Corporate Tax Manager

Howett Thorpe; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working arrangements

25 days’ annual leave plus bank/bank

Regular salary reviews

Professional development and career

Scope to build specialist client offer

Job summary

Howett Thorpe is seeking a Corporate Tax Manager to join a dynamic tech-focused practice in the Woking area. The role emphasizes advisory work for software, SaaS, fintech and digital media clients, handling tax matters from investment rounds to international expansion.

You will lead complex projects, develop service offerings, and build relationships with venture capital firms and professional advisers while overseeing compliance and reporting for a range of clients.

Qualifications

• Substantial UK tax practice experience.
• CTA/ACA/ACCA qualification or equivalent.
• Strong corporate tax background with complex client experience.
• Experience with R&D tax relief regimes.
• Knowledge of tax considerations for innovative/investor-backed businesses.
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly to non-tax specialists.
• Confidence in managing client relationships and assignments.

Responsibilities

• Advise on corporate tax matters as businesses grow, fundraise and expand.
• Shape and expand technology tax services, including pricing and client relationships.
• Lead advisory assignments involving M&A, funding rounds and reorganisations.
• Support international growth, transfer pricing and overseas subsidiaries.
• Oversee R&D tax relief claims and compliance deadlines.
• Guide on software development expenditure, IP and tax reliefs.
• Coordinate SEIS/EIS and growth share schemes with clients.
• Ensure accuracy in complex tax computations and reporting.
• Develop external relationships with tech sector stakeholders.

Skills

UK tax experience

Client relationship management

Strategic advisory

R&D tax relief knowledge

Explain technical issues clearly

Leadership and mentoring

Deadline management

New business development

Team collaboration

Education

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Corporate Tax Manager – Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Regular salary reviews
• Professional development and career progression
• Scope to build a specialist client offering and develop your own profile

Corporate Tax Manager – About The Role

Technology is the central theme of this role, with clients operating across software, SaaS, fintech, digital media and other innovation-led sectors. You will help business owners navigate tax matters at different stages of their development, from securing investment and claiming available reliefs through to international expansion, restructuring and exit planning.

Key responsibilities:

• Advise business owners, founders and investors on corporate tax matters arising as their businesses develop, raise funding and enter new markets.
• Help shape and expand the firm's technology tax services, including the development of service offerings, pricing and new client relationships.
• Lead advisory assignments involving business sales, acquisitions, investment rounds, group reorganisations, management buyouts and succession planning.
• Support clients with the tax implications of international growth, including overseas subsidiaries, permanent establishment exposure, transfer pricing and internationally mobile workers.
• Assess eligibility for R&D tax relief and oversee claims, from identifying qualifying expenditure to preparing supporting technical information and dealing with HMRC enquiries.
• Advise on tax-efficient treatment of software development expenditure, intangible assets, Patent Box claims, capital allowances and the use of losses.
• Guide companies and investors through SEIS/EIS requirements and employee share arrangements, including EMI and growth shares.
• Take responsibility for complex corporation tax compliance, reviewing work prepared by colleagues and completing computations for more involved businesses and groups.
• Oversee relevant compliance requirements, including quarterly instalment payments, ATED returns and relief declarations.
• Develop external relationships across the technology sector, including with venture capital firms, accelerators, banks, lawyers and other professional advisers.
• Represent the firm in client meetings, proposals, networking activities and sector events, helping build its profile and generate new work.
• Work with colleagues across accounts, audit and corporate finance to coordinate advice and identify further ways to support clients.
• Keep clients informed of relevant legislative changes and translate technical developments into practical recommendations.
• Provide technical guidance to junior colleagues, helping develop their knowledge of corporate tax and the technology sector.
• Maintain oversight of assignment quality, budgets and deadlines, ensuring advice and reports are commercially relevant and clearly presented.

The successful Corporate Tax Manager will have:

• Substantial UK tax practice experience, including at least three years since qualification or equivalent experience.
• CTA, ACA or ACCA qualification, with CTA particularly relevant to the advisory focus.
• A sound corporate tax background and experience dealing with complex client requirements.
• Practical experience of R&D tax relief, ideally under the current regime.
• Knowledge of some of the tax considerations affecting innovative and investor-backed businesses, such as Patent Box, SEIS/EIS, share incentives or tax losses.
• The ability to assess commercial situations and explain technical issues clearly to business owners and other non-tax specialists.
• Confidence managing client relationships and taking responsibility for assignments from initial discussions through to delivery.
• An interest in developing a specialist area of work, building a network and contributing to business growth.
• Strong organisation, communication and judgement, with the ability to balance multiple deadlines without compromising quality.
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and developing less experienced members of the team.

Job Title: Corporate Tax Manager

Job Type: Perm

Location: Woking

Salary: £65,000 – 80,000

Reference no: 16205