Share Plans Tax Director - London

Up to £175,000 + bonus + flexible working

Working within this Incentives & Reward team, your role will be varied and challenging. You will be involved in helping listed and private companies with all aspects of designing, implementing, and operating share and cash incentive arrangements in the UK and overseas, including supporting clients in meeting their tax, legal, regulatory, and compliance obligations.

Your role

This team supports a broad client portfolio across a range of industries, from very large global corporations through to smaller fast-growing businesses - both listed and private companies.

As a Senior Manager, your responsibilities include:

• Advising on commercial and practical issues related to the structure and design of employee equity and cash incentive plans.
• Supporting companies with the implementation of equity and cash incentive plans in the UK and globally.
• Advising on the tax and legal implications around the world of incentive plans, for both the employer and the employee.
• Advising on the tax implications of incentives for mobile employees/expatriates.
• Developing strategies for the tax compliant and tax efficient delivery of incentives.
• Drafting share plan and related employee communication documents (plan rules, FAQs, tax guides).
• Assisting with preparing technical updates to send to clients and contacts, in relation to the changes of tax and legal treatment of incentives.
• Attending client service meetings and speaking to clients as required to discuss the advice.
• Providing support on proposals and business development activity (e.g. preparing slides, bid responses, developing your own client relationships).

Your professional experience

A successful applicant will possess many of the following key skills and attributes:

• Existing experience of UK and/or Global Incentive Plan consulting.
• Team player with excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload with a flexible approach, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, making complex issues clear for clients.
• Able to take ownership and use initiative to resolve problems.
• Ability to establish rapport and build strong working relationships with people.
• Understanding of relevant legislation in this field.
• Willingness to learn and deal with new ideas and technical areas.
• Able to produce high quality, client-facing, technically accurate, well-written work.
• Pro-active and able to take ownership of delivering projects to clients.
• Ideally one of the following qualifications: ACCA/ACA/ATII/ATT/CTA, Solicitor or Barrister.

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