PKF LittleJohn - Corporate Tax Assistant

Talent Formula (www.talentformula.co) is a consulting firm that offers outsourced financial and accounting Human Resources to Chartered Accounting firms worldwide.
We currently have a Corporate Tax Administrator position available with our client, PKF Littlejohn. They require the Corporate Tax Administrator to join their team as part of their offshore growth strategy.
Purpose and aim of the role
You will be expected to carry out basic tax compliance functions in the Corporate Tax Division.
You Will Receive Comprehensive Training In All Areas Required

• The tax compliance process in your process as it pertains to your role.
• Background to the Firms tax procedures including take on procedures and risk management.
• The Firms general procedures (including administrative processes such as timesheets and WIP management)
• Use of relevant software within the divisions, such as Alpha Tax, CCH and Inflo, etc.
• Other training as required.
  

Job Duties And Responsibilities
To assist the members of staff in managing a portfolio of clients; responsibilities might include the following:
Tax Compliance Support
These tasks relate directly to preparing and organising inputs for corporation tax returns:

• Inputting trial balance into Alphatax
• Checking trial balance against accounts
• Inputting payments from HMRC portal into Alphatax
• For new clients - gathering and organising client source data, such as accounts, payment schedules, prior-year computations, Group Relief schedules, etc. (existing clients will be on system)
• Downloading information from Companies House, e.g., filed accounts
• Downloading HMRC statements for CT liabilities to support tax payment reconciliations.
• Updating tax payment schedules for clients once instructed by seniors.
  

Administrative Support Around Compliance
These Activities Help Maintain Workflow, Records, And Communication

• Processing portfolio updates in the software.
• Drafting bills
• Preparing WIP vs Promises analysis for each manager
• Maintaining trackers to accurately reflect status and progress of work
• Filing signed returns and signed letters in the correct document management system folders.
  

iXBRL and Accounts Support
Basic iXBRL and digital filing tasks that do not require technical accounting interpretation:

• Creating iXBRL tags using standard mapping templates.
• Checking tagged accounts for formatting issues (page breaks, signature blocks, missing lines).
  

Process & Workflow Tasks
Supporting The Wider Operations Of The Tax Team

• Assisting with annual client take-on checks and procedures
• Helping collate documents for internal or external file reviews
• Other projects as appropriate include those within other tax teams based on needs
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Any Graduate or Postgraduate degree (Commerce/Accounting/Finance)
• 2+ years of administrative experience in a similar role
• Basic understanding of financial statements and trial balance.
• Ability to reconcile trial balance with statutory accounts and identify obvious mismatches.

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• Strong data accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to transpose and reconcile figures accurately.
• Good written and verbal English communication skills.
  

Personal Attributes

• Detail-driven: catches discrepancies between TB, accounts, and prior-year comps.
• Process-driven: follows checklists and SOPs
• Calm under time pressure: especially around year end pressure points and deadlines.
• Organised & reliable: maintains trackers, deadlines, and documentation with discipline.
• Proactive communicator: flags blockers early; clarifies data gaps with seniors/managers.
• Team-first mindset: supports multiple managers; flexible across portfolios and busy periods.
• Confidential & compliant: handles client data responsibly; mindful of risk management and take-on rules.
  

How to apply
To be considered for this role, you must complete 3 steps:

• Apply to this job and upload your resume
• Complete the Skills Tests for this role. You must follow the link below and complete the testing assessments. The first assessment is a Skills Test, to assess your technical ability and numerical reasoning
• Complete the Psychometric Test for this role
  

If you successfully clear the Skills Test, you will be redirected to a Psychometric Test to assess how you think and make decisions
To complete these tests, you must go to - https://es.peoplogicaskills.com/es/quiztestId=d4d90350dc1d8a64
and complete the assessments.
If you do not complete the assessments, then you will not be considered for the role.