Corporate Tax Manager

Armstrong Watson LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme

Competitive Annual Leave entitlement

Health Shield Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid flu jabs and eye tests

Investment towards Continuous Professional Development

Paid professional membership fees

Job summary

Armstrong Watson LLP is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to join their Tax department in Manchester. The role includes overseeing corporate tax computations, mentoring junior staff, and providing clients with proactive tax planning advice. The ideal candidate should be CTA qualified with a minimum of 2 years' experience in corporate tax compliance or advisory work.

The position offers a competitive salary and benefits such as a pension scheme, smart working policy, and support for professional development. Flexibility in work settings is encouraged to achieve a balanced lifestyle.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Corporate Tax Compliance/Advisory work.
• Full UK driving licence is essential.
• Experienced in dealing with clients for outstanding customer service.
• Confident communication skills (verbal and written).
• Excellent teamwork skills with the ability to communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Review complex corporate tax computations prepared by junior colleagues.
• Provide training and mentoring for Tax Assistants and Seniors.
• Monitor work progress and billing for client portfolio.
• Deliver proactive tax planning advice for clients.
• Liaise with clients to deliver compliance and advisory services.
• Involve in recruitment process for the team.
• Manage Tax Seniors or Trainees.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Tax training delivery

Education

CTA qualified

Tools

Alphatax

Job description

Corporate Tax Manager

Department: Tax

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Manchester

The Role

The main elements of this role will include:

• Being responsible for detailed/technical review of more complex corporate tax computations prepared by junior colleagues and reviewing their work
• Providing training and mentoring for Tax Assistants, Tax Seniors and Tax Assistant Managers
• Monitoring work progress, recoveries and billing for their client portfolio
• Assisting in the delivery and proactive tax planning advice for clients
• Liaising with clients and the wider AW teams to deliver corporate tax consultancy compliance and advisory services
• Involvement in recruitment process for the team, including our graduate intake programme each year
• Formal line management for Tax Seniors or Trainees

The Candidate

In order to fulfil the responsibilities of the position, we would like candidates to be / have:

• CTA qualified and have a minimum of 2 years experience in Corporate Tax Compliance / Advisory work
• A full UK driving licence (essential)
• Experience of using Alphatax (desirable requirement as opposed to essential requirement)
• Experienced in dealing with clients and ensuring they receive an outstanding level of customer service
• Confident when communicating (in both verbal and written forms) because you will need to be able to deal directly with clients and ensure they receive an outstanding level of customer service
• Excellent teamwork skills to be able to communicate with your own team as well as the other AW teams throughout all the offices
• Able to deliver tax technical training / development sessions to the team

The Benefits

In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development; we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement & Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment)
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health)
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client)
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral
• Investment towards Continuous Professional Development (CPD), which includes access to comprehensive training courses and materials
• Paid professional membership fees