Tax Services - Assistant Manager (HCM Office)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Clients

• Builds good rapport with the client, with a clear understanding of client expectations and achieving

high levels of client service.

• Provides general support to clients in the provision of tax and corporate services advice.

• Regularly attends meetings, together with Director/Manager; when appropriate, answering client

queries. Takes minutes and proactively encourages the Director/Manager to follow up on agreed actions.

Tax Delivery

• Provides general support to clients in the provision of tax and corporate services advice.

• Prepares tax returns including PIT, CIT, FCT, VAT and computations in conjunction with agreed

timescales; ensures the efficient and risk managed delivery of compliance.

• Works with relevant authorities on behalf of the clients.

• Prepares and files ruling requests on behalf of the client.

• Supports Director/managers Manager on tax planning, tax advisory, tax health check, tax due

diligence, tax audit assistance, tax refund and other ad hoc projects.

• Can produce a well-supported piece of technical research.

• Assists with the production of tax reports and reviewing documents of lower levels.

• Acts as a point of contact on specific projects for any queries from the business.

Client take-on / risk management

• Has an awareness of the firm's risk management procedure and adheres to this.

• Mitigates risks by involvement of senior people and ensures appropriate advice is sought.

• Takes steps to minimize professional risk, including the appropriate documentation of services

provided.

Technical competence

• Demonstrates sufficient technical knowledge to undertake relevant area of work.

• Seeks solutions to technical issues and demonstrates a willingness to understand and recognize the breadth of possible technical issues.

People

• Is an approachable and respected member of the team who takes a proactive interest in the team's performance and well-being.

• Inputs to all assignment appraisals for junior staff, and also completes self-job appraisal and six-

monthly forms on a timely basis.

Operations and results

• Monitors own time incurred and undertakes analysis as directed.

• Manages work in progress to ensure recoverability targets can be met.

• Monitors invoices raised and cash collected in a timely manner to ensure aged debtors do not

escalate.

• Meets own financial targets set.

Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in law, accounting, auditing, finance or business is strongly preferred;

• Minimum of 4 consecutive years working experience in Big4 or 5 years in another consulting firms.

• Have diversified knowledge and practical experiences regarding tax, labour, customs and licensing.

• Fluency in English, both speaking and writing;

• VTCA/CPA/ACCA/CPAA is preferable

• Good working knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

• Good administration and secretarial skill

• Good organisation and time management skill.