Corporate Tax Manager

Saffrey LLP; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 hour working week

Hybrid working policy

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Profit-Sharing Plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Saffery LLP in Bristol is seeking an experienced corporate tax specialist at Manager level to support partners by managing the corporate tax affairs of an established portfolio of owner‑managed business clients. The role spans property, R&D tax credits, cross‑border work, and advisory projects, with opportunities for structuring acquisitions and group reorganisations.

The team of 13 handles a diverse client base; the successful candidate will lead staff, plan work, and contribute to training and

Qualifications

• Recent practical experience running a corporate tax portfolio for owner‑managed businesses.
• Solid working knowledge of corporate tax issues and legislation.
• Ability to lead, plan and deliver tax work with a team.
• Strong commercial awareness and client‑facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate tax affairs for existing owner‑managed client portfolio.
• Involvement in tax planning and advisory projects across sectors.
• Lead stand‑alone advisory projects (acquisitions, reorganisations, due diligence).
• Coordinate delivery of tax work, problem solve and use initiative.
• Support partners and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Corporate tax expertise

Client relationship

Commercial acumen

Presentation skills

Education

CTA/ACA qualified

Job description

We are looking for an experienced corporate tax specialist at Manager level to join our fast-growing and dynamic Bristol office to provide direct support to the partners by managing the corporate tax affairs of an existing portfolio of primarily owner-managed business clients.

The mix of work will be varied as the client base is across a full range of business sectors, including property, innovation, farming, financial services, sport & entertainment and not for profit.
You will be involved in tax planning and advisory projects which will arise as a matter of course across this diverse portfolio of clients, such as property transactions, capital allowance claims, R&D tax credits and cross border transactions.

There will also be the opportunity to work on stand-alone tax advisory projects such as structuring acquisitions and disposals, group re-organisations, due diligence and structuring equity incentives.
The role will include some staff responsibilities and work planning. The individual will report directly to client partners.

Ongoing training will be provided, with the opportunity for the individual to attend the firm's annual tax conference and attend both internal and external training sessions.
The role provides a wide range of interesting work for someone with a solid corporate tax background in a friendly and supportive environment.

The Team

We have 13 people working in the Bristol corporate tax team, including one Partner, one Director and two Managers.

You

Candidates must be proactive, resilient and be able to market their skills and those of the firm, both on a one-to-one basis and in presentations. They should be innovative with vision, creativity and flair. They should possess the confidence and professionalism to establish credibility at all levels, be commercially minded and have a clear perception of client requirements.

Candidates will require recent practical experience of running a corporate tax portfolio, and providing tax advice to owner-managed businesses, with a detailed and up to date working knowledge of corporate tax issues a given. Whilst technical skills are obviously important, this position also requires a team-orientated and flexible personality, alongside the experience of organising the delivery of tax work, problem solving and the ability to use their own initiative. The individual must be able to look at the tax issues of private companies both from the point of view of the company structure, and that of their owners.

Applicants should be preferably CTA and/or ACA qualified.

Reward and benefits

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies,
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.

About us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK's 15th largest accountancy firm.

When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We're a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We're committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset - our people.
As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we've got access to local insight on a global scale.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.

We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.