Automation Developer Manager – Tax Technology

RSM; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Tax Technology Manager in Birmingham, where you will lead innovative technology projects that drive digital transformation in the Tax sector. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with client-facing teams and influence strategic direction, ensuring operational excellence and achieving key metrics. You will develop your technical knowledge while making a significant impact on the firm's growth. If you thrive on variety and are passionate about technology and improvement, this is the perfect opportunity for you in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Benefits

27 Days Holiday

Flexible reward and benefits package

Individual healthcare cover

Access to 300+ courses on demand

Qualifications

• Experience in technology project delivery within a Tax professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of Python and SQL for data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex technology projects and manage product delivery.
• Support Tax teams in adapting to a digital Tax landscape.

Skills

Technology project delivery

Python

SQL

Alteryx

Project management

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Tax technology roadmap management

Artificial intelligence awareness

Machine learning

Tools

PowerBI

Automation tools

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

Make an Impact at RSM UK

Our Tax Technology team is dynamic and fast-paced team, offering ample scope for progression and the chance to make a significant impact on RSM nationally, with potential to influence on a global scale driving the digital transformation within the Tax business.

As a Tax Technology Manager in our Birmingham office, you will deliver complex and wide-ranging technology projects, managing product delivery, and bringing fresh, innovative ideas to the team. In this role you will work directly with the Tax Technology Operations Lead to help drive the team in the strategic direction set by leadership through operational excellence, ensuring that key metrics are achieved. You will have the opportunity to work at all stages of solution development, from raw idea generation, through to concept refinement, development and finally the ultimate rollout to our client facing teams. At all times you will collaborate with our client facing teams to ensure the best possible service for our clients and RSM.

You’ll make an impact by:

• Delivering complex and wide-ranging technology projects and managing product delivery.
• Assessment of technology and how emerging capabilities could be deployed for the benefit of our colleagues and clients.
• Supporting our Tax client facing teams and clients in adapting to an increasingly digital Tax landscape.
• Being a leader in the team and driving the strategic direction through operational excellence, ensuring that key metrics are achieved.
• Developing an advanced level of technical knowledge through personal development opportunities.
• Working in collaboration across service lines to proactively seek opportunities to generate new business.

What we are looking for:

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

We value diverse experiences and perspectives. Here’s what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Technology project delivery experience – ideally gained within a Tax professional services environment.
• Strong knowledge of Python and SQL for data analytics.
• Experience using Alteryx.
• Experience and capability of supporting the team through coaching and feedback.
• Experience with project management and planning.
• Strong collaboration, communication and organisation skills.
• Happy to take responsibility and make commitments to delivering positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of tax technology roadmap management, providing the Operations Lead with the support to drive the team's strategy.
• Awareness of available solutions and systems to facilitate the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services.
• Proven experience in communicating effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, service providers and cross-functional teams, at different levels.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends and technologies in tax, including artificial intelligence.
• Exposure to internally built automation tools vs customisation of off the shelf software.
• Experience with generative artificial intelligence or machine learning.

Desirable

• Exposure to internally built automation tools versus customisation of off the shelf software.
• Familiarity with PowerBI or other data visualisation products
• Experience in developing technologies (AI, ML, RPA, etc)

What we can offer you:

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days).
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Individual healthcare cover.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.

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Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.