Team Administrator Tax Team - 6 Month Contract

Our client is a very successful accountancy firm looking to recruit a Team Administrator to cover a 6-month contract, working in the firm's tax team.

The successful candidate will be highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage high volumes of sensitive client and HMRC documentation accurately and to deadlines.

Salary: £35,000 pro rata + fantastic benefits

Location: City! Fantastic modern offices, great culture!

Hybrid: 3 days working in the office and 2 days from home.

Hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Team Administrator duties include:

• Liaising professionally with clients, HMRC, and internal stakeholders remaining calm and courteous when dealing with time sensitive or complex queries.
• Preparing and sending correspondence to HMRC, including letters, dormancy notifications (online and post, with dormant accounts) and client address updates.
• Managing and processing client and HMRC documentation, including scanning, preparing HMRC documents for clients and providing clients with relevant financial documents and information from our systems as needed.
• Supporting tax administration workflows including, assisting staff with revenue forms and returns, submitting tax returns when required, and tracking progress to deadlines.
• Maintaining Excel trackers and planners
• Updating the database with new client information
• Managing the yearly (automated) information request project.
• Acting as a point of contact for new tax clients, allocating to a tax team member
• Administration duties for onboarding and off boarding clients.
• Managing HMRC access administration, including requesting and authorising authorisation codes and updating Government Gateway details.
• Contacting HMRC by phone when required, escalating issues appropriately.

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Have previous administration experience ideally within an accountancy firm.
• Be able to commit to a 6-month contract or longer if needed.
• Have strong organisational, multi-tasking and prioritising skills.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have good attention to detail and proof-reading skills.
• Be a great team player
• Have a proactive, positive and flexible approach to their work.
• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).