Current Vacancies
Tax Manager
Location: Carlisle
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Full time
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Tax Manager to join our tax team. The successful candidate will manage a diverse portfolio of owner-managed businesses, family run businesses, and private individuals.
In addition to preparing tax returns, you will provide high quality, holistic tax advice in a dynamic environment. You will deliver a high-quality service to our clients, and understand the impact of taxation across Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax.
As part of our senior management team, your contribution will be essential to the delivery of our business plan, and you will support the development of colleagues.
About Lamont Pridmore
Lamont Pridmore is a family run, a national award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers with offices throughout Cumbria. We have been led by the same senior management team for the last 30 years who support our hard-working, high performing team.
We are committed to developing close working relationships with our clients. By investing in our people, we ensure we can provide a greater range of services than are typically associated with accountants to help our clients navigate the ever-changing demands of the business world.
Responsibilities
Client Management
- Efficiently manage a portfolio of personal tax clients.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships by delivering high quality customer service.
- Advise clients on all aspects of tax compliance and tax planning.
- Identify tax planning opportunities and provide commercial solutions.
Tax Compliance
- The annual preparation of c750 tax returns including Personal tax returns, Partnership tax returns, Capital Gains Tax returns.
- Undertake tax calculations and make a full review of clients’ total tax positions for the year.
- Ensure all returns are submitted accurately and on time.
- Manage HMRC enquiries and correspondence where necessary.
Tax Advisory
- Provide tax advice on areas such as business restructuring, Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax planning, Share schemes and Property taxation.
- Support the senior leadership team on complex tax planning projects.
About you
- A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a UK accountancy practice is preferred.
- You may be ACA / ACCA / CTA qualified or have equivalent practice experience.
- Strong working knowledge of UK corporate and personal taxation.
- Experienced in managing a diverse client portfolio.
- A full UK driving licence is required, as you may travel to clients or other offices
You will be
- A confident communicator with the ability to explain complex tax issues clearly.
- Well organised with good attention to detail and strong time-management skills.
- Pro-active with an ability to solve problems.
- Professional with a client-focused attitude.
To apply
Please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to – hr@lamontpridmore.co.uk – or complete the application form on our website and upload your CV.
Office Manager
Location: Kendal
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Full time, permanent
We are seeking a proactive and organised professional who will enjoy keeping our Kendal office running smoothly.
You will provide the important first impression of our firm in person, on the telephone and in email correspondence. The successful candidate will efficiently manage our day-to-day administrative processes ensuring we provide a high-quality service to our clients. You’ll work closely with our team of accountants to create an environment in which everyone thrives. Your contribution will be essential to the delivery of our business plan, and you will support the development of your colleagues.
About Lamont Pridmore
Lamont Pridmore is a family run, national award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers with offices throughout Cumbria. We have been led by the same senior management team for the last 30 years who support our hard-working, high performing team.
We are committed to developing close working relationships with our clients. By investing in our people, we ensure we can provide a greater range of services than are typically associated with accountants to help our clients navigate the ever-changing demands of the business world.
Responsibilities
- Deliver consistently high levels of customer service in line with our customer care programme, including a welcoming first impression to all telephone, e-mail and in-person enquiries from clients, staff, suppliers and the public.
- Proactively resolve problems, anticipate requirements and resolve outstanding matters to enable fee earners to effectively use their time.
- Provide effective and accurate administration work, including correspondence, record keeping, reporting, database and diary management, and financial record keeping, and support the team to meet agreed timescales and budgets.
- Understand, operate, organise and update manual and computerised office systems and procedures to ensure best practice.
- Recruit and manage the work and professional development of administrative staff.
- Work with the Managing Director and HR Manager to ensure that policies and procedures are up to date and carried out in accordance with current legislation.
- Support the Group Practice Manager with accurate and up to date financial record keeping and reporting.
- Manage the planning and smooth running of office events.
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About you
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Extensive experience of general office administration
- Experience of office administration in a supervisory/management role
- High levels of computer literacy in all Microsoft Office and relevant SAGE applications
- Experience of managing, maintaining and extracting information from database systems
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Experience of working with figures
- Experience of communicating effectively with staff, clients and external suppliers
- Ability to produce accurate information to meet deadlines
- Experience of working within a team
- An ability to manage and prioritise your own workload and that of administrative staff
Ideally, you will also be:
- Experienced in researching and collating information to produce reports
- Experienced in organising and promoting small seminars and events
- Educated to A level or degree standard
You will be:
- Highly organised with strong time management skills and a keen eye for detail
- Flexible with an ability to adapt to changing work priorities at short notice
- Systematic, someone who enjoys administrative work and making systems work for others
- Positive, service-oriented with strong inter-personal skills
- Good at multi-tasking while remaining calm under pressure
- An assertive, confident and highly motivated team player with the ability to persuade others to achieve best practice
To apply
Please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to – hr@lamontpridmore.co.uk – or complete the application form on our website and upload your CV.
Client Relationship Manager
Location: Carlisle, Keswick or Workington
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Contract: Full time, permanent
We’re looking for a Client Relationship Manager who understands the commercial world and can provide actionable insights and high levels of service to our clients and colleagues.
You will be supporting a diverse portfolio of owner-managed and family businesses across a wide range of sectors who will rely on your expertise, clear communications and attention to detail.
About Lamont Pridmore
Lamont Pridmore is a family run, national award-winning firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax and Business Advisers with offices throughout Cumbria. We have been led by the same senior management team for the last 30 years who support our hard-working, high performing team.
We are committed to developing close working relationships with our clients. By investing in our people, we ensure we can provide a greater range of services than are typically associated with accountants to help our clients navigate the ever-changing demands of the business world.
What you’ll do
- Deliver consistently high-quality, proactive services to our clients, maintaining positive and productive day to day relationships
- Plan, prepare and review financial accounts within agreed timescales and budgets
- Prepare monthly/quarterly/half-yearly management information reports and translate them into clear, actionable insights for our clients
- Identify opportunities – tax planning, restructuring, succession planning – to proactively support and anticipate the needs of our clients
- Collaborate with our Managing Directors to set up, operate and improve efficient systems and procedures to ensure best practice and help develop the business
- Grow the client base through referrals, networking opportunities and community relationships
About you
- Proven experience in a client-facing accountancy firm with a diverse client portfolio
- You may be ACA / ACCA qualified or have equivalent practice experience
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of the issues facing business owners
- Experience in computer-based accounts preparation software and cloud-accounting software packages, such as Sage, Xero and QuickBooks.
- A full UK driving licence is required, as you may travel to clients or other offices
You will be
- A confident communicator; clear, warm and personable
- Well organised with good attention to detail and strong time-management skills.
- Pro-active with an ability to solve problems and a professional client-focused attitude.
- Be able to sometimes work in a pressured environment without compromising client service.
To apply
Please submit your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability for the role by email – hr@lamontpridmore.co.uk – or complete the application form on our website and upload your CV.
As a growing, forward-thinking company, we believe that in order to deliver the highest quality services, we need the brightest and the best people as part of our team.
That is why we are always interested in hearing from potential new recruits who are professional, enthusiastic and committed to excellent customer service.
If you think you are the kind of person who can make a difference to our clients, then we’d like to talk to you, please fill in the expression of interest form below.
