Purpose and aim of the role
The role requires an ambitious, confident individual, with excellent knowledge of corporate tax to join the growing Corporate Tax [CT] Team.
The successful candidate will be a member of the Team, responsible for assisting CT management, Directors and Partners in servicing clients, delivering CT services and managing the people within the department.
The role holder may have specialist skills but will primarily be responsible for managing a portfolio of clients in a variety of sectors. The successful candidate should have experience reviewing work electronically with minimal Partner/Director input within their existing team.
Client 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 responsibilities:
- Review provisions (including tax accounting schedules) and final tax computations
- Prepare advisory work on a wide range of business tax issues such as expanding into different jurisdictions, setting up a share scheme or restructuring a group to make it more tax efficient
- Build and maintain relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
- Manage WIP and billing for own clients, ensuring commercial recoveries
- Potential general management of direct reports, including delivering their appraisals
Special work/ad hoc assignments
Work may include the following:
- Support with tender proposals
- Due diligence
- Opportunities to train staff on CT matters
- Investigation and resolution of CT queries
- Assistance in CT marketing initiatives
People Management
The post-holder will be jointly responsible for managing a team and will have the opportunity to manage some direct reports following successful completion of probation.
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 junior staff.
Opportunities
Career progression at PKF Littlejohn LLP is meritocratic. The CT department is growing; there is therefore ample scope for progression. Career progression is reviewed at the annual appraisal.
