Indirect Taxes Technical Manager

Indirect Taxes Technical Manager
About the Department
The National Tax department provides technical and operational support to the firm’s Tax Practice, comprising approximately 100 partners and 800 other staff.
The National Tax Technical team provides technical support covering the range of UK taxes on which the firm advises and consists of the National Head of Tax Policy, the National Tax Technical Officers, and other permanent or seconded specialist/technical staff.
The Indirect Taxes Technical Manager reports to the Indirect Taxes Technical Officer and works closely with the National Head of Tax Policy, other National Tax Technical Officers, the Indirect Taxes service line head, tax specialist groups, National Head of Tax Operations, and local office tax teams, as appropriate.
This role is open to full and part time, with flexible hours considered. Additionally, this role can be based in many of our office locations, please see above for the office most local to you. The role may be undertaken in a location remote from team members, including potentially significant home working if this is a preference.
Responsibilities
The principal responsibility of the Indirect Taxes Technical Manager is to assist the work of the Indirect Taxes Technical Officer and National Head of Tax Policy in providing:
Technical support to a wide range of partners and staff, both within the Tax Practice and the firm’s other technical specialist departments.
Internal technical updates, guidance, and client facing and other materials on indirect tax technical issues that impact on the Tax Practice and the firm’s business and clients.
Detailed duties
Provide specific technical policy support and guidance on issues identified by the National Tax Technical team and wider Tax Practice.
Communicate key technical developments internally and more widely within the RSM network.
Identify potential business development opportunities from case law and legislative developments.
Prepare and review tax content for the firm’s external marketing materials.
Provide responses to client-related tax technical queries from the Tax Practice.
Draft, edit, review, and deliver materials for training and workshop day presentations.
Maintain, develop, and share various tax technical information resources.
Provide technical input to the review of standard documents and other delivery materials.
Contribute responses to consultations on tax matters issued by government departments and other external bodies.
Requirements for the role
A relevant technical qualification or equivalent experience.
Fundamentally sound tax technical and research skills.
The ability to communicate clearly and concisely in writing to a variety of audiences.
Excellent presentation skills.
The ability to manage projects to ensure delivery of own work within agreed, often short, timeframes.
Flexible, diligent, resilient, and efficient to deliver work on time, often with limited close support.
Responsive and proactive team-working approach.
Note: This job description reflects the current requirements of the role. As responsibilities and duties change, the job description will be reviewed and will be subject to amendment in consultation with the individual.
Experienced hire | Permanent | BIRMINGHAM | Tax
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