Private Client Senior Manager (0530)

PKF Littlejohn is one of the leading challenger firms in the UK with offices in London, Leeds and Manchester.  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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Tax 

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 ambitious, confident individual, with a strong academic background to join the Private Client Tax Team.

As a Team we have a very broad range of clients, including a number of HNW and UHNW individuals and family groups.  Their tax affairs cover residence and domicile issues, UK and offshore Trusts, self-employed, company directors, landlords both resident and non-resident, with UK and overseas properties, partners of LLPs and LLCs.

The successful candidate will be a member of the Team, responsible for assisting the Directors and Partners in servicing clients and delivering services.  They will take responsibility for their own work, and for managing and motivating trainee staff.

They may have specialist skills but will primarily be responsible for assisting with the management of a condensed portfolio of clients in a variety of sectors in conjunction with more senior members of the Private Client Tax team.  The successful candidate will review work with minimal Partner/Director input in respect of clients with straightforward personal Tax Returns.  They should also have an understanding of their own experience and know when to seek additional support.  They will also work on more complex clients alongside a Partner/Director.

Client Responsibilities

To be responsible for a portfolio of clients, providing compliance and consultancy advice; responsibilities might include the following:
•    Supporting the partner and directors with Business Development activities, including attending new client meetings, and contributing to the regular articles that the Team produces for external newsletters
•    The delivery of advisory work on a wide range of tax planning issues, such as Trust & Estate planning, International aspects including pre-arrival and pre-departure planning, pension planning, profit extraction and issues for owner managed businesses.
•    Reviewing clients’ Self-Assessment Tax Returns prepared by the staff, and sign-off of letters/computations where permission has been designated by a senior manager, director or partner.
•    Manage WIP and billing for own clients, ensuring commercial recoveries
•    Handling client queries
•    Review of online CGT Returns and advising clients thereon.
•    Responsibility for ensuring procedures are adhered to for clients on your allocation.

Special work/adhoc assignments

•    Responsibility for some administrative requirements and projects required to ensure the smooth operation of the Private Client Tax team.

People Management 

•    The post-holder will be jointly responsible for managing trainees, mentoring and providing feedback

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 trainees. 
Opportunities 

Career progression at PKF Littlejohn LLP is meritocratic. The Private Client Tax team is growing; there is therefore ample scope for progression.  Career progression is reviewed at the annual appraisal.

Qualifications
•    ACA/CA/CTA or equivalent 

Experience
•    Able to explain complex issues in a way non-PC experts will understand
•    Up-to-date technical skills and experience, across a broad range of clients and areas of Private Client tax
•    Ability to manage a client portfolio profitably.
•    Excellent written English
•    Ability to support with tax advisory matters and report writing

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