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Tax consultant
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: 50k Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
This role involves managing a portfolio of private clients, delivering a quality and professional service to clients at all times, together with administrative responsibilities within the Private Client team.
Client Service and Care
•To manage a portfolio of personal tax clients within the Private Client Team.
•To prepare final accounts from both manual and computerised records.
•To carry out general accountancy services, including maintaining accounting records; preparation of control accounts and resolving of problems arising from incomplete records; preparation of VAT returns (if required).
•To prepare self assessment tax returns, capital gains tax computations and other tax compliance work.
•To arrange payments of tax either directly or via the client.
•To agree liabilities or arranging for appeals.
•To draft correspondence to the Inland Revenue.
•To consider planning opportunities as they arise and producing suggestions for the consideration of Managers and Partners.
•To recommend improvements to clients’ records, systems and practices and assist as and when needed.
•To organise and run every assignment as effectively and efficiently as possible to the firm’s standards and to ensure effective completion before review.
•To control work-in-progress and to raise fee notes as early as possible during every assignment.
•To work with team members and clients at all times to produce work effectively and to further good relations and to promote the firm’s image and services.
Technical
•To resolve basic technical queries when instructed by clients or partners.
•To demonstrate up-to-date tax knowledge and application of current tax legislation. (This will be done by normal professional reading and attendance at both in-house and external courses).
•To maintain records of technical development time and to provide adequate details to the firm’s HR Department in accordance with the firm’s rules and procedures.
Requirements
Essential
2.2 degree or equivalent
3 A levels at grades A-C, or equivalent
Experience preparing and filing UK client returns; basic knowledge of tax matters relating to private clients
MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Excellent interpersonal communication skills in order to interact professionally with internal and external clients
Someone who is committed to expanding their personal tax knowledge and experience
Desirable
2.1 degree, or eq
Tax Consultant (ATT Qualified)
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: 40k+ Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
This role involves managing a portfolio of private clients, delivering a quality and professional service to clients at all times, together with administrative responsibilities within the Private Client team.
Client Service and Care
•To manage a portfolio of personal tax clients within the Private Client Team.
•To prepare final accounts from both manual and computerised records.
•To carry out general accountancy services, including maintaining accounting records; preparation of control accounts and resolving of problems arising from incomplete records; preparation of VAT returns (if required).
•To prepare self assessment tax returns, capital gains tax computations and other tax compliance work.
•To arrange payments of tax either directly or via the client.
•To agree liabilities or arranging for appeals.
•To draft correspondence to the Inland Revenue.
•To consider planning opportunities as they arise and producing suggestions for the consideration of Managers and Partners.
•To recommend improvements to clients’ records, systems and practices and assist as and when needed.
•To organise and run every assignment as effectively and efficiently as possible to the firm’s standards and to ensure effective completion before review.
•To control work-in-progress and to raise fee notes as early as possible during every assignment.
•To work with team members and clients at all times to produce work effectively and to further good relations and to promote the firm’s image and services.
Technical
•To resolve basic technical queries when instructed by clients or partners.
•To demonstrate up-to-date tax knowledge and application of current tax legislation. (This will be done by normal professional reading and attendance at both in-house and external courses).
•To maintain records of technical development time and to provide adequate details to the firm’s HR Department in accordance with the firm’s rules and procedures.
Requirements
Essential
2.2 degree or equivalent
3 A levels at grades A-C, or equivalent
ATT Qualified
Experience preparing and filing UK client returns; basic knowledge of tax matters relating to private clients
MS Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Excellent interpersonal communication skills in order to interact professionally with internal and external clients
Someone who is committed to expanding their personal tax knowledge and experience
Desirable
Personal Tax Manager
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
Our client a top 15 accountancy firm is looking for a Manager within the private client team. You will primarily have an advisory focus, being responsible for providing high level advice on a number of issues.
Job Responsibilities
Providing high level advice on a number of issues including:
Capital gains tax planning;
Inheritance tax planning;
Non-domicile and residence issues;
Income tax planning;
In addition you will be expected to participate in bringing new offerings to the market;
You will have responsibility for a portfolio of clients which will include wealthy individuals including entrepreneurs, company directors, shareholders of owner-managed businesses and people with inherited wealth.
Managing a portfolio of clients, including acting as one of the main points of contact for the client and liaising with other advisors;
Overseeing the annual compliance cycle on your client portfolio;
Advising clients and contacts regarding planning opportunities (CGT, IT, IHT);
Helping to develop the business and to seek new opportunities both within and externally;
Managing WIPs and issuing fees on a timely basis;
Person Specification
A highly skilled manager with both technical and personal skills to progress to a Senior Manager.
Strong client handling skills and the ability to develop good relationships with clients and other professionals
Interest in business development and in the promotion of the department both internally and externally with a view to generating work
The individual would be expected to delegate effectively, review work and have the ability to encourage and foster the development of the more junior members of the department
Committed to driving forward the growth of the practice.
The individual should have a strong interest in the technical side of tax, which represents itself in a high level of technical work.
Inheritance tax and capital gains tax, include international aspects such as residence and domicile
Top 15 Firm - Banking Audit Senior Manager
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
Our client, a Top 15 accountancy firm is lookng for a Senior Audit Manager you will manage and build on a portfolio of Banking sector clients and carry out work to a high technical standard. Must be ACA, ACCA qualified to sign off Audit.
Job responsibilities
To manage a portfolio of Banking sector clients.
To support and maintain quality standards.
To fulfil a training /mentoring role for junior members of the team
Perform a business development role, particularly in developing the foreign banking and investment management sectors
To be part of the senior management team and to develop the client portfolio.
To control the financial aspects of a client portfolio; including budgeting, negotiating, billing and recovery.
To effectively deploy staff on assignments.
To be involved in ad-hoc advisory assignments as and when required, such as governance reviews, risk management reviews, process transformation and project management, internal audit, operational performance reviews, risk measurement and controls, and suspense clearing.
Person Specification
Qualified accountant - ACA/ACCA or international equivalent (essential).
Previous banking or investment management audit experience (desirable).
Experience in managing audit and or advisory assignments of varying sizes.
Act as a role model setting high standards of quality and demonstrating commitment to self development as well as team development.
Experience in managing people.
Develops and maintains realistic and achievable project plans.
Communicates team goals with clarity, sets clear objectives for team members that are aligned to business plans and objectives and monitors and assesses performance, providing timely feedback and support as necessary.
Effectively recruits, promotes and develops talent within the team, ensuring equal opportunities and providing feedback.
Contributes to the development of new initiatives and proposes appropriate approaches to problems.
Maintains and applies an up-to-date knowledge of the firm’s risk management policies and operational procedures and ensures team adherence to these.
Ensures client expectations and issues are understood, developing collaborative relationships and taking action to break down ‘silo barriers’.
Ensures fees are collected in a timely manner, following up with clients as necessary.
Selects, analyses and presents information to enable effective decision making and effectively communication results.
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Audit Manager
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: 60k + Benefits Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
Our leading Accountancy firm is looking for a Audit Manager to proactively manage an audit portfolio in order to complete timely audits within budget and develop opportunities for creating new business from those clients.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning and delivery of audits and ad hoc projects for a portfolio of clients (fees c £350k) and specialist assignments, coordinating all relevant input to meet client needs, compliance standards and budget.
• Lead team planning meetings ensuring all relevant parties attend and fees and opportunities are considered and agreed
• Set the field work standards and monitor team activity to ensure all audit testing is delivered on time and documented to company standard, providing appropriate coaching and feedback as necessary.
• Ensure the Account Manager is made aware of any potential overruns with recommendations in order to justify and obtain additional fees and assist the tax experts by highlighting any possible issues.
• Line manage, coach and motivate team members, undertaking assignment reviews and involvement in regular appraisals, in order to develop their skills, the expertise within the team and Target’s reputation for quality work.
• Prepare technically complete and accurate sets of accounts for concurring review, which reflect the figures available from the field-work and are final except for review points.
• Review the complete file and hold planning and clearance meetings with the client ensuing finalised accounts are issued promptly and in line with clients’ requirements.
• Develop client relationships and identify new business opportunities (project work) to increase income and client satisfaction.
Key Relationships:
• Clients (MDs, FDs, FC’s)
• Team Manager
• Account Manager
• Audit and Tax Teams
• Operational support
Decision Making:
• Determine audit scope and budget for portfolio of clients
• Decide on the order of testing on an audit taking into account information provided
• Determine any gaps in testing and revise scope
Problem Solving:
• Takes action to ensure assignments are undertaken to budget
• Manage the process of resourcing assignments.
• Ensure files prepared for review with minimal points outstanding
• Coach and support team members to ensure quality standards met or exceeded.
Education and Training:
• ACA (or equivalent) and ongoing CPD.
Experience:
• Normally at least 2 - 3 years post
Compliance Administrator
Location: Any Sector: Compliance & Risk Salary: Type: Any
Role / Responsibilities / Details
The role involves assisting with monitoring and providing administrative assistance to a Compliance team.
Key responsibilities involves the following:
- Investment guideline and restriction monitoring
- PA Dealing Register
- Gifts and Entertainment Register
- Breaches Register
- Complete monitoring tasks as directed by Head of Compliance
- Maintain restricted lists and reporting function
- Undertake ad hoc projects as allocated by Head of Compliance
In order to be considered for this role, the key requirements are as follows:
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:
- A level or equivalent
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge of Bloomberg system (preferable)
- Recent relevant industry experience to include some monitoring experience
OTHER KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS, E.G. MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL ETC:
- Good verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to prepare and deliver written reports to specified time frames;
- Self motivated person with confidence to deal with individuals at all levels across the business;
- Ability to build positive relationships across the business and commitment to contributing to a positive compliance culture.;
- Clear and complete record-keeping essential.
If interested, please send your CV in Word format to Neville at neville@nevillenash.com
Internal Audit Manager
Location: London - City & Docklands Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: £45-£55K Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for an internal audit manager to join an audit team of a global financial institution.
This role involves:
• Provide a reliable and independent assurance to the Executive Management team in order to ensure the effectiveness of the risk management and governance of moderating the high risk investment banking.
• Compiling audit assignments adhering to relevant policies and standards in terms of quality procedures and also the annual audit plan.
This is an excellent career opportunity as the organisation will provide exceptional training to the successful candidate, in addition to opportunity for travel to abroad.
The successful candidate must have the relevant accounting qualification, e.g. ACA/ ACCA etc, and a degree pass of 2.1 or above.
Business Development Executive
Location: London - All Sector: n/a Salary: Type: Any
Role / Responsibilities / Details
Our Client is a London based independent currency and alternative investment manager with over US$13 billion in assets under management for global institutional clients.
The responsibilities of the business development executive include:
• Business development: research, analysis and follow-up of business opportunities in different geographies and investor segments
• Consultant relations: communication with consultants and overseeing contributions to consultant databases, requests and surveys and RFPs
• Client relationship management: responding efficiently to client requests
• Product strategy: analysis of product trends and competitors and messaging of investment strategies
Head of Audit
Location: London - West End & Central Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: £40-£50K Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for a Head of Audit to join a London based top-tier insurance company. The remuneration package is very attractive with up to 90K annual salary plus bonus up to 25% based on individual performance.
The role involves:
• Overseeing the Internal Audit function and deliver the Annual Audit Plan for the company in a professional manner.
• Ensure the organisation adheres to external regulations, legislation and as well as internal procedures.
• Reporting to the Chief Executive and overseeing the Internal Audit function in the organisation.
In order to be considered for this role, you must be a qualified Internal Auditor with experience in servicing a role as an Audit Manager from within the insurance sector. Ideally you should demonstrate a strong knowledge of audit procedures, corporate governance, and risk-driven audit technique. Having good knowledge of system analysis and computer technology principles is a bonus.
Audit Executive
Location: London - City & Docklands Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: £50-£55K Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for an audit executive to join an accounting team within a London based international financial service company. This is a very important position that contributes to the financial planning and the growth of this organisation.
The role involves:
• To undertake financial and operational audits for the organisation’s control framework.
• To identify and draft appropriate recommendations for rectifying control weaknesses.
• Organise presentation and reports to communicate with the rest of the team and management on regular basis.
The ideal candidate must have the following skills and experience:
• Minimum 3 years of internal and external audit experience in an internationally recognised company.
• Professionally qualified with a recognised auditing or accounting qualification, e.g. ACCA, CIMA, etc
• Experience of financial services industry
• Strong communication skills with strong team spirit.
• Willing to travel to various locations overseas and occasionally sporadic travel.
The remuneration package is very competitive with a comprehensive benefits package.
Strategic Accountant
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: £50-£55K Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for a qualified Strategic Accountant to join top-tier Law firm based in London. An ideal candidate should have strong business and analytical skills that can contribute to the professional service environment.
The role will involve the following:
• Implement business planning
• Analysis of key sectors and the provision of commentaries to help guide the Management and to focus on the main issues and further develop profitable areas.
• Provide performance analysis on key business areas, working alongside of assisting partners.
• Support planning and forecasting process, analyse/assess the profitability of key clients, sectors and groups.
The successful candidate must be fully qualified with ACA/ACCA/CIMA with preferably at least 2 years of PQE experience within a recognised Law practice.
Fund Accounting Manager
Location: London - All Sector: Accountancy & Finance Salary: competitive + bo Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for a Qualified Fund Accounting Manager to join a busy London office. Desirably, the successful candidate should have good understanding and experience across a range of disciplines such as middle and back office, fund accounting and client relationship management. The role also involves liaising with staff and clients on a variety of accounting and operational issues, as well as to develop and maintain important client relationships.
The role will involve the following:
• Management of processes to ensure Operations, P&L and Accounting functions are performed accurately and efficiently.
• Review of weekly NAVs prior to release to client.
• Perform a regular review of all MIS to monitor breaks and perform root cause analysis.
• Act as liaison between client and prime brokers and counterparts to facilitate break resolution when required.
• Establish and drive strong relationships with clients and maintain regular client contact to ensure that satisfaction levels are high
• Monitor the timeliness of the NAV delivery, assist in resolving bottlenecks and look for process improvements
To be considered for this role, the ideal candidate must be prepared to satisfy the below:
• Have understanding of financial markets instruments such as Fixed Income, Equity, Money Market and OTC Products
• Strong client focus skills and commitment to delivering quality at all times
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a strong control environment
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight internal and client deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication and client relationship management skills
Financial Accountant
Location: London - West End & Central Sector: n/a Salary: £25K-£30K Type: Contract
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for a Financial Accountant to join a London City based insurance broker. The insurance company require an accountant to assist a number of areas:
- Controlling and posting manual invoices
- Reconciling balance sheet accounts
- Preparing revenue and expense reports for analysis
- Time-sheet WIP accruals based on hours
In order to qualify for this role, the successful candidate must have accounting qualification, i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc and preferably have previous experience in financial control (reconciling revenue and expensive, balance sheets, preparing accruals etc). Having experience in accounting for insurance industry is a bonus.
Internal Control Analyst
Location: London - City & Docklands Sector: n/a Salary: £27k- £35K Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for an Internal Control Analyst to join a commodities trading company based in London. The role mainly involves designing, developing, implementing a good practice internal controls framework for finance.
The role will also include the following:
-To identify/re-validate risks to the achievement of financial and operational objectives, associated controls / control gaps
-To design and implement new controls to remediate identified weaknesses
-Developing and implementing Finance Policies which align to the Finance Internal Controls Framework
-To ensure the Internal Controls Framework clearly identifies / links to SAP segregation of duties risks and associated controls (as documented in Compliance Calibrator)
The ideal candidate should ideally have proven experience in developing and implementing risk and control framework within a complex and financial organisation. A detailed knowledge and understanding of internal controls, fraud and risk requirements are crucial for this role. Having experience in assessing, designing and managing controls are necessary skills. The successful candidate must have the relevant qualification, i.e. ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
Compliance Administrator
Location: London - West End & Central Sector: n/a Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent
Role / Responsibilities / Details
We are looking for a Compliance Administrator to join a global financial institution’s market division based in London. The role involves assisting the Head and Deputy Header of Compliance in support of the strategic direction of Compliance covering various activities, including performing the annual Compliance Risk Assessment, compiling the annual Compliance Plan and draft coherent annual plan.
The role also involves the following:
- Responsible for ensuring all Compliance policies and procedures are maintained with the latest market directives and legislation.
- Assist the senior management in providing data to drive strategic decisions within the company.
- Assist in monitoring activities like associated analysis and documenting findings
- Assist with the ongoing identification, maintenance and recording of all regulatory change impacting with the support of the Senior Compliance Officers.
- Assist in the collation, production and distribution of the Compliance MI Report on a monthly basis.
- Co-ordinate the administration of Compliance led projects to ensure that documentation is maintained, sufficient audit trails are in place and deadlines are being met / managed accordingly.
In order to apply for this role, it is essential that the ideal candidate has experience in a banking environment with exposure to regulatory and operational practices. Interested individuals, please get in touch.