Are you an ambitious and tenacious individual who wants to develop within a growing tax team in our Stoke office? Dains is recruiting a Tax Consultant to provide an excellent client-focused service alongside supporting the development of other members of the department.

This is a client-focused role and will allow you to develop your communication skills and form open and honest client relationships. You will be joining an established and growing team to service a variety of clients with tax compliance and advisory needs. You will present the confidence to respond to clients, third parties and HMRC on compliance-related and other matters.

Established in 1926, Dains is an independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers specialising in advising growing SME businesses. The firm currently employs over 400 staff including 62 Partners & Directors.

Our core services are Accountancy and Business Advisory, Audit, Corporate Finance, Forensic Accounting, and Taxation alongside outsourced FD and HR support. We deliver these services with a focus on our core values of Valued Relationships, Fairness, Working & Succeeding Together and Integrity.  Together these core values make up the Dains DNA which runs through each of our interactions and activities.

We believe our employees are our greatest asset, and we look to provide the best working environment. We listen, learn, and evolve as we strive to make Dains a great place to work.

Responsibilities

• Working with the private client tax team in the preparation of Self-Assessment tax returns for individuals and trusts





• Preparation of small income and expenditure accounts





• Confidently respond to clients, third parties and HMRC on compliance-related and other matters





• Managing client queries and building strong relationships with clients to understand their businesses to deliver great results





• Preparation of capital gains tax 60-day returns and IHT returns





• Dealing with ad hoc tax queries and HMRC enquiries





• Liaising with colleagues in our Audit and Evolve teams





• Providing general client administration and compliance work to a high standard





• Preparation of annual P11d forms





• Undertake research using our technical library to resolve technical issues

Attributes

• ATT/CTA qualifications (or currently working towards these) are a preference but not essential. Study support is available





• A minimum of 1 year’s experience working in tax





• Strong communication skills with a confident and professional manner





• Familiarity with Tax software together with Outlook, Excel and Word





• Eligibility to work in the UK





• A full UK driver’s licence is preferred but not essential