Corporate Tax Manager

Pure Search; Basildon; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Search is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager for a major international leader’s in-house tax function in the UK. You will manage UK corporate tax compliance, provide technical advisory, and support tax accounting under US GAAP and UK standards.

Key duties include R&D tax credit claims, HMRC liaison, TP analysis and cross‑functional collaboration with Tax and Finance teams. ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in UK corporate tax
• Strong understanding of UK corporation tax compliance and reporting
• Ability to advise stakeholders in a complex organisation
• Experience preparing or reviewing corporation tax computations and returns
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Confident working with Excel, systems and tax data

Responsibilities

• UK compliance — Prepare and support UK corporation tax computations and returns
• Technical advisory — Provide UK corporate tax guidance across compliance, reporting and advisory matters
• Tax accounting — Support tax accounting and provisioning under US GAAP and UK statutory requirements
• R&D claims — Assist with preparation and review of UK R&D tax credit claims
• HMRC liaison — Support management of UK tax authority interactions
• Stakeholder collaboration — Work closely with Tax, Finance and wider business teams
• Transfer pricing — Support TP analysis and documentation with regional and European teams
• Digital transformation — Contribute to process improvement and tax technology initiatives
• Ad-hoc projects — Provide tax support on regional and business-driven initiatives

Skills

UK corporate tax

UK tax compliance

Stakeholder advisory

Tax computations & returns

Organisational skills

Tax data analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CTA

Tools

Alphatax

Excel

Job description

A major well known, international leader is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to join its in‑house Tax function. This role offers a blend of UK corporate tax compliance, technical advisory work, tax accounting, R&D claims and transfer pricing, all within a large, complex, multinational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• UK compliance — Prepare and support UK corporation tax computations and returns
• Technical advisory — Provide UK corporate tax guidance across compliance, reporting and advisory matters
• Tax accounting — Support tax accounting and provisioning under US GAAP and UK statutory requirements
• R&D claims — Assist with preparation and review of UK R&D tax credit claims
• HMRC liaison — Support management of UK tax authority interactions
• Stakeholder collaboration — Work closely with Tax, Finance and wider business teams
• Transfer pricing — Support TP analysis and documentation with regional and European teams
• Digital transformation — Contribute to process improvement and tax technology initiatives
• Ad‑hoc projects — Provide tax support on regional and business‑driven initiatives

Minimum Requirements

• Experience in UK corporate tax
• Strong understanding of UK corporation tax compliance and reporting
• Ability to advise stakeholders in a complex organisation
• Experience preparing or reviewing corporation tax computations and returns
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing prioritiesConfident working with Excel, systems and tax data
• ACA / ACCA / CTA

Desirable Experience

• Alphatax or similar compliance software
• Exposure to US GAAP tax accounting
• UK employment tax / benefits‑in‑kind
• Experience supporting tax process improvement or digital transformation