  The successful candidate will have a strong proven compliance background enabling them to review, support, manage risk and identify opportunities in relation to compliance work. This includes preparing and if appropriate reviewing provisions (including tax accounting) and tax computations prepared by other members of the team.

They will also ideally have experience in the delivery of some advisory projects, such as acquisitions, disposals, structuring, cross- border expansion, capital allowances and R&D claims. Establishing and successfully developing client relationships will be a core part of the role.  In addition to this an understanding of key client management and risk processes is required. Support for other tax elements of the client portfolio will be provided by other teams within the tax division (Transfer Pricing, VAT, etc.) and overseas member firms of the PKF Network who you will be required to liaise with from time to time.

The team is growing, and promotion opportunities would be available in the future for a successful and ambitious candidate.  Upon completion of probation, the successful candidate will be the primary relationship contact for a number of clients, and they will be expected to grow and develop the opportunities from these relationships. For a hire at Senior Manager and experienced Manager, you will be expected to develop new client relationships, supporting and contributing to the growth of the team. 

Responsibilities
The CT team at PKF Littlejohn LLP deals with a broad range of consultancy work emanating from a wide variety of clients.  The list below includes some of the advisory opportunities that may be available in conjunction with the Directors and Partners as appropriate

• Support to audit teams as part of a tax expert team in respect of large and listed audit only clients
• Support in respect of transactions, including restructuring, due diligence
• Research and development claims
• Equity incentivisation
• Inbound and outbound expansion
• Investigation and resolution of CT queries
  In addition to this, there will be the opportunity to be involved in some business development and new work opportunities.
• Helping to oversee general departmental matters
• To ensure the smooth running of the department, tasks to include (in conjunction with Partners and Directors where appropriate based on seniority of hire).
• Scheduling of resources to assist with the delivery of work 
• Oversight of deadlines in a timely manner in respect of work allocation
• Experience in onboarding clients
• Manage WIP and billing for own clients, ensuring commercial recoveries
• Management and development of more junior members of the team to deliver work and provision of feedback
• Responsibility for some administrative requirements and projects required to ensure the smooth operation of the corporation tax team
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Effective liaison with specialists in other areas of taxation, other departments within the firm and legal teams to provide coherent and joined up solutions
• Business development activities including client presentations, writing articles, RFP’s and new business opportunities
• Active and constructive contribution to team and internal meetings 

People Management
The post-holder will be responsible for managing staff and will manage direct reports, including mentoring them on their career journey.
PKF Littlejohn LLP believes strongly in encouraging the personal development of each member of staff and the Firm supports and provides internal and external training courses as well as professional updates on technical and non-technical subjects.  In addition to managing their own development, individuals are expected to encourage and take an active role in the training and development of staff.

Opportunities
Career progression at PKF Littlejohn LLP is meritocratic. The CT department is growing; there is therefore scope for progression based on performance, ability and contribution.  Career progression is reviewed at the annual appraisal and discussed as part of structured feedback

• Proven skills in Taxation, including specifically UK Corporation Tax and associated matters.
• Solid and consistent experience at Assistant Manager, Manager or Senior Manager at a comparable firm
• Ability to explain complex issues in a way non-CT experts will understand
• Up-to-date technical skills and experience, across a broad range of SME and large corporate tax issues.
• Ability to manage and deliver compliance work profitably
• Ability to support on a wide range of tax advisory matters and report writing (including due diligence)    

Desirable but not essential

• Relevant professional qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CTA)

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