Corporate Tax Manager

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and technically capable Corporate Tax Manager to join a growing Corporate Tax team within a leading professional services environment.

The successful candidate will support Senior Managers, Directors and Partners in delivering high-quality corporate tax compliance and advisory services to a broad portfolio of clients, while also assisting in the supervision and development of junior team members.

This role offers exposure to a wide range of sectors and advisory projects, alongside genuine opportunities for career progression within a growing and collaborative team.

The Team

The Tax division provides VAT, Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing, Personal Tax, Global Mobility and Employment Tax compliance and advisory services to a varied client base.

The Corporate Tax team advises clients across multiple industries and is regularly involved in transactional and advisory work, including restructurings, acquisitions, disposals, demergers and international tax matters.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Management & Client Delivery

• Managing a portfolio of corporate tax clients with responsibility for service delivery, deadlines and quality control
• Acting as the primary day-to-day contact for clients and maintaining strong professional relationships
• Liaising with audit and accounts teams to coordinate timetables and deliverables
• Managing filing deadlines, client communications and information requests proactively
• Ensuring timely delivery of signed accounts for iXBRL processing and monitoring compliance workflows
• Reviewing corporation tax computations, returns and supporting schedules
• Reviewing tax provisions and tax accounting adjustments for technical accuracy
• Escalating technical matters appropriately where required

Technical & Advisory Responsibilities

• Applying strong technical knowledge to identify tax risks, planning opportunities and advisory solutions
• Supporting on a range of advisory assignments including:
  • Group restructurings and reorganisations
  • Share schemes and employee incentives
  • International corporate tax matters
  • Tax planning and efficiency reviews
• Preparing high-quality written reports, technical analyses and client advice
• Supporting Directors and Partners on complex advisory and transactional projects
• Assisting with tax due diligence assignments and contributing to reports and findings

Commercial & Financial Management

• Managing WIP, billing and recoveries across the client portfolio
• Monitoring budgets and identifying overruns early
• Assisting with fee discussions and scope management
• Understanding how tax work contributes to wider commercial and client objectives

Additional Responsibilities

The role may also include involvement in:

• Tender and new business proposals
• Tax due diligence exercises
• Internal corporation tax training sessions
• Technical research and resolving tax queries
• Wider advisory and project-based assignments

People Management

The successful candidate will support the development of junior staff and may have responsibility for direct reports following successful completion of probation.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing coaching, support and constructive feedback to junior team members
• Assisting with technical and soft skills training
• Promoting quality, consistency and best practice across the team
• Supporting the ongoing development and progression of junior colleagues

Career Development

The team offers strong long-term progression opportunities within a meritocratic environment. Ongoing professional development is actively encouraged through internal and external training, technical updates and mentoring support.

Candidate Requirements

Skills & Experience

• Proven corporate tax experience gained within practice
• Experience managing a profitable client portfolio
• Strong technical understanding of corporation tax principles
• Up-to-date knowledge across SME and large corporate tax matters
• Experience supporting on tax advisory assignments and preparing high-quality written reports, including due diligence work
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical matters clearly to non-specialists
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Commercial awareness and understanding of profitability, recoveries and client service delivery

Qualifications

• ACA / CA / CTA qualified (or equivalent)

Technical Skills

• Strong Excel skills
• Experience using Alphatax preferred
• Experience with CCH advantageous
• Confident using Microsoft Office applications
• Interest in tax technology, automation and process improvement beneficial