Corporate Tax Manager

Crowe UK LLP; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading audit and consulting firm in Reading is seeking a qualified professional with corporate tax expertise to lead advisory projects. You will oversee compliance for complex clients, manage relationships, and enhance service delivery. The ideal candidate holds ACA/CTA or equivalent qualification, demonstrates strong client service skills, and has in-depth knowledge of UK corporate tax and accounting practices. This role is vital for developing new business and delivering exceptional client outcomes.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant corporate tax and accounting experience on various advisory and compliance projects.
• Ability to deliver excellent service and manage client relationships.
• Solid understanding of UK corporate tax concepts and UK GAAP accounting fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Lead work on UK and cross-border tax advisory projects.
• Oversee compliance work for larger clients.
• Develop relationships with clients and identify additional service opportunities.

Skills

Corporate tax experience

Accounting knowledge

Client service skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

ACA/CTA or equivalent qualification

Job description

Role requirements

The role requires ACA/CTA or equivalent qualification. Significant corporate tax and accounting experience on a range of advisory and compliance projects. A passion for client service. A track record of developing new work.

People responsibilities

• Demonstrating personal commitment to work and team success; showing positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to improve process/situations when appropriate.
• Consistently treating colleagues with fairness and respect, helping to provide opportunities for everyone to contribute and succeed.
• Providing and being receptive to regular and constructive feedback that improves self and others.
• Continually developing skills and knowledge.
• Influencing, changing and shaping the direction of a particular activity, either internally and/or externally.
• Coaching members of staff through sharing experience and knowledge appropriately.
• Providing on-the-job training for developing colleagues.
• Participating in service line, office and firm-wide activities.

Your client responsibilities

• Leading work on UK and cross-border tax advisory projects, reporting to tax partners.
• Overseeing compliance work on larger or more complex clients.
• Developing relationships with clients and contacts.
• Identifying opportunities to take additional services to clients and contacts, including corporate taxes, VAT, personal taxes, payroll taxes, corporate finance support etc.
• Acting at all times with the Firm’s best interests in mind. Acts with integrity in all dealings.
• Demonstrating understanding of the different types of risk, understanding the firm’s approach and policies for managing risk in relevant business and applicable legal/regulatory rules, and following policies.
• Considering and managing risk (reputational, operational and credit) in all interactions with clients.
• Showing a sense of urgency and understanding of how their work (including speed, attention to detail, and quality) impacts the Firm’s ability to serve clients.
• Demonstrating an application and solution-based approach to problem solving, referred to for research on delivery of solutions in that field on client assignments.
• Identifying areas requiring improvement in the client’s business processes and possible recommendations for the client.
• Taking primary responsibility for financial performance on your client and project work.

Qualities we are looking for

• Ability to execute work efficiently, delivering excellent service and bringing the full breadth of Crowe UK’s capability to support our clients.
• Act as a role model for members of the team, providing on-the-job coaching.
• Adhere to the firm’s risk management policies at all times.
• Deliver work to the highest quality.
• Solid understanding of the fundamental UK corporate tax concepts and rules, as well as a good grasp of UK GAAP accounting fundamentals, and its application to tax accounting including deferred tax.
• Ability to provide fast and intuitive analysis; correctly interpreting data, including financial statements and source documents.
• Demonstration of the ability to effectively understand and manage risk issues.

Why choose Crowe?

At Crowe we understand that it is often the culture and values of a firm that are most important when looking for a new workplace. Whether you’re working in statutory audit, corporate tax or you’re a marketing or HR specialist, we place our people at the centre of everything that we do; promoting a collaborative, inclusive and friendly culture while remaining passionate about supporting and developing our people as they build their careers. We listen to our people and adapt to their changing needs alongside the needs of our growing business. We invest in our people to help them be the best they can be. We value new ideas and innovation, and welcome people who are committed to making a difference by delivering excellent services to our people, clients and communities. At Crowe, you will find the specialist knowledge, the resources and the commitment to help you build a satisfying and rewarding career, with continued learning and development, highly competitive salaries and flexible benefits. We want to create the best environment for our people to grow and thrive and recognise the importance of offering a flexible approach to our working environment, which we would be happy to discuss with you further.

Crowe is committed to equal opportunity and diversity in recruitment and employment. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to our organisation, driving effectiveness in our teams and providing our clients with a quality service. Entry and progression within the firm is determined solely by the application of objective criteria, personal performance and merit which is supported by a clearly defined career pathway.

Company Crowe UK is a leading audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm with a national presence to complement our international reach. We are an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks in the world. With exceptional knowledge of the business environment, our professionals share one commitment, to deliver excellence. We are trusted by thousands of clients for our specialist advice, our ability to make smart decisions and our readiness to provide lasting value. Our broad technical expertise and deep market knowledge means we are well placed to offer insight and pragmatic advice to businesses of all sizes, professional practices, social purpose and non profit organisations, pension funds and private clients. We work with our clients to build something valuable, substantial and enduring. Our aim is to become trusted advisors to all the organisations and individuals with whom we work. Close working relationships are at the heart of our effective service delivery.

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