Assistant Tax Manager - Real Estate in London - Evelyn Partners

Company Description
The Real Estate Group at Evelyn Partners incorporates people from across our Tax, Transactions, Assurance and Advisory service areas. In Real Estate Tax, we provide tax advisory and compliance services to UK and international property investors and developers, including funds and asset managers, REITs, overseas investors, housebuilders, owner-occupiers, landed estates, and private clients. We also work closely with our colleagues in Transaction Services in relation to Real Estate M&A assignments, providing financial and tax due diligence, tax structuring and transactional support services. Many clients and targets are international, whether investing from overseas into the UK or investing into assets abroad, and, therefore, many of our assignments involve working with colleagues from across our CLA Global network.
This is an exciting time to join the Evelyn Partners Real Estate Group, as its undergoing significant growth and Real Estate is a strategic focus sector for the firm. We are looking for candidates with specific experience in Real Estate who would thrive in a dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment. Candidates should have excellent technical skills that they can apply in both an advisory and compliance capacity, and strong client/project management skills to support senior team members with delivering advice and growing client accounts.
Job Description
Job purpose
To assist with the delivery of tax advisory & compliance services for a range of clients across the real estate sector. You will be expected to support the senior team with transactional work and prepare reports for tax structuring and due diligence assignments in connection with client M&A activity, including the co-ordination of work from specialist teams. You will be expected to manage junior team members, utilising the team to deliver on projects and develop junior staff through delegation and coaching. You will need to work with the senior team to manage client accounts and help to build-out prospective opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Client work
Assist with the delivery of complex tax advisory projects and compliance assignments
Deliver robust technical research for complex assignments
Provide exceptional client service, and help manage client relationships
Assist with the delivery of tax structuring and due diligence for real estate M&A activity
Co-ordinate the delivery of specialist tax advisory work (e.g., VAT, Stamp Taxes, Capital Allowances)
Project manage international tax assignments, working with our CLA Global network
Identify opportunities to cross-sell other services to existing clients
Ensure compliance with the firms quality assurance and risk management procedures.
Staff Management and Development
Work closely with the Manager team and liaise with senior team members.
Counsel and develop junior staff through delegation and on the job training
Act as a mentor to junior team members, and oversee graduate development
Work collaboratively with peers in the team and across the firm to ensure a joined-up approach
Practice Development
Building your client and internal relationships
Developing your expertise in specific areas of tax applicable to Real Estate
Involved in business development activities/profile raising
Key skills experience
UK corporate tax gained within the profession and/or industry
Client driven and commercially minded
Good awareness of specialist taxes and their application in the real estate sector
Excellent project management, working with various teams including cross-border work
Demonstrable experience of delivering excellent project work
Excellent communicator
Experience of managing a people and clients
Key Competencies
Client focus ability to deliver consistently excellent client service
Commercial awareness - delivers value to client and team profitability
Teamwork - organises and supports others
Good communicator - both written and oral
Problem solving - positive attitude to solving problems and deliver outcomes
Enthusiastic and keen business developer
Qualifications
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
Additional Information
Our Values & Behaviours
Personal
We take time to listen to & understand peoples individual needs
We treat everyone fairly & with respect
We are honest & genuine
Partnership
We build lasting, mutually beneficial relationships
We value everyones contribution
We partner across the full breadth of our expertise to create shared value
Performance
We are ambitious for our clients and act with their interests in mind
We keep our promises & deliver excellence at pace
We lead the way and embrace new ways of working

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