Jobs at Moore Kingston Smith

Manage a portfolio of private clients delivering personal tax compliance and advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, partnerships and owner-managed businesses. Act as primary client contact, handle capital gains matters, support ad hoc advisory and compliance assignments, attend client meetings, propose fees, monitor WIP and liaise with internal teams to deliver integrated tax solutions.

Supports technology risk and controls assurance engagements across financial statement, SOC, and regulatory audits. Responsibilities include testing IT general and application controls, documenting walkthroughs and data flows, collecting evidence, preparing audit workpapers and risk-control matrices, liaising with clients, and escalating issues. The role includes structured training and supervised client delivery, with an expectation to complete the ISACA CISA qualification within 18 months.

Supports transactional finance and administrative activities for theatre clients, including bank statement management, payment preparation, creditor queries, document filing, record maintenance, and client liaison. The role also offers development opportunities in payroll reconciliations, sales journals, draft accounts, and production accounts preparation. Success requires accuracy, organisation, numerical confidence, professional communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Manage a portfolio of valuation engagements from inception to completion, delivering technical valuation analyses and clear reports. Build client relationships, lead junior staff, ensure risk and client take-on compliance, contribute to business development, thought leadership, and training within the Valuation Services team.

Prepare production accounts, payroll journals, reconciliations, royalty and profit distribution statements, VAT returns, accounting schedules, and financial analysis for theatre and production clients. Monitor costs against budgets and forecasts, investigate variances, support year-end accounts and tax relief workings, and communicate with clients and colleagues. The role requires accuracy, deadline management, strong Excel skills, accounting software experience, and occasional travel to London client premises.

Manage complex UK and international client payrolls, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing. Handle HMRC submissions, statutory filings, year-end processes, pensions, benefits, share schemes, and expatriate payrolls. Advise clients on technical payroll matters, support implementations and system enhancements, maintain client relationships, prepare billing information, mentor junior colleagues, and contribute to process improvement.

Two-year Audit Apprenticeship supporting corporate audits for private, listed, and private equity-backed clients. Responsibilities include audit planning, financial testing, reviewing records, preparing financial statements and working papers, liaising with clients, and supporting audit completion. The apprentice will study for Level 3 and Level 4 AAT qualifications, receive structured training and paid study leave, and may progress to the ACA pathway. The role requires regular office attendance and travel to client sites.

Entry-level audit apprentice supporting audit planning, testing, financial statement preparation, tax computations, client communication, working papers, and accounting software updates. The role includes paid study leave and training toward the AAT Level 4 Diploma, with potential progression to the ACA pathway. Candidates need strong motivation for audit, reliability, professionalism, ethical standards, relationship-building skills, and eligibility to work in the UK for at least two years.

Two-year Level 4 AAT audit apprenticeship supporting nonprofit-sector audits. Responsibilities include audit planning, financial testing, financial statement preparation, tax computations, working-paper maintenance, client communication, and audit close-out activities. The role combines paid study, structured training, client-facing experience, and progression opportunities toward the ACA qualification.

Entry-level audit apprenticeship involving audit testing, financial statement preparation, tax computations, client liaison, working-paper maintenance, and accounting software updates. The two-year programme includes Level 3 and Level 4 AAT study, paid study leave, structured training, and client-site experience. Candidates need 112 UCAS points from three A Levels or equivalent, no degree, UK work permission for at least two years, strong motivation for audit, reliability, professionalism, ethical standards, and willingness to learn.

Lead cybersecurity architecture and engineering across identity, cloud, data, endpoints, applications, networks, and third-party services. Design and validate Zero Trust controls, conduct architecture reviews and threat modeling, oversee detection and incident response, improve vulnerability management, and secure AI technologies including Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI agents. Automate security processes, support compliance obligations, advise senior stakeholders, and coach technology teams in secure engineering practices.

Lead and grow the Employment Law practice, advising employers, executives, and owner-managed businesses on contentious and non-contentious matters. Manage complex disputes, investigations, restructurings, TUPE, transactions, senior exits, and employment documentation. Oversee client relationships, business development, profitability, risk management, quality assurance, and lawyer development. Drive collaboration across advisory teams and implement legal technology and AI-enabled service improvements.

Provide client-facing administration for financial planning advisers: prepare meeting packs, process new business, maintain records, implement recommendations, handle enquiries, support compliance with FCA/TCF standards, and contribute to process improvement and office administration.

Deliver hands-on penetration tests across web applications, APIs, and network infrastructure, plus Cyber Essentials Plus and wider technical security reviews. Identify and validate vulnerabilities, explain business risk, and provide remediation. Produce reports, present findings, manage engagement scope, and contribute to advisory work, business development, and continuous improvement of methodologies and tooling.

Advise clients on corporate and business law including company law, group reorganisations, capital investments, joint ventures, shareholders' agreements, M&A and Employee Ownership Trusts. Work collaboratively with advisory, tax and accountancy teams to deliver joined-up, high-quality legal advice on complex transactions.

Provide technical tax advice and due diligence on UK M&A transactions (circa £5m–£100m). Manage transaction workflow, prepare advisory and due diligence reports, liaise with clients and advisors, and coach junior staff.

Provide corporate tax advisory to corporate clients, structure transactions, prepare tax valuations and HMRC clearance, manage tax due diligence and compliance reviews, mentor junior staff, liaise with partners and legal teams, and support business development and client pitches.

Client‑facing senior role providing employment tax advice and complex compliance across PAYE, NIC, benefits, share schemes, expatriate taxation and HMRC enquiries. Work with payroll, HR, immigration and global mobility teams, lead and mentor junior staff, support payroll bureau, review expatriate returns and payroll computations, prepare P11Ds and PSA reporting, and help develop business and manage client relationships.