Personal Tax Junior / Semi-Senior - #2167584

About us

Fairman Harris is an established, friendly accountancy practice providing accounting, audit and tax services to individuals, sole traders and owner-managed businesses. We’re a close-knit team where you’ll work directly with the partners, get real responsibility early, and be supported to develop your career.

The role

We’re looking for a Personal Tax Junior / Semi-Senior to join our growing tax team. You’ll manage a varied portfolio of personal tax clients, with a focus on Self Assessment and Making Tax Digital for Income Tax.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing Self Assessment tax returns for sole traders, landlords, partners, directors and other individuals
• Preparing and submitting MTD for Income Tax quarterly updates and supporting clients through the transition to MTD
• Preparing accounts and tax computations for self-employed clients and property income
• Gathering and reviewing client information, and raising queries in a clear, professional way
• Calculating tax liabilities and payments on account, and advising clients of what’s due and when
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence and routine queries
• Helping manage the January deadline workload and keeping client records up to date

About you

• 1–2 years’ experience in an accountancy practice, preparing personal tax returns
• Good working knowledge of UK personal tax and Self Assessment
• Experience with TaxCalc is a strong advantage
• Familiarity with cloud bookkeeping software (e.g. QuickBooks, Xero) would be helpful
• Organised and accurate, able to manage your own workload and meet deadlines
• Confident communicating with clients by phone and email
• Studying towards, or interested in, ATT, CTA, AAT or ACCA/ACA (study support available)

What we offer

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Study support for relevant professional qualifications
• Hands-on experience across a broad client base, with close mentoring from the partners
• A supportive, friendly team environment