Audit of Tax Senior Manager

ZipRecruiter; Caddington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy and advisory firm in the UK is seeking a Tax Accounting Specialist to support high-profile audits and provide expertise in tax accounting. The ideal candidate will have experience in tax accounting, a strong background in project management, and a passion for coaching junior team members. This role offers opportunities for personal and professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience of tax accounting and tax auditing, with a clear desire to specialise in this area.
• Knowledge of tax accounting under FRS102 and IFRS; US GAAP experience is useful but not obligatory.
• Good project management skills, including meeting agreed deadlines, taking ownership and managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for multiple tax audits, serving as the main point of contact with the audit team.
• Collaborate with junior staff and tax partners to deliver high-quality work.
• Coach and train more junior colleagues.

Skills

Tax accounting

Tax auditing

Project management

Coaching and training

Client management

Education

CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

BDO’s Tax Accounting Group brings together tax professionals who specialise in tax accounting and tax audit work. Headed by an equity partner, we offer an exciting and quality career path for ambitious people.

Role

This role provides tax audit support on our largest, high-profile audits across a range of groups and sectors. It also acts as a tax accounting specialist to our non-audit clients, assisting with complex provisioning engagements and the tax accounting aspects of GAAP conversions, carve-out accounting and acquisition accounting. Clients and audited entities include FTSE companies, AIM-listed companies, large inbound and private equity-backed businesses.

You will be responsible for a number of tax audits, acting as the point of contact with the main audit team, and working closely with junior staff and tax partners to deliver this work. You will also work on ad hoc, project-based engagements with other BDO teams, using your tax accounting knowledge in different contexts to deliver the best for our clients. You will act as a key contact for tax accounting queries for the wider tax and audit practices and be involved in coaching and training more junior members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for multiple tax audits, serving as the main point of contact with the audit team.
• Collaborate with junior staff and tax partners to deliver high-quality work.
• Engage in ad hoc, project-based engagements across BDO teams using tax accounting expertise.
• Provide tax accounting input for complex provisioning engagements, GAAP conversions, carve-out accounting and acquisition accounting.
• Act as a key contact for tax accounting queries across the tax and audit practices.
• Coach and train more junior colleagues.

Qualifications

• Prior experience of tax accounting and tax auditing, with a clear desire to specialise in this area.
• Knowledge of tax accounting under FRS102 and IFRS; US GAAP experience is useful but not obligatory.
• General corporate tax experience providing corporate tax advisory and compliance services to a variety of clients.
• Good project management skills, including meeting agreed deadlines, taking ownership and managing a team.
• Experience of coaching and training more junior staff.
• Experience of dealing with client senior management and key stakeholders.
• CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent.

Culture and Benefits

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect are core values at BDO. We offer mentoring and coaching, and support your personal and professional development. Our agile working framework helps teams stay connected, with access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We encourage collaboration, lifelong learning, and the exchange of skills and experiences through multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources.

We’re looking forward to the future

We help entrepreneurial businesses succeed and fuel the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, and we invest in you to help you grow. Across the UK, thousands of unique minds come together to help the companies we work with achieve their ambitions. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.