Venture Capital Trust - Enterprise Incentive Scheme, Manager, LondonReference TX03073Location LondonService TaxSpecialism Corporate TaxIndustry LRTWho we are looking for
We are looking for Managers to join our award winning Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Enterprise Incentive Scheme (EIS) team, part of our Private Business team within London Region Tax based in Embankment Place.

Our clients are will include the majority of the UKs VCTs and their fund managers as well as a diverse range of
entrepreneurs, owner managed businesses and fast-growth companies. Clients of the team include well-known VCTs and EIS funds such as Baronsmead, Octopus, Downing and Albion.

Our clients undertake a high volume of transactions and operate in a fast paced deal environment where tax input is critical to a successful outcome both during the transaction and throughout the life of the investment. We advise clients on:

• Transactions - structuring new investments to qualify for VCT and EIS reliefs and securing advanced assurance from HMRC. Advising on the implications of portfolio transactions including exits and restructuring.
• Fund raising - qualification with VCT and EIS reliefs, prospectus reviews and obtaining advanced assurance from HMRC.
• VCT Portfolio management - tax assurance reviews, advice on maintaining qualifying conditions and wider strategic tax advice
• Portfolio company advice and compliance

We are looking for people with strong technical and practical tax skills with an ability to quickly build, develop and service client relationships. A desire to continually develop your technical knowledge and to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment is also a must.

We have been successful in growing our business by 100% over the last 5 years and achieving a market leading position in our core specialist areas. We are reinvesting in the team in order to further grow and develop the business and further integrate it into our privately owned and fast-growth business team.


Key skills
• In this role, strong interpersonal, technical and project management skills are a must.
• You will take the lead on the majority of clients so a passion for client service is important.
• Previous experience in a tax role in an equivalent market is essential. VCT and EIS experience is highly desirable but not essential.
About the role
The VCT & EIS team is a specialised advisory team that works as part of a tax advisory business dedicated to supporting privately owned and fast-growth companies and their owners. The VCT & EIS team is focussed on providing best in class tax advice in a highly specialised area that is business critical to the market in which we operate. Through deep specialism and an understanding and passion for working with SMEs you will be uniquely equipped to provide a highly valuable advisory service to your clients, addressing their core tax needs as well as bringing the benefits of our wider SME advisory services.

As a Manager in this team you will be involved in:
• Taking a lead role in managing the client relationship - managing and controlling deliverables and deadlines, handling day to day queries and establishing your role as the trusted/primary point of contact
• Technical research including building a strong network within HMRC
• The support and development of junior staff - sharing knowledge and expertise through team working and managing individual work-streams.
• Reviewing work and managing senior team members effectively
• Considering whether any wider opportunities arise as part of your role within the private business team.
Requirements
Essential skills:
• You should be ACA or CTA qualified or equivalent
• You will have strong UK tax knowledge or equivalent knowledge gained overseas
• Excellent project management and team supervision and development
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients and leading client relationships.
Desirable skills:
• Familiarity with transaction processes and management shareholder issues.
• Interested in being an all-round business adviser who enjoys working closely with clients to provide them with a pro-active service giving them innovative and commercial tax solutions.
Amount of time office based: 75%
Amount of time at client sites: 25%
Need to travel/overnight stays away from home: Occasional
Opportunity for flexible working (hours)?: Where possible
Opportunity for working from home?: Occasional
Opportunity for job sharing?: No


The skills we look for in future employees
All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and our clients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, 'The PwC Professional'.
The PwC Professional focuses on five core attributes; whole leadership, business acumen, technical capabilities, global acumen and relationships. We use this framework to recruit, develop and assess our people, at all grades and all areas of our business, because we expect all of our people to be leaders.

DiversityWe work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Creating value through diversity is what makes us strong as a business.
As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to flexible working arrangements where appropriate.Link megjelenítése" width="0" height="0" />