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Mercia Group are now recruiting for a Head of Tax

Head of Tax - Homebased

Location:
Home Working

Salary:
Highly competitive package

Why do we want you?

You are professionally qualified to ACA or CTA standard or equivalent and a taxation expert, with people management experience and exceptional and up to date technical knowledge in the field of UK tax.

You also have the ability to grasp tax changes and have the required skill to translate technical tax knowledge into compelling written and verbal practical guidance and presentations to meet the needs of accountancy practitioners.

A bit about us.
Wilmington plc is a company with a difference. Over the years we've grown by acquisition and as such we have many unique businesses in our portfolio. Mercia Group is one of them

Mercia Group is one of the leading providers of training and support services to the UK accountancy profession, working with over 8000 firms nationwide.

In this role you will be the owner of the technical quality of Mercia's tax content, including: in courses, marketing support products, manuals, reviews and technical query services, and to support the tax technical team.

Along with being the custodian of our tax content, you will perform regular technical work which will include writing and presenting high-quality technical presentations, answering the tax technical query helpline, contributing to technical content and/or undertaking high quality independent and objective file reviews to evaluate accountancy practices' compliance with regulatory standards.

You will also be a key representative of Mercia with regulatory bodies and communities.

Responsibilities of our Head of Tax:

Be the face of Mercia's tax division (internally and externally) and help raise and maintain its profile.
Owns (in conjunction with the technical director) the technical quality of Mercia's tax products and services.
Support, coordinate and manage the recruitment, retention and training of team members, which will include promoting further training when skills gaps have been identified.
Operating technical quality control processes overall tax output.
First point of call for planning the effective use of the tax technical team resource.
Production of highquality training materials that are technically correct, up to date and practical and valuable for our clients.
Presenting agreed topics in the medium and location has been determined to best suit the client and achieve Mercia's strategic direction.
Work closely with and support our Product team. This includes contributing to the technical, client and competitor intelligence used to make Product decisions and liaising with the Product Director and Managers when updating or creating a product to ensure that client needs are met and product solutions can be iterated to our Sales and Marketing teams.
Brand advocate for Mercia.

You will also need;

Tax product development experience is desirable
Excellent technical knowledge in the field of taxation, an ability to grasp changes and have the required skill to translate knowledge into written and verbal practical guidance to meet the needs of accountancy practitioners.
Excellent commercial awareness of the UK accounting profession.
Professionally qualified to ACA or CTA standard with sufficient post qualified practical experience in a professional environment.
Experience of presenting courses or undertaking file reviews in the accountancy profession.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and aboveaverage competency with the English Language to take on complex writing assignments.
Must be able to effectively liaise with clients, staff and external parties.
Ability to map quality control systems and monitor their operation.
A high degree of organisational and project management skills.
Good people manager to get the best out of the senior team and support their development.

You need to be the kind of person who

Is highly skilled and knowledgeable in the field of taxation
Has advanced verbal and written communication and presentation skills (relating to all kinds of people, building effective relationships, using diplomacy and tact)
Is an organised selfstarter, able to work without direct supervision.
Has a desire to understand the overall Mercia strategy and ability to align themselves to that strategy.
Is always looking to learn and remain technically up to date.
Loves to work with clients to give great service and deal with issues quickly.
Is a team player. Always happy to help and support colleagues and go the extra mile.
Has the ability to forge relationships and demonstrate the Wilmington and Mercia values
Is keen to look at different ways of working and not afraid to implement changes.

**If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on 'APPLY' today