As the economic recovery continues our client, a leading independent firm of chartered accountants with a fantastic client base, seeks a Tax Assistant to join their busy tax department. Working within this close knit team in spacious modern offices you will assist in tax compliance for a range of clients and deal with both corporate and personal tax. The successful candidate is likely to be ATT qualified and will have previous experience of working at assistant level. There is scope for the successful candidate to go onto study towards the CTA exams and also become involved in a diverse range of tax advisory projects in due course. In short - a really interesting job with great potential for career progression.
Please note that only those applicants who have a legal right to work in the UK and have an appropriate amount of practical relevant UK tax experience will be considered for this role. Additionally candidates who are already registered with us will be automatically considered for this role.
Longman Tax Recruitment was set-up in 2003 by experienced tax practitioners Mike and Joanna Longman and has established an excellent reputation with employers and candidates alike.
Mike Longman (FCA CTA) was formerly an equity partner and Head of Tax in the Manchester office of Baker Tilly. He has over 15 years experience of building tax teams and departments and of recruiting tax specialists as an employer. He is a former Chairman of the Manchester branch of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
Louise Gibson, a tax recruitment specialist who joined Longman Tax Recruitment at the beginning of 2006, deals with candidates from Tax Assistants to Senior Managers and recruits for clients right across the North of England. Louise, who is an Associate Director of the company, has worked in recruitment for ten years, and prior to joining us had several years' tax recruitment experience working in a large national agency (latterly handling all their professional tax recruitment in Manchester). Louise gives candidates a highly personalised service and offers clear concise career advice which is reflected in the high level of referrals she receives from former candidates.
Our newest recruit, Ian Riley, joined Longman Tax Recruitment in October 2011 directly from a Big Four firm based in Manchester, where he was an M & A Tax Manager having trained as a chartered accountant and spent over six years with the firm. He specialises in advising candidates at all levels up to and including Senior Manager and deals with clients across the North of England. Ian is very well connected in the local market place and is able to offer candidates pro active career advice and insight. Given his background as an ACA having worked in tax he is also well placed to understand fully the needs of both clients and candidates alike and he offers a very professional and attentive service.
Joanna Longman is a VAT specialist and was previously Regional Head of VAT at one of the Big 4 firms before becoming VAT Director of a large local practice in the North West. She has been an active member of various chapters of the VAT Practitioners Group.
Like you we are professionals. This means integrity, confidentiality and reliability are assured. Please contact us if you want to deal with consultants who: -
? Deal solely with tax recruitment and really understand tax and the local marketplace; ? Have extensive contacts in the tax profession; ? Concentrate on the North of England; ? Handle tax appointments at all levels from Head of Tax to trainees; ? Provide a very professional and personal service.
