Corporate Tax Manager

TTHE BUSINESS

AAB is a tech-enabled business critical services group, providing services that help businesses at every stage of the lifecycle, helping them manage the critical elements that make businesses tick - their people and their finances.

AAB are focused on people. They believe in the resilience of the human spirit; that with bravery, hard work and perseverance, people can accomplish amazing things. AAB are human, passionate, bold, motivational, positive, empathetic, driven and straight-talking.

THE TEAM

At AAB we pride ourselves on providing everyone with an inspiring career opportunity. Our culture keeps the layers simple and the relationship personal. We know that our success is down to one thing, our people, and we make sure looking after our people is at the heart of everything we do. Our Corporate Tax Team are experiencing increasing opportunities and this provide opportunities for corporate tax professionals to support our client's to achieve their goals in a tax efficient manner.

Does AAB sound like a good fit for you? We currently have an opening for a Corporate Tax Manager to join our Aberdeen Corporate Tax team.

THE ROLECorporate Tax Manager - Aberdeen

Purpose of the role/key responsibilities:

• Actively manage and control the delivery of all aspects of assignments for a variety of clients, including resourcing the assignments and setting timescales and budgets, liaison between departments of the firm, and presentation of work to clients
• Develop expertise and undertake detailed technical research of an advanced nature as required, and present this clearly at client meetings or in written form, offer practical solutions and recommendations with due regard for risk
• Take responsibility for the timely delivery of advisory and compliance services to your clients
• Line management responsibility of junior staff including monitoring the progress and quality of their work, providing guidance, feedback and on the job training as required. Ensuring effective delegation of work to team members
• Enforce the firms procedures and culture in relation to feedback, accountability and coaching
• Work in an agile way to manage workload and ensure delivery to the clients' satisfaction
• Make effective business decisions in relation to the management of your team
• Manage the key performance indicators for yourself and your team
• Play an active role in the sustainability, development and growth of the firm
• Identify areas and recommendations for improvement in respect of the technology enabled corporation tax compliance process and procedures across the AAB Group
• Be a primary contact for colleagues, clients, their professional team and your own business network, creating and obtaining referrals for work
• Identify and progress opportunities to promote the business in the marketplace, seeking new opportunities for the firm and securing new work, with the support of the business development team
• Be an ambassador for the firm, taking opportunities for networking and client entertaining events
• Identify where the firm is exposed to risk, look for efficiencies, improve procedures, propose recommendations and solutions and take a leading role in the implementation of change
• Demonstrate commercial awareness

Experience and skill set required for the role:

• CA, or equivalent, ATT or CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA)
• Professional, technical and pro-active approach to delivering tax advice to clients
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• The ability to build strong relationships
• Previous line management experience
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, MS Outlook).
• Experience of using Alphatax preferred