Business Tax provide bespoke taxation services to its clients and deals with all queries from basic compliance through to high-level advisory work. They prepares tax returns and computations, carries out tax planning/consultancy work, and deals with HMRC, clients and third parties.
Are you considering a career where you can use your communication, problems solving and numeracy skills?
The role of a trainee will equip successful applicants with the necessary broad experience to start your career on the right track. In addition to a competitive salary and flexible benefits, we offer full study support towards gaining your professional qualification and internal training to maximise your personal and technical skills. The life of a trainee at Moore Stephens LLP is a busy one, full of client work, travel, study and socialising!
In this role you will assist in all day-to-day aspects of the business tax compliance function. Duties will include:

Core responsibilities:

• Prepare:
  • corporation tax computations at both provision and final stage
  • corporation, partnership, personal and overseas landlord tax returns
  • deferred tax calculations for inclusion in the final statements, as required
• Assist in dealing with HMRC correspondence including obtaining relevant information from audit files etc
• Assist in dealing with client correspondence including the preparation of tax payment advice  letters for review
• Assist with a portfolio of clients ensuring they are kept up to date with relevant progress of their computations, tax matters and deadlines
• Communicating with clients to obtain relevant information or to resolve queries, dealing with Know your Client and other compliance matters etc
• Assist with any other aspects of the compliance function, including updating Alphatax on a regular basis
• Assist with the preparation of fee proposals for review
• Ensure deadlines are met and issues or difficulties that arise are brought to the attention of the senior team members; liaise with senior team members to regularly communicate progress of work
• Assist with general administrative duties
• Develop an awareness of UK taxation and accounting matters, including accounting standards and double entry book-keeping

Requirements

• Study for an accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• Study for a taxation qualification (ATT or equivalent)
• Degree educated or equivalent
• Competent at relevant computer applications, Excel, Alphatax and PerTax
• Basic technical and analytical skills
• Good numeracy and literacy skills
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Proven planning and prioritising skills
• Able to work under pressure with accuracy and focus
• Able to demonstrate problem solving skills
• Self-motivated and able to apply relevant skills to new scenarios