Policy & Public Affairs

About our client
Pentagon Talent are partnering with an award winning chartered accountants, tax advisers and business consultants who have built an outstanding reputation of excellence with their huge pool of clients. Pentagon Talent are supporting them in the recruitment of an Accounts Associate to join either their Worthing or Brighton office. They work with a predominantly specialise in an interesting pool of clients of entertainment, media and high net worth individuals.

Duties and responsibilities
As an Accounts Associate you will take responsibility for a portfolio of media, celebrity and entrepreneurial clients. You will be providing first-class support to our clients and team, either in person, by email, or by telephone in a prompt professional manner, ensuring all queries are dealt with promptly. You will proactively maintain positive client relationship and seek to establish new client relationships and business contacts by marketing and networking by the firm. You will be planning and controlling and reviewing assignments in an accurate, cost effective and timely manner. You will managed and supervise the training and development of staff, providing regular feedback and conducting appraisals as required. You will pro-actively present to the partners, ideas on how to improve processes and utilise new opportunities in legislation and technology.

Qualifications and skills required
In order to succeed as an Accounts Associate you will be ACA/ACCA qualified with ideally five year\'s post qualification and possess management experience.

What\'s on offer
Our client offers excellent benefits where you can take advantage of the flexible and hybrid working policy and have the opportunity to work in a relaxed and friendly office environment. You will have 26 days holiday plus bank holiday and have the opportunity to purchase additional holiday. You will also received private health insurance and associated benefits.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

About our client
Pentagon Talent are partnering with a boutique accountancy firm who are the leading medical specialists based in North London to recruit for a Personal Tax Manager. With over 30 years of experience in the medical field our client offer a wide range of expert services to their clients.

Duties and responsibilities
As a Personal Tax Specialist you will be preparing tax returns for individuals, sole traders and partnerships. You will be providing a full and personal tax compliance service as required by the circumstances of each client. You will be preparing tax computations for income tax and corporate tax purposes, calculating client tax liabilities, preparing letters to clients that accompany their tax returns, dealing with correspondence from HM Revenue and Customs, dealing with client tax investigations that may arise, preparing client VAT returns and ensuring tax quality at all times by adhering to the firms set standards.

Qualifications and skills required
In order to succeed as a Personal Tax Manager you will be CTA or ATT qualified with a strong background in personal tax. You will have proven experience of working in the tax department and handling and managing a busy client portfolio. Ideally you have some exposure to the medical sector but this is not essential.

What\'s on offer
You will have the opportunity to work with a really interesting and specialist client portfolio as well as a friendly and supportive team. There is an on-site gym available and a cycle to work scheme. You will also receive a competitive salary and flexible hours.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

About our client
Pentagon Talent are partnering with a lovely forward thinking firm of chartered accountants, auditors, tax advisors, business consultants and financial advisors to recruit for a Corporate Tax Manager. This friendly firm of accountants specialise in owner-managed businesses, business start-ups, small to medium sized companies, and UK subsidiaries of foreign parent companies. They also provide personal tax services and tax planning advice to individuals.

Duties and responsibilities
As a Corporate Tax Manager you will be carrying out a variety of responsibilities including:

• Assisting the partner in charge of the department in the overall smooth running of the department.
• Supervising and training of team members within the department.
• Planning compliance work and controlling work schedules of tax staff.
• Reviewing and in some cases, dealing with tax compliance work, ready for submission to HMRC.
• Working with partners to ensure adequate and appropriate fee recoveries on assignments.
• Where relevant, dealing with Capital Gains, Trust and Inheritance Tax and assisting the Partners in ensuring that the best advice is tailored for the client.
• Dealing with complex tax and tax planning issues for the firm\'s clients.
• Assisting the Partners in the marketing and further development of the tax function with the firm.
• · Developing client and intermediary relationships, managing and controlling deliverables and deadlines and handling day to day queries.
• Assisting the partners in the Recruitment and Appraisal process.
• Working with the training partner to ensure that all technical and soft skills, if applicable, training for the Tax Department is maintained up to date, including CPD where appropriate.
• Ensuring that, overall, the department meets the requirement of the ICAEW Practice Assurance Standards.

Qualifications and skills required
In order to succeed you will have at least five years experience working in corporate tax in an accountancy firm. You will have working knowledge of CCH and have experience managing a team.

What\'s on offer
Our client offers excellent benefits including a genuine work life balance, a social and supportive work culture and extra holiday days off between Christmas and new year. They also offer a very competitive salary package and a fantastic career path.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Pentagon Talent have collaborated with a top 20 London leading law firm, who are looking to recruit a Partnership Accountant in London. With a wealth of experience in the legal sector and boasting more than 150 years\' worth of experience, my client is seeking a Partnership Accountant to join their London based finance team and assist with handling the daily capital for partners across their global reach, by providing support with the partner capital calculations, partner profit allocation, partner drawings, partner tax computations and distributions to ensure they align with the members\' agreements.

The successful candidate will form a team of 3, directly reporting into the Senior Partnership Accountant and the Managing Partnership Accountant to provide support with setting up the Partner Capital Loans and by maintaining the correct interest rate is charged on a quarterly basis

Duties/Responsibilities of the Partnership Accountant

• Preparing the illustrations and advising the Partners about changes to the partner capital loans due to increases in points following allocation reviews
• Providing management support for advising the firms banks about increases to the partner capital loan in line with changes to the profit points or partner recruitment
• Advising the company banks about increases to the partner capital loans in line with changes to the profit Ensure to manage payments being made to the company bank account in a timely manner
• Making partner capital loan repayments due to any changes made to the profit points or retirement
• Allocating the quarterly interest amounts in line with the corresponding partner accounts and checking the quarterly interest amounts match
• Providing analysis and explanation for the capital arrangements to any newly promoted or lateral hire partner
• Informing the company bank accounts of any changes to address
• Informing the cashiering department about when funds are expected to be received
• Handling partner capital loans and repayments are posted accurately to the general ledger account
• Providing support to partner capital queries
• Preparing capital balance forecasts
• Organising capital repayments are made promptly by liaising with the cashiering team
• Managing the capital projection model
• Calculating the capital to be retained profit share for all partners\' and posting to the general ledger appropriately
• Calculating the profit due to by the way of interest on personal capital
• Updating the profit model for borrowed and personal capital with the interest rates charged
• Preparing the distribution model\'s capital information required
• Assisting with ordering the annual interest statements
• Reconciling the company\'s capital accounts
• Reconciling the general ledger accounts

Desired experience of the Partnership Accountant

• Strong attention to detail
• Strong written and oral skills
• Innovative and dynamic with their approach
• Strong excel skills (V look up and pivot table level)
• Ability to work on your own accord
• A good relationship builder
• Ability to make their own decisions

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Legal Partnership Accountant with well-rounded experience who is looking for an opportunity to expand on their skillset within this region or grow with the team. If you are open to new opportunities and looking to pursue a career within Partnership Accounting, then please apply now.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

About our client
Pentagon Talent are partnering with a mid-tier accountancy firm to support them in the recruitment for a senior accountant in their London office. They provide a specialist service to a variety of clients including from the hospitality, not for profit and retail sector. They are a training firm who support and train all their employees on all rounds of accounting, tax and audit.

Duties and responsibilities
As a Senior Accountant or Part-Qualified Accountant you will be a key part of the team delivering exceptional accounting services. You will be carrying out a variety of duties including but not limited to overseeing and undertaking audits and accounts work, both in-house and at client locations, reviewing work, and assisting in the trainees. You will also be involved in corporate tax computations, self-assessment returns and VAT returns.

Qualifications and skills required
In order to succeed as an accountant you will be ACCA or ICAEW newly qualified or part-qualified. You will have at least two years experience working within a practice firm in an accounting role. You do not need to have audit experience but you will be happy to get involved in audit as part of your role.

What\'s on offer
Our client are a sociable and training accountancy firm who offer a real potential for fast career progression, a competitive salary, time of in lieu, study support and leave as well as an agile working policy.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

About our client
Pentagon Talent are partnering with an independent and growing Top 40 accountancy firm performing audit, corporate tax and advisory work.This firm works with businesses and individuals and provides a quality, personalised service with high levels of expertise. They are a friendly and approachable firm who have long-standing relationships with their clients. They also have a varied international client portfolio and an international presence.

Duties and responsibilities
As a Mixed Tax Senior your main duties will revolve around compliance work including preparation of self-assessment tax returns for individuals, calculating individuals tax liabilities and advising payment of tax due under self-assessment, preparation of capital gains tax computations and making claims for relief under SEIS, EIS and VCT, correspondence (written and verbal) with clients, HMRC and other third parties, preparation of partnership and sole trader tax returns, monitoring the compliance cycle for personal and corporate clients, preparing corporation tax computations and CT600s with capital allowances claims, preparation of P11Ds, PSAs, CIS returns and ERS returns, assisting managers with ad hoc planning and advisory projects, assisting with dealing with HMRC enquiries.

Qualifications and skills required
In order to succeed as a mixed tax senior you will be working towards your CTA qualification and have a minimum of 2-3 years of experience working within the tax industry.

What\'s on offer
Our client offers excellent benefits including an excellent work life balance with no set days in the office, an excellent training and support system, CTA study support, a highly diverse, sociable and supportive team and a competitive salary.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual\'s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.