Corporate Tax Manager

AJ Chambers ®; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AJ Chambers is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to lead a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses and corporates, delivering a mix of compliance and advisory work. You will collaborate with business owners and senior contacts, driving tax planning and adding value beyond routine compliance.

You will supervise juniors, manage client engagements, and work with Partners on complex matters while keeping up-to-date with UK tax legislation and developing new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• CTA and/or ACA qualified with post-qualification experience in corporate tax.
• Experience in an accountancy practice or professional services environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients, overseeing compliance, deadlines and client service.
• Review and oversee corporate tax returns, ensuring work is accurate, technically sound and delivered on time.
• Provide corporate tax advice and identify opportunities to support clients beyond day-to-day compliance.
• Build relationships with business owners, finance teams and senior client contacts, acting as a key point of contact for tax matters.
• Manage client engagements, including onboarding, billing, recoveries and cash collection.
• Identify opportunities to develop existing relationships, introduce additional services and contribute to new business development.
• Support Directors and Partners with complex tax matters, special assignments and wider client projects.
• Supervise, train and mentor junior team members, reviewing work and supporting their technical development.
• Manage workflow and resources effectively, maintaining quality standards and commercial awareness across the portfolio.
• Keep up to date with changes in tax legislation and identify ways to improve processes and service delivery.

Skills

Corporate tax

Client relationship

Advisory services

Project supervision

Business development

Budget management

Stakeholder comms

Owner-managed businesses

Education

CTA/ACA qualified or equivalent

Job description

An opportunity for a Corporate Tax Manager to manage a varied portfolio of owner-managed businesses (OMBs) and Corporates, providing a mix of corporate tax compliance and advisory services. You’ll work closely with business owners and senior client contacts, helping them navigate their tax obligations while identifying opportunities to provide additional support. The role offers responsibility for managing client relationships, overseeing compliance work and getting involved in more complex tax assignments. You’ll also work alongside senior members of the tax team, support the development of junior colleagues and contribute to the continued growth of the practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients, primarily owner-managed businesses, overseeing compliance, deadlines and client service.
• Review and oversee corporate tax returns, ensuring work is accurate, technically sound and delivered on time.
• Provide corporate tax advice and identify opportunities to support clients beyond their day-to-day compliance requirements.
• Build relationships with business owners, finance teams and senior client contacts, acting as a key point of contact for tax matters.
• Manage client engagements, including onboarding, billing, recoveries and cash collection.
• Identify opportunities to develop existing relationships, introduce additional services and contribute to new business development.
• Support Directors and Partners with complex tax matters, special assignments and wider client projects.
• Supervise, train and mentor junior team members, reviewing work and supporting their technical development.
• Manage workflow and resources effectively, maintaining quality standards and commercial awareness across the portfolio.
• Keep up to date with changes in tax legislation and identify ways to improve processes and service delivery.

Qualifications

• CTA and/or ACA qualified, or equivalent, with demonstrable post-qualification experience in corporate tax.

Required Skills

• Strong technical knowledge of UK corporate taxation, including the ability to deal with complex issues.
• Experience managing a corporate tax portfolio within an accountancy practice or professional services environment.
• Exposure to owner-managed businesses and an understanding of the tax considerations affecting business owners.
• Comfortable balancing compliance responsibilities with advisory work and identifying opportunities to add value for clients.
• Experience managing projects and supervising or developing junior colleagues.
• Confident building relationships with clients, including business owners and senior decision-makers.
• Commercially aware, organised and able to manage deadlines, budgets and client expectations.
• This could suit an established Corporate Tax Manager looking for a varied OMB portfolio, or an experienced Corporate Tax Assistant Manager ready to take the next step into a broader management role.