Jobs at Shaw Gibbs

Leads company secretarial and governance services across a large corporate client portfolio. Responsibilities include ensuring UK legal and regulatory compliance, advising clients, managing teams across offices, overseeing workflow and financial performance, improving processes and technology use, supporting business development, and driving strategic growth. The role requires senior company secretarial experience, strong UK company law expertise, commercial awareness, leadership capability, and professional governance or accounting qualifications.

Manages regional office administration, including supplies, facilities, records, filing, billing, meeting coordination, events, communications, and helpdesk support. The role supports business management operations, maintains confidentiality and compliance, and identifies improvements to administrative processes and workflows. It is a full-time, office-based position requiring strong organisation, communication, multitasking, and proficiency with office and administrative software.

Prepares and reviews statutory and management accounts, VAT returns, bookkeeping, cash-flow forecasts, and budgets for a client portfolio. The role also handles client queries, onboarding and AML/KYC procedures, software setup, fee proposals, business development, and staff training, delegation, and supervision. Strong knowledge of accounting standards, Xero, Excel, and client service is required, along with ACA or ACCA qualification and accountancy practice experience.

Entry-level outsourcing accounting trainee supporting bookkeeping, reconciliations, management reports, tax computations, VAT returns, statutory accounts, and digital working papers. The role uses Silverfin, Dext, Xero, and Excel while providing client support, workload management, formal training, and funding toward AAT, ATT, ACA, and CTA qualifications.

Maintains client records, correspondence, accounts submissions, and Corporation Tax processes. Communicates with clients, manages deadlines and documentation, handles CT payments and repayments, coordinates professional clearances, supports billing and scanning administration, appeals late filing penalties, and liaises with HMRC. The role requires strong organisation, attention to detail, confidentiality, communication skills, office software proficiency, and experience in administrative or fast-paced office environments.

Process weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payrolls for a varied client portfolio. Responsibilities include starters and leavers, statutory payments, PAYE scheme administration, HMRC RTI submissions, pension deductions and uploads, BACS files, payroll forms, client support, and resolving payroll queries. The specialist will liaise with clients, HMRC, directors, and internal teams while supporting payroll systems and serving as a key contact for the Oxford payroll team.

Leads corporate tax advisory projects for entrepreneurial businesses, international groups, and specialist sectors. Responsibilities include restructures, R&D tax claims, share schemes, international structuring, transactions, due diligence, property tax, and corporate interest restrictions. The role involves client relationship management, business development, mentoring junior staff, monitoring legislation, and collaborating across service lines. The position is weighted 80% toward advisory work.