Accountant

Our client, a leading law firm based in London are seeking a newly qualified accountant to join the tax and trust section of their Private Client department.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team and to manage the compliance and administration for an established portfolio of clients, working closely with managers and other fee earners.

The Private Client department has two sections, the legal section and the tax and trust section. The two teams work closely together on our clients' affairs so as to provide a seamless service.

The legal section comprises solicitors, legal executives and secretaries. There are currently seven partners, one senior professional support lawyer, eight senior associates and one associate, two chartered legal executives (specialising exclusively in probate and estate administration),one trainee solicitor and one apprentice in the section.

The trust and tax section consists of thirteen qualified and unqualified tax and accounting practitioners, including two Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisers, three apprentices and two secretaries.

The ideal candidate will be involved with preparing financial reports and statements, bank reconciliations, and conducting cyclical audits. Moreover, the candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and possess a strong business acumen.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Overseeing the preparation of accounts for trusts and charitable organisations
• Tax computations and tax return preparation
• Producing meeting papers for client meetings
• Trust compliance including registrations and inheritance tax forms as required
• Assisting with more complex tax advisory and compliance work on ad hoc assignments when called upon by senior managers and partners
• Assisting with training of junior members of staff

The Individual

• Ability to be proactive and reactive in addressing clients' affairs and requirements
• Strong communications skills and an ability to work as part of a team, including with our private client lawyers and other professionals within and outside this firm
• Achieve minimum time targets and meet regular billing requirements
• Ability to keep abreast with changes in legislation and market developments
• Good IT skills and preferably a working knowledge of CCH Trust Accounts and CCH Personal Tax
• Knowledge of trust accounting and tax, including specialist areas such as landed estates and charitable organisations (knowledge of SORP would be beneficial)
• Experience in preparing Inheritance Tax returns
• Knowledge of personal taxation and experience dealing with tax compliance
• Knowledge of trust and tax compliance for trustees especially the Trust Registration Service
• Experience in corresponding with HMRC is welcome but not a pre-requisite
• Experience with ATED returns and filings
• An understanding of estate, offshore and indirect taxation matters
• A professional qualification(s), such as AAT, ATT, ACA, ACCA, CTA or TEP. Preferably newly qualified with 1 - 3 year’s post qualification experience. Other relevant qualifications or experience will be considered as appropriate.

If you believe you have the skill set required, please click the apply button to send your CV through for immediate consideration and one of our consultants will be in touch shortly.