Sumer

Events

• You’ll play a key role in supporting marketing, communications and events activity across Scrutton Bland. From content creation to event coordination, you’ll be at the heart of our marketing efforts.
• **Content & Communications**
• - Write engaging social media content and supporting daily posting activity
• - Creating internal and external communications via DotDigital and Interact
• - Assisting with monthly newsletter creation
• - Producing video content on a monthly basis
• - Updating and maintaining website content (WordPress)
• **Events & Campaigns**
• - Coordinating firm-wide events and webinars alongside the team
• - Supporting and, over time, leading smaller events such as business forums, with the opportunity to take full ownership
• - Liaising with third-party suppliers (photographers, merchandise providers, etc.)
• - Support wellbeing initiatives from a communications perspective
• **Reporting & Insights**
• - Monitoring and reporting on marketing and social media campaign performance
• - Producing monthly and quarterly performance packs

Events and Communications Assistant

Manager

• Monitoring all trusts to ensure the IHT compliance is actioned promptly, being ten yearly charges, exit charges and chargeable lifetime transfers
• Preparation of IHT returns for trusts and lifetime transfers
• Preparation of annual trust accounts for UK and offshore trusts, including charitable trusts
• Reviewing work prepared by more junior team members
• Training, supervising and mentoring junior team members, including annual appraisals
• Ensuring the department workload is accurately scheduled and managed over the course of a compliance season
• Delivering technical trust support and advice to colleagues and Partners
• Working with the Private Client Partners to identify ways to modernise and improve existing practices
• Represent the firm within the existing Sumer group for Trusts expertise

Senior Trust Manager

Administration

• Assist in maintaining company statutory records and registers.
• Support the preparation and filing of statutory forms and documents with Companies House.
• Help organise board and committee meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action points.
• Assist with compliance tasks, ensuring deadlines and statutory requirements are met.
• Provide general administrative support to the CoSec team as needed.

CoSec Administrator

Affiliate Manager

• Manage, develop and grow a diverse client portfolio, including large technically complex clients, delivering innovative solutions and acting as a trusted business advisor.
• Ensure efficient, high-quality service delivery with a focus on risk management and adopting digital tools.
• Inspire and mentor teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture and developing others.
• Lead business development activities, building a strong pipeline and promoting cross-service collaboration.
• Strengthen client relationships through tailored offerings and proactive engagement with professional networks.
• Drive strategic initiatives to enhance firm growth, ensuring work is priced effectively and margins are maintained.
• Accountable for proactively managing your own and the team's WIP, fees, and lock-up targets.

General Practice Partner

• You will collaborate with senior leadership colleagues in leading and continuing the growth of our corporate audit offering.
• Relationships are key, so building and maintaining these with key stakeholders in mid-market and large corporates is crucial, becoming a go-to advisor on audit, financial reporting, and risk management.
• Oversee and deliver high-quality audit services, ensuring technical compliance.
• Drive business development, actively identifying and converting opportunities to grow the firm's footprint in the market.
• Lead and mentor audit teams, promoting a high-performance culture and supporting the development of others within the firm.
• Ensure quality and compliance across all audit engagements in line with regulatory standards and firm-wide policies.
• Optimise project delivery, managing large-scale audits to ensure efficiency, profitability, and high levels of client satisfaction.
• Contribute to strategic planning, playing a key role in the evolution of the firm’s audit strategy with a specific focus on large corporates.
• Act as a brand ambassador, representing the firm at industry and networking events to enhance our visibility in the market.

Audit Partner

• Act as the primary corporate tax advisor for key clients, working closely with lead Partners to deliver tailored tax solutions.
• Provide specialist advice on corporate restructuring, M&A transactions, cross-border taxation, and complex compliance matters.
• Lead the delivery of tax advisory projects, ensuring work is completed to the highest standard, on time, and within budget.
• Conduct thorough tax research and analysis to deliver practical and innovative solutions to complex client issues.
• Stay informed on changes in tax legislation and regulatory requirements, sharing relevant updates with clients and internal teams.
• Support business development efforts through networking, presentations, and proposal preparation. Leverage our membership in GGI International to generate inbound corporate tax opportunities and coordinate local advice for international projects.
• Mentor and support junior staff, offering training and guidance to enhance their technical skills and professional growth.

Corporate Tax Partner

• - Managing a portfolio of growing businesses, involving reviewing various assignments and giving advice to clients where required.
• - Management of individual clients to ensure the various deadlines are achieved in a timely manner
• - Attending client meetings when required in person and via video link
• - Assisting the Client Service Director with raising fee notes and management of work-in-progress
• - Support Client Service Director and Partner in one-off project-based assignments
• - Motivate, train, and develop Trainees, Seniors and other colleagues as appropriate including some line management responsibilities
• - Potential to attend networking events and new client meetings with one of our Fee Earners.

Business Services Manager

Client Partner

• You will manage your own time and priorities, track and analyse your own productivity and have experience of developing and managing your own portfolio of owner managed clients within a practice setting.
• The advice you give must be compliant, timely, proportionate, and always delivered with integrity, to not only our clients but also to your peers and team members.
• We will support you with your ongoing development, and you’ll be expected to assist others with theirs in return.

Client Manager

Director

• Act as the primary relationship partner for a portfolio of SME clients across various industries, building trusted advisor relationships.
• Proactively identify client needs, risks, and opportunities, providing practical, value-added advice
• Participate in client meetings, board meetings, and strategic discussions as required
• Support business development initiatives, including proposals, pitches, and onboarding of new clients
• Oversee and review the preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS for SMEs and other applicable frameworks
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting for SME clients
• Provide technical guidance on complex accounting matters
• Review management accounts and provide insights on performance, cash flow, and profitability
• Lead and sign off independent reviews in accordance with ISRE 2400
• Ensure compliance with professional standards, ethical requirements, and regulatory obligations
• Manage review engagements from planning through to completion and reporting
• Liaise with clients to explain review findings and recommendations clearly and professionally
• Lead, mentor, and develop managers, supervisors, and junior professional staff
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Review work performed by teams, providing constructive feedback and technical coaching
• Assist with resource planning, workflow management, and capacity optimisation
• Contribute to firm strategy, governance, and decision-making at director/partner level
• Ensure compliance with SAIPA / ACCA / SAICA requirements and firm quality control policies
• Manage risk, including client acceptance, continuance, and ethical considerations
• Monitor engagement profitability, billing, and recoveries

Director of Professional Services

• Taking responsibility for a portfolio of corporate tax clients and proactively delivering high-quality compliance work
• Reviewing corporation tax computations and returns and managing HMRC enquiries
• Reviewing deferred tax calculations, tax reconciliations and tax disclosures for inclusion in statutory accounts
• Maintaining quarterly payments schedules and issuing client reminders
• Responding to client and internal queries relating to tax computations and legislation
• Supporting tax advisory work as it arises, including:
• - Preparation of EMI option documentation
• - EIS advance assurance applications
• - Assisting with tax due diligence projects
• - Supporting the training, development and day-to-day supervision of junior team members

Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

• **Managing a portfolio of corporate insolvency cases, including CVLs, MVLs, administrations and liquidations****
• Acting as the main point of contact for directors, stakeholders and professional advisery
• **Overseeing case strategy, compliance, and statutory requirements****
• Reviewing reports, statements of affairs and case documentation****
• Mentoring and supervising junior staff, supporting their development****
• Contributing to business development and strengthening professional networks****

Insolvency Manager

Bookkeeper

• Process and maintain accurate financial transactions and records
• Processing accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Performing bank reconciliations
• Prepare and submit VAT returns
• Ability to use relevant accounting systems including Xero.
• Dext Prepare experience would also be beneficial.
• Experience in preparing Management Accounts would be desirable but not essential.
• You’ll work closely with clients, so building strong, professional relationships will be a key part of your role. This means being confident in responding to queries, comfortable visiting client sites when needed and always delivering service with clarity and care.

Engineer

• Regular on-site visits to clients as required delivering first and second line support for IT issues. This may include a presence at the client sites in the event of unforeseen IT incidents co-ordinating resolution with the Managed Service team in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Act as the first line of support for IT issues via phone, email, and ticketing systems
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and network problems, escalating when required
• Manage user accounts and access rights in Microsoft 365 and Active Directory
• Configure and support desktops, laptops, and mobile devices.
• Keep tickets updated and resolved in line with SLAs
• Assist with IT projects, rollouts, and system improvements
• Collaborate with our office based team in Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Service Desk Engineer

Business Analyst

• Support the planning and delivery of system migrations across the group
• Work with teams across local hubs and central functions to understand and confirm what they need from new systems
• Map current-state and future-state processes, identifying gaps, risks, and dependencies
• Produce clear, practical documentation such as business requirements, process maps, and impact assessments
• Work closely with IT teams and external suppliers to ensure solutions meet agreed needs
• Support data migration activities, including data mapping, validation, and reconciliation
• Assist with change impact assessments and support user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Track progress, risks, and issues, escalating where appropriate
• Ensure appropriate governance, controls, and documentation are maintained throughout delivery

Transformation Business Analyst – 12m Fixed Term Contract

Data Analyst

• We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Financial Crime Prevention (FCP) team at HW Fisher.
• Responsibilities include managing the end-to-end upload and integration of a portfolio of clients into the Firm’s client onboarding system.
• Ensuring that all client data is collected, validated, and accurately imported in line with our procedures.
• Supporting the team’s day-to-day operations and contributing to the firm’s compliance and risk management efforts.
• Full training will be provided.