Tax Dispute Resolution Assistant Manager - BDO UK LLP : Job Details

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We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our national Tax Dispute Resolution team is one of the largest in professional services and practices within all areas of UK tax. We help private individuals and businesses with complex tax problems that need resolving. We offer bespoke solutions with senior level tax advice to bring tax affairs up to date with HMRC. This means our team is as diverse as our clients, with deep expertise to learn from and develop. Our clients range from large multinationals to family run businesses, individuals, trusts and partnerships.

The variety of high-quality, one-off project work and our breadth of experience inspires a collaborative and supportive culture. We're proud to be a team with a strong family feel. Here you can follow your own path at your own pace - with plenty of opportunities to gain more exposure to clients, develop a specialism and mentor more junior members of the team.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it’s advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. We are looking for someone:

• To assist the everyday running of the investigation or voluntary disclosure for a portfolio of clients

• Prepare investigation reports, including all computational aspects of the report, for submission to the HMRC, working directly to a manager or director and delegating appropriate tasks to more junior staff. (Each job will normally require a report to be prepared and submitted to the HMRC. This will include having the report agreed by the partner and client beforehand)

• Liaise directly with clients, contacts and other parties to ensure work is done and produced according to the desired timescales

• Prepare agendas for all meeting with clients and/or HMRC and ensure that all points are followed up after the meeting

• Prepare work plans and liaise with the managers/director to ensure that the disclosure report covers all areas included in the work plan

• Support the negotiation of the settlement by providing the partner or director with an aide memoir in relation to the details of the case and the specific technical arguments that are likely to arise

• Assist with the billing and collection in respect of each client in their portfolio

• Identify and recognise business and sales opportunities and informs the manager/partner and client as appropriate

• Maintain a network of professional and business contacts

• Act as an ambassador of the firm, keep abreast of the wide range of services the firm offers and suggest innovative products and services.

• Professional qualification (ACA and/or CTA) being taken

• Some tax enquiry experience desirable

• Be able to develop a clear understanding of relevant legislation and strong communication skills

• Good knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Lotus Notes

You’ll also be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.