Location – Reading
Our client’s transfer pricing practice has been consistently ranked as the leading practice by the International Tax Review. They have expert teams across the world comprising over 600 specialists in economics, accounting, project management and tax law. This combination of experience enables them to develop innovative approaches to transfer pricing issues, and one of the key drivers of their success has been partnering their national network with the market-based teams.
When you become part of the team, you’ll discover a culture celebrating individuality, fresh thinking, flexibility and collaboration, whilst not only embracing change but impacting it. They’re simply not a one-size-fits-all firm and work hard to create an environment where their people can make a difference – to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of the firm and their clients.
Our client’s National Corporate Tax Service Line works with clients across a broad range of business types and sectors, from owner-managed businesses and middle market organisations to large multinational groups. They manage their tax affairs on the compliance side whilst also acting as expert advisors when planning matters arise. The latter includes, but is not exclusive to, due diligence, transactions and restructuring, as well as innovation reliefs.
The role
To manage a portfolio of multinational clients, including large corporates, with complex transfer pricing arrangements and across a broad range of industries, ensuring excellent client service and identification of further work opportunities. The role will involve working on a variety of compliance and advisory projects, including transfer pricing policy design and implementation, documentation, benchmarking, tax authority audits and debt defence/ ATCAs. In addition, to take an active role in business development opportunities, notably preparing proposals and attending networking events. The key objective is to make a significant contribution towards the future development and success of the transfer pricing offering of the office and firm.
- Acting as the main point of contact for the firm for some of your clients and respond quickly to client requests
- Day to day responsibility for a portfolio of transfer pricing clients, providing transfer pricing advice, reviewing transfer pricing documentation, reports and memos prepared by direct reports, whilst liaising and building relationships with the client, practising the principles of excellent client service at all times.
- Interacting and building productive relationships with peers at our client’s other member firms.
- Identifying and advising on implementation and planning opportunities as well as undertaking technical assignments as required.
- Managing each assignment in accordance with the firm’s standard risk procedures and confirming arrangements with the client, including likely costs and billing arrangements. Ensuring the work meets targeted recovery, and to bill clients on a timely basis.
- Researching and preparing proposals for new work, and to take part in meetings with or formal presentations to prospective clients.
- Ensuring the clients’ transfer pricing affairs comply with domestic and overseas statutory requirements.
- Ensuring appropriate liaison takes place with all other departments, such as VAT and Audit, and that all potential client needs are identified and serviced accordingly.
- Developing a detailed knowledge of the firm’s specialist services in order to be able to identify issues and recommend specialist teams to assist.
- Maintaining an advanced level of technical knowledge through appropriate reading and courses, and to fulfil professional bodies’ CPD requirements.
- Responsibility for managing your WIP and billing in an efficient manner.
- Line management for staff, including taking an active role in their development.
- Attending team meetings and training as required.
- Briefing junior staff on the client’s business and pre-assignment instructions, supervising and controlling the completion of work, and undertaking ‘on the job’ training and appraisals where necessary.
- Ensuring quality at all times by adhering to the Firm’s quality standards.
- Carrying out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the line manager or any Partner.
Skills and attributes
The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of transfer pricing and related international tax considerations, along with project management experience and business development ability.
- High standard of education (e.g. degree or overseas equivalent).
- Appropriate professional qualification(s) (e.g. CTA, ADIT, ACA).
- Significant experience operating at Assistant Manager/ Manager is required or the ability demonstrate the skill set required to undertake the role.
- Proven experience of advising on complex transfer pricing projects and preparation of OECD and locally compliant transfer pricing documentation (e.g. master file/ local files/ benchmarking) for multinational groups.
- Proven experience in proactive client handling, including excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and project management.
- Proven experience in producing high quality, technically accurate work within budget and deadline.
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