Mixed Tax Senior

Mixed Tax Senior

Guildford

Alliotts are an accountancy and tax advisory practice who can trace their origins back to 1869. With offices based in Guildford and Central London, they offer a full range of accountancy services with specialist teams who advise on business strategy and corporate finance; a strong Media team and China Desk are amongst its niche offerings.

Alliotts joined the Shaw Gibbs Group in September 2024, a growing top 40 accountancy practice who provide expert solutions for entrepreneurial businesses and private individuals.

The Shaw Gibbs culture is very important to us and is based on our company values of expert, respectful, innovative and collaborative. We develop high performing teams diverse in experiences, backgrounds and ideas. As a growing company, there are plenty of opportunities for development and quick progression. Our practice is known for having a friendly and supportive team culture where everyone receives training and development to increase their technical knowledge and their commercial and management skills. We put our people first and are constantly looking for ways to improve our people experience. With respectful as one of our values, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that respects, values and celebrates cultural and individual differences.

We have several offices in Central and Southern England and have ambitious plans to expand our business. To support the organisation’s growth, we have created a new opportunity to join our Guildford tax team. This is a permanent full-time role with hybrid working options.

The Role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of private client tax clients and ensuring compliance with HMRC, and in-house deadlines
• Preparing and processing self-assessment tax returns for individuals, trusts, partnerships, including the preparation of rental accounts, small self-employed accounts and trust accounts
• Advising tax clients of liabilities due in a timely manner
• Assisting with client queries and providing ad hoc advice where requested with the support of senior members of staff
• Billing personal portfolio clients after work completed
• Dealing with correspondence, telephone calls and arranging and attending meetings with clients and potential clients
• Assisting partners and senior staff members with technical queries and advisory projects, by creating documents, spreadsheets and reports for the client.
• Providing assistance and training to junior members of the team
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence, telephone calls and enquiries
• General support to the tax team as required
• Dealing with technical queries as required, including basic capital gains tax planning, preparation of capital gains tax returns, the use of holdover relief and optimum use of losses
• Preparation of corporation tax computations for stand alone companies and small groups
• Assistance with the preparation of forms P11ds, PSA settlement calculations and submissions and ATED returns

This list is not exhaustive, and is only an indication of responsibilities.

What We Can Offer You

• Opportunity to join a longstanding firm with a rich history and strong employee culture, that has recently merged with a top 40 accountancy practice
• Access to an international alliance ensuring a wide range of interesting international work and opportunities for travel if desirable
• A competitive salary that is reviewed annually in June
• A supportive, work-hard, play-hard culture with an open plan hot desking office for all staff and senior leaders and frequent opportunities to socialise and undertake activities with colleagues
• 35 hour working week with hybrid working options to encourage a healthy work-life balance
• Full support towards progressing in a long-term career within the firm, with opportunities to specialise. Most of our management team have trained within the firm
• Ongoing technology initiative to ensure the firm maximises the use and benefit of available technologies and AI to embrace change so that we don’t stand still
• Access to regular social events for internal and external networking opportunities to progress your network and sphere of influence
• Opportunity to implement your own initiatives to shape the firm’s methodologies or be part of one of our development teams
• ESG committee within the firm driving sustainable change for our future
• Other exciting benefits, including:
  • 20 days’ paid holiday (increased by 1 day for each completed full annual leave year, up to a maximum of 5 days) + Bank Holidays + 3 or 4 Christmas closure days
  • Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
  • A volunteering day per year paid by the firm
  • A professional subscription paid by the firm
  • Mental health team in the workplace and on-demand counselling service available for staff 24/7 to support their wellbeing
  • Health cashback scheme
  • Life assurance scheme
  • Season ticket loans

About You

We would like to hear from you if you are fully ATT qualified or and have 2-4 years’ UK practice experience, from either a mid-size or mid-tier accountancy firm. We are also looking for the following:

• Have an interest in pursuing, or have started the CTA qualification.
• Experience across tax, both personal and corporation tax
• A Self-starter with a with a high level of resilience and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Organised and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong aptitude for IT - able to pick up new technology quickly
• Strong team spirit but also effective working independently
• Can do attitude, positive and commercial approach
• Confident, tactful and discreet manner

Diversity, equality and inclusion

Shaw Gibbs is an inclusive employer and we are committed to providing equal opportunities to all candidates by ensuring a comfortable and accessible interview experience. We understand that some individuals may have specific needs or require accommodation/adjustments during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to ensure your recruitment experience with Shaw Gibbs is as inclusive and accessible as possible, please let us know at your earliest convenience via the application form or via an email to recruitment@shawgibbs.com.

We believe that diversity makes Shaw Gibbs a stronger firm and we look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skillsets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment – one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We’re committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to Shaw Gibbs’ goals, without regard to their sex, gender, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.