Armstrong Watson are a trusted and leading independent Accountancy and Business Advisory firm based in the North of England and Scotland. Our services and advice are all centred around our Quest to support our clients to achieve prosperity, a secure future and peace of mind, which cannot be achieved without the expertise of our dedicated and valued colleagues.

With approximately 800 colleagues situated across 19 offices, our people and our culture are at the heart of what we do. We recognise the unique impact we have on not only our clients, but also our colleagues, and the communities in which we operate. Our success is dependent on every colleague embracing all four of our core values: Honesty, Humanity, Trust and Passion.

The Role

Our tax team is growing, and we have a fantastic opportunity for a client facing Employment Tax Senior Manager to join us and help shape a high performing employment tax offering to clients and internal colleagues.

The role can be based from any of our offices including Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Carlisle and Newcastle.

Providing a top class advisory service across the entire spectrum of Employment Tax areas for our clients will be a key part of the role, including HMRC enquiries, employment status/IR35 advisory, National Minimum Wage, CIC etc, and projects with the wider Tax team such as due diligence support, CCO and SAO reviews.

Our Employment Tax Team services clients across the entire firm, covering employers within a wide range of industry sectors and sizes up to and including businesses within the Senior Accounting Officer regime.

The main elements of this role will include:

• Ensuring establishment of scope and budget for each piece of work is in place and ensuring adequate briefing to the team members is given
• Leading the delivery of high-quality Employment Tax technical advice to clients ranging from ad hoc queries to larger advisory projects
• Being the main employment tax relationship contact with key clients
• Supporting clients with HMRC enquiries, disclosures, and settlements on employment tax matters.
• Contributing to business development through networking, proposal writing, and client relationship management.
• Delivering technical updates and training to clients and internal teams on employment tax developments.
• Delegating work to junior colleagues and supporting their development
• Supporting the partner with strategic advice and shaping the service offering going forward

Please note that we will be accepting candidates from agency suppliers in connection with this vacancy.

The Candidate

In order to fulfil the responsibilities of the position, we would like candidates to have:

• Significant experience in employment tax, ideally gained in practice, already operating at Senior Manager level, or ready to step up into a Senior Manager role
• Strong technical experience across all areas of employment tax
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with both colleagues and clients
• Commercial awareness and the ability to solve problems

The Benefits

In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development; we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement up to 26 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral
• Ongoing access to online training courses and materials
• Paid professional membership fees
• Charity of the Month
• Colleague of the Month
• Subsidised social events throughout the year

In addition to all the benefits you would expect from an award winning employer, you will be given the utmost encouragement and support to develop your career further.