Job Description

About Us
Armstrong Watson are a trusted and leading independent Accountancy and Business Advisory firm based in the North of England and Scotland. Our services and advice are all centred around our Quest to support our clients to achieve prosperity, a secure future and peace of mind, which cannot be achieved without the expertise of our dedicated and valued colleagues.
With approximately 700 colleagues situated across 19 offices, our people and our culture are at the heart of what we do. We recognise the unique impact we have on not only our clients, but also our colleagues, and the communities in which we operate. Our success is dependent on every colleague embracing all four of our core values: Honesty, Humanity, Trust and Passion.
The Role
Due to continued growth, we are now recruiting for a Tax Compliance Manager to join our Newcastle office and wider Business Services Service Line.
The main elements of this role will include:

• Being responsible for entering Tax information into the relevant sections of our Tax software for clients to review
• Dealing with complex areas within a portfolio, including Profit Sharing, Farmers Averaging claims, and CGT Computations etc
• Reviewing Tax returns which have been prepared by Tax Compliance Assistants and Tax Compliance Seniors
• Liaising with HMRC and clients in respect of compliance enquiry notices
• Planning, prioritising and allocating all relevant client work ensuring effective team workflow
• Ensuring the defining and the agreement of formal objectives for all direct reports and monitoring achievement of these by conducting 1-1s, quarterly reviews and annual appraisals

Please note that we will not be accepting candidates from agency suppliers in connection with this vacancy.
The Candidate
In order to fulfil the responsibilities of the position, we would like candidates to be / have:

• Either ATT qualified or "Qualified by Experience" (holding a CTA qualification is desirable but not essential)
• A Full UK Driving Licence
• Confident with the drafting of Tax returns and have experience of managing an allocation of returns
• Able to effectively manage and support colleagues under their line management and ensure they are developed to their best ability (experience conducting appraisals / reviews for direct reports would be advantageous)
• Able to demonstrate having a positive and "can do" attitude when dealing with both colleagues and clients
• Organised and experienced with the planning of workload, prioritising deadlines, and delegating work accordingly to other members of the team
• Experience of using CCH software (desirable)
• Self confident, approachable and capable of building long standing relationships
• Aware of the applicable Accounting standards

The Benefits
In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development; we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement up to 26 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to 2,500 for each referral
• Ongoing access to online training courses and materials
• Paid professional membership fees
• Charity of the Month
• Colleague of the Month
• Subsidised social events throughout the year

In addition to all the benefits you would expect from an award winning employer, you will be given the utmost encouragement and support to develop your career further.
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