Corporate Tax Manager

ICAEW; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hays is recruiting for a Corporate Tax Manager on behalf of a leading Top 4 firm in Cambridge. The role offers a flexible pattern with just one day per week in the Cambridge office and four days remote, with occasional office attendance as needed.

You will manage a broad client portfolio across life sciences, manufacturing, logistics and services, with strong UK corporate tax expertise and ACA/CTA qualifications. There is scope to develop advisory work alongside compliance.

Qualifications

• Established Corporate Tax Manager with strong UK corporate tax experience.
• ACA and/or CTA qualifications.
• Able to manage a diverse client portfolio and meet deadlines.
• Interest in developing advisory work alongside compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a broad portfolio of clients across sectors including life sciences, manufacturing, logistics and services.
• Balance compliance work with growing advisory exposure.
• Collaborate with wider regional practice to deliver client solutions.
• Support progression toward Senior Manager with increasing responsibility.

Skills

Corporate tax

Portfolio management

Advisory exposure

Time management

Education

ACA/CTA qualifications

Job description

Hays is working with a Top 4 firm in Cambridge that is looking to appoint a Corporate Tax Manager following continued growth and internal promotions within the team.This is an excellent opportunity for an established Manager who wants the quality and variety of work associated with a leading firm, while benefiting from an exceptionally flexible working pattern, currently requiring just one day a week in the Cambridge office.

The opportunity

You will manage a broad and interesting portfolio of clients, ranging from start-ups and owner-managed businesses through to FTSE and other listed organisations, across sectors including life sciences, manufacturing, logistics and services.The portfolio currently has a slightly greater compliance weighting, but advisory work is growing and there is plenty of opportunity to develop in this area. You therefore don't need to be an advisory specialist already. Strong corporate tax compliance experience combined with the ambition to broaden your advisory exposure would work particularly well.

You will also benefit from exposure to work across the wider London region, giving you access to a greater variety of clients and assignments than you might typically expect from a regional role.

To be successful, you will

• Be an established Corporate Tax Manager with strong UK corporate tax experience
• Hold ACA and/or CTA qualifications
• Have strong technical corporate tax knowledge
• Be confident managing a portfolio and balancing multiple priorities and deadlines
• Have advisory experience, or a genuine interest in developing this alongside your compliance expertise

Candidates who have moved into an in-house tax role and are interested in returning to practice will also be considered, provided they have a strong existing UK tax background. For candidates with overseas experience, approximately three years or more of UK tax experience is likely to be required.

Flexibility and progression

One of the biggest attractions of this role is the flexibility. The Cambridge team is currently working in the office just one day per week, with the remaining four days available to work remotely, although additional office attendance may occasionally be required for business needs and the firm's wider hybrid policy could apply in future. Alongside the flexibility, there is a clear longer-term progression route towards Senior Manager, supported by increasing exposure to advisory work, larger clients and the wider regional practice.

What you'll get in return

This is a strong opportunity if you're looking for the combination of Top 4 experience, a varied client base, increasing advisory exposure, genuine career progression and significant homeworking flexibility.