Corporate Tax Manager

Moore Kingston Smith; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Moore Kingston Smith is looking for a Corporate Tax Manager to join their Corporate and Business Tax team in London. This role offers diverse tax advisory projects, with a focus on delivering bespoke advice to clients and developing junior team members. The successful candidate will enhance their skills by collaborating closely with partners and managing client communications effectively.

Qualifications

• Preferably ACA/ACCA and CTA/ATT qualified.
• Extensive post-qualification experience.
• Proficient in Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Manage client communication from initial engagement to legal implementation.
• Participate in pitching for new clients, both remotely and face-to-face.
• Review complex corporation tax returns.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Organization

Client relations

Time management

Education

ACA/ACCA

CTA/ATT

Tools

Excel

Word

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Purpose of the Role

Our Corporate and Business Tax team is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to join our expanding department. The successful candidate will collaborate with senior management and partners to deliver bespoke tax advice to clients and work with our in-house legal team to implement that advice.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

The manager role offers opportunities to work on diverse tax advisory projects, enhancing overall tax advisory skills. The candidate will spend approximately X% of their time working closely with partners and junior team members to provide tax advice, managing client communication from initial engagement to legal implementation. They will also contribute to the development of peers and juniors technically and professionally.

The candidate will manage advice delivery for partner approval, balancing supervision of junior work and direct client advice. They will participate in pitching for new clients, both remotely and face-to-face.

Clients mainly include OMBs and large corporates, with advisory projects involving:

• Structuring corporate transactions such as reconstructions, demergers, and share repurchases, advising on relevant reliefs, and coordinating with legal teams to preserve tax outcomes.
• Developing knowledge across taxes like corporation tax, income tax, capital gains tax, VAT, and stamp duty/SDLT to inform advice.
• Preparing tax valuations and HMRC clearance letters for transactions.
• Managing tax due diligence projects and liaising with the wider tax team to deliver comprehensive reports.
• Advising on employee share schemes like EMI and preparing valuation reports for HMRC.
• Providing advice on tax reliefs such as EIS/SEIS and handling advance assurance submissions.
• Producing technical tax reports, reviewing junior work, and ensuring accuracy before partner review.

The role also involves supporting compliance work, including reviewing complex corporation tax returns and assisting with technical queries from audit teams.

Skills and Experience

• Preferably ACA/ACCA and CTA/ATT qualified.
• Extensive post-qualification experience.
• Proficient in Excel and Word.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with mentoring experience.
• Enthusiastic, organized, and motivated.
• Ownership-driven with strong prioritization skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Creative in technical and business development ideas.
• Strong rapport-building skills with clients.