At Simmons Gainsford, we are a forward-thinking accountancy firm, renowned for delivering high-quality tax, consulting, and audit services to privately owned companies and high-net-worth individuals.
We partner with a diverse range of clients, helping them navigate complex financial management and compliance challenges. With a client-centric approach, we provide tailored solutions to meet their unique needs, building long-term relationships based on trust and expertise.
We are seeking an experienced Tax Investigations Manager to assist with developing our Tax Investigations offering. This is an exciting opportunity for an experience tax investigations specialist to take ownership of an established area of work, manage a varied portfolio of cases, and play a key role in growing the service line within the firm.
This role will initially involve taking responsibility for all existing investigations and dispute resolution matters, acting as the primary point of contact for clients and HMRC. Over time, you will work closely with Partners to develop and expand the firm’s investigations offering, identifying opportunities across the wider client base and building a specialist team as the practice grows.
The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with commercial awareness and the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
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Take ownership of our Tax Investigations service line
- Manage a portfolio of HMRC enquiries, investigations, voluntary disclosures, and dispute resolution matters across a range of taxes
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients and HMRC throughout the investigation lifecycle.
- Develop and implement strategic approaches to managing enquiries and resolving disputes efficiently.
- Prepare and review technical responses, disclosures, and settlement proposals.
- Lead negotiations with HMRC to achieve favourable outcomes for clients.
- Advise clients on tax risk management, compliance issues, and potential disclosure requirements.
- Work closely with Partners and the wider Tax team to identify opportunities for investigations work across the firm’s client base.
- Support the growth of the investigations service line through internal collaboration, client relationship management, and business development activities.
- Oversee the management and progress of investigation cases, ensuring deadlines and procedural requirements are met.
- Play a key role in building and developing a specialist Tax Investigations team as the service line grows, including mentoring and supporting junior staff.
- Contribute to internal training and raising awareness of investigations work across the firm.
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CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification
- Significant experience handling HMRC enquiries, investigations, voluntary disclosures, and dispute resolution matters.
- Strong technical knowledge across UK tax regimes, including personal and corporate tax.
- Experience managing investigations directly with HMRC and advising clients through complex enquiries.
- Ability to develop investigation strategies and manage cases through to settlement.
- Commercial awareness and an interest in developing and growing a specialist service line.
- Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to build trust with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring or managing junior staff.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex cases simultaneously.
At Sumer, we know everyone’s journey is different. That’s why we’re committed to fairness, removing barriers, and giving people the support they need to do their best work. If you need any support during the hiring process, just let us know.
Our values represent what matters most to us and guide how we work every day:
- We Shine Together
- We Do the Right Thing
- We Make It Count
We know diverse teams make us stronger. That’s why we’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
Our size and ethos means that we have a natural empathy with entrepreneurs, start-ups and growing businesses. Our client base is diverse and includes media, entertainment, retail, property, hospitality, manufacturing, recruitment, lawyers and charities. Our remit is to solve problems and create solutions so the compliance work – such as audits and tax returns – is complemented by creative business and strategic planning.
We have grown steadily over the years but not to an extent that we don’t know one another. We’re fortunate in that we have the following teams: Audit & Accounts, Corporate, Personal and Indirect Tax, Bookkeeping, Payroll, IT, HR and Internal Accounts so we can all work together to help businesses as we offer a wide range of advice and solutions.
We enjoy what we do, we love being challenged and we are always striving to improve. We’re not going to deny that it can be a demanding environment at times – but that’s a great one in which to learn and grow stronger in our knowledge – and we don’t have a late hours’ culture.
Our Partners and Managers are approachable, incredibly supportive and dedicated to providing an individual career and personal development path for all our staff. Many of them began as trainees themselves so they understand the journey ahead for our new trainees as they mentor them.
We offer CPD training throughout the year as it’s important that our clients receive the most up to date and relevant advice, and our staff are continuously learning so they are empowered by their knowledge. There is always the opportunity for individuals to suggest any ad hoc courses.
We are a sociable bunch too! As well as our annual firm-wide seasonal events, we have a social club who think of even more innovative ways to have fun throughout the year.
We also like to keep everyone updated – and share ideas – by having regular team briefings, employee focus groups and staff meetings.
