Capital Allowances Tax Director

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CAPITAL ALLOWANCES DIRECTOR – OPEN TO FLEXIBLE WORKING

Our specialist Capital Allowances (CAs) professionals help our clients to optimise the tax relief available on capital expenditure incurred on property and fixed assets. They do this by combining an understanding of tax, accounting and the practical aspects of construction, property and cost management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CAS TAX DIRECTOR:

Tax Directors in our specialist team get involved in a wide range of activities as part of the senior team. From day one, under the mentorship of the leadership you will have the opportunity to:

• Be involved in a wide range of fixed asset tax projects including discussing with clients their tax challenges and potential opportunities around fixed assets.
• Support sales and marketing activities in a chosen sector. This includes preparing capital allowances and wider fixed asset services proposals and high-level feasibility exercises to determine the potential level of allowances available.
• Assist the wider tax practice with advice on various tax technical points on transactions, vendor and purchaser due diligence.
• Liaising with the client and their advisors to obtain detailed construction cost information.
• Reviewing legal documentation (such as sale and purchase, leasehold and contribution agreements) and the tax legislation to clarify a company’s entitlement to claim capital allowances.
• Analysing the relevant available documentation and supplement any deficiencies in details utilising our team’s quantity surveying skills to arrive at defendable valuations.
• Investigating asset lives and business requirements to assist with decision making of allocating qualifying expenditure to the appropriate capital allowances pool.
• Review capital allowances reports prepared by the junior team in detailing the various categories of allowances identified.
• Prepare technical updates to clients and the wider tax practice following changes to the capital allowances legislation.
• Drafting technical responses to queries raised by HM Revenue & Customs into our clients’ claims.
• Build and maintain productive working relationship with clients and provide high levels of client service.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE OF A CAS TAX DIRECTOR

• More than 4 years’ work experience within Capital Allowances is required.
• Experience or qualifications in quantity surveying, valuations or construction technology is welcomed, but not required.
• Strong technical skills and keen to develop further.
• Sound working knowledge of MS Excel. Additional or advanced technology skills are welcomed.
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute.
• Good project management skills, capable of planning and prioritising work whilst meeting all deadlines.
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
• Client focused and commercially aware.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically and willing to proactively suggest ideas.
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output.
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral.
• Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations.