Advisory Accountant

Are you a qualified accountant with strong financial accounting experience from working in practice or industry? Will you bring commercial knowledge and an understanding of how businesses operate, and how accounting standards apply to complex transactions?Would the offer of hybrid working, actual flexitime and genuine work-life balance alongside fascinating technical work interest you? If so, we can offer you a role that offers exciting and challenging work that has real impacts on Government tax policy decisions and makes a huge difference to the nations finances. Our team of 150 accountants support HMRCs Customer Compliance Group and have previously worked in varied roles in practice or industry, including audit and financial accounting positions.  Equivalent roles in the private sector will include managers in Big 4 Practice and financial accountants in industry. As an Advisory Accountant, you will: Provide accounting advice for complex accountancy issues - analysing relevant customer facts, accounting frameworks and, where appropriate, challenge customers accounting analyses.Meet with customers and work with other specialists to form a view and assess the impact of the accounting treatment for tax.Support litigation, acting as an expert witness, case accountant or witness of fact and be proactive in assisting others involved in litigation.You will prepare and review professional reports with both factual and opinion evidence, attend case conferences, meetings and court acting with professionalism, integrity and independence.Develop and provide quality accountancy training to accountancy and tax professionals, offering follow-up support to delegates.Coach and mentor colleagues.Share knowledge and best practice, using innovative methods and digital tools.Demonstrate leadership, expertise, and authority to credibly engage with key stakeholders including agents, tribunals, colleagues, customers, and senior HMRC officers.