Tax Advisor - Gravesend - Legado Recruitment : Job Details

TAX ADVISOR Our ref: KL117 / 7

Location: Gravesend, KentFull time; 9am - 5:30pm Monday - Friday

Office based initially, however Remote / Hybrid working will be available after probation (6 months) and if targets are achieved.

Salary: £35k-£40k Negotiable (depending on experience).

Job Description:

We are seeking a qualified Tax Advisor, for our clients busy Private Client department, ideally based in Gravesend, but they will consider other office locations as well. This is a busy and varied role covering all aspects of private client taxation work. Experience and knowledge is required in the following fields:

• Self-assessment tax returns including employee share options, foreign income, self-employment, land and property and disposal of assets
• Claiming reliefs for investment schemes such as EIS, SEIS and VCT’s
• Preparing profit and loss accounts for the self-employed and landlords
• Undertaking capital gains tax computations to assist in the completion of the tax returns
• Completion of non-resident capital gains tax reports
• Dealing with HMRC enquiries
• Dealing with reconciling the tax position up to the date of death
• Annual trust accounts and tax returns
• Estate tax returns for the administration period
• Tax implications and compliance for trust set up and termination
• Complex taxation of discretionary settlements
• Inheritance tax advice and compliance for relevant property trusts
• Capital gains tax advice and compliance
• Income tax advice and compliance in relation to trusts and estates
• International tax compliance such as FATCA

STEP would be preferable but not essential; the Firm assists in career development/studying and candidates undertaking STEP will also be considered

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus statutory and bank holidays
• Hybrid / remote working potential
• Private healthcare through AXA after six months of continuous employment if you choose to opt in
• Workplace pension through Scottish Widows
• 30% discount on all legal services for members of staff where you instruct the firm
• 25% discount on legal services for staff’s immediate family members (namely parents, siblings and children)
• Introduction bonuses payable if you introduce a new member of staff to the Firm (subject to terms and conditions, amounts vary)
• Formal black tie Christmas party every year and annual summer BBQ/party firm wide