Buzzacott
Barbara Bento has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of tax. Barbara currently holds the position of Head of Tax Investigations & Dispute Resolution at Buzzacott since October 2023. Before this, they worked at Buzzacott as a Director from October 2020 to October 2023 and as an Associate Director from October 2019 to September 2020. Prior to joining Buzzacott, Barbara worked at inTAX LLP as a Senior Tax Manager from July 2017 to April 2018 and as a Tax Manager from October 2015 to June 2017. Barbara also worked at Grant Thornton UK LLP as a Tax Assistant Manager from October 2014 to September 2015.
Barbara's earlier experience includes working at UHY Hacker Young as an ATT Qualified Tax Supervisor from June 2013 to September 2014, as the Head of Brazil Business Desk from February 2013 to September 2014, as a Tax Investigations and Litigation Team Member from January 2013 to July 2014, and as an ATT Qualified Tax Senior from an unknown start date to June 2013. Barbara started their career at UHY Portugal as a Financial Auditor from August 2006 to August 2008. Throughout their career, Barbara has gained expertise in various tax-related areas such as tax compliance, tax planning, and tax investigations, and has worked with clients from diverse industries including media, entertainment, farming, international football, and high net worth individuals, among others.
Barbara Bento's education history begins in 2001 when they attended Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Barbara studied Accounting, International Taxation, and Law. Barbara completed their studies in 2007.
From 2011 to 2015, Barbara attended BPP Law School and obtained their ACCA qualification, but the field of study is not specified.
At an unspecified time, Barbara also attended BPP Law School and obtained the ATT qualification in Personal Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Business Tax, and Accounting.
In 2019, Barbara attended the CEDR - Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution and became an accredited mediator.
Barbara also holds additional certifications, including the CEDR Accredited Mediator certification obtained in January 2019. Barbara also has various ACCA certifications, such as the ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, ACCA Certificate of Achievement, ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business, and ACCA Professional Level Certificate. The specific dates of obtaining these certifications are not provided.
Buzzacott
Buzzacott is a top 25 UK accountancy firm based in St. Paul's, London, which provides tailored expertise for private clients, businesses and not-for-profit organisations. We’re trusted for the experience we have, the specialisms we understand, the relationships we build and the values we live by. We define ourselves by the needs of our clients, large and small, and work hard to build and maintain relationships that are personal, collaborative and enduring – to be a partner you can trust. We blend pragmatism and front-line experience with the insightful knowledge of an industry leader. Over 500 of us work co-operatively in specialist teams under one roof to tailor-make solutions for you, which also makes us the largest single office accountancy firm in the UK. We’re big enough to display deep knowledge over a broad range of specialisms, and small enough to understand the power of personal connections. As a member firm of PrimeGlobal, one of the largest international accounting associations in the world, we combine our personalised approach with multinational support across 100 countries.