Corporate Tax Manager/ Assistant Manager

Saffrey LLP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of accountancy and tax services in Manchester is seeking a Corporate Tax professional to manage tax compliance for a diverse client portfolio. Responsibilities include advising on complex tax issues and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will be ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified with strong UK tax skills and project management experience. The firm offers a hybrid working policy, excellent benefits, and a commitment to inclusion.

Benefits

Contributory pension

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Family-friendly policies

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Several years post-qualification experience in corporation tax.
• Ability to work collaboratively in different teams.
• Commitment to building strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage the tax compliance process including tax accounting.
• Conduct detailed technical research and respond to queries.
• Supervise and mentor junior team members.
• Advise on complex capital allowances claims and other technical areas.
• Support tax advisory projects and transactions.

Skills

Strong UK tax technical skills

Ability to analyze tax technical queries

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Coaching and mentoring skills

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA

Job description

The successful candidate will be part of Saffery's Corporate Tax team, responsible for managing a diverse client portfolio, encompassing the delivery of both corporate tax compliance and advisory services. This is a challenging and interesting client-facing role, which will include exposure to a range of both UK and international clients.

Frequently dealing with challenging technical issues, the candidate can expect the role to encompass the following areas amongst others:

1. Responsibility for the efficient delivery of the tax compliance process including tax accounting;
2. Detailed technical research and responding to ad-hoc technical queries from clients and other teams;
3. Helping to identify and deliver advisory opportunities within the allocated client portfolio;
4. Supervising, mentoring, and reviewing the work of junior team members;
5. Advising on a range of technical areas such as complex capital allowances claims, R&D tax relief, transfer pricing, Substantial Shareholdings Exemption, Controlled Foreign Companies, Corporate Interest Restriction, Withholding Tax, and Double Taxation Relief, with the support of specialist colleagues where required;
6. Supporting stand-alone tax advisory projects, including structuring acquisitions and disposals, transaction support, and due diligence.

We live by our potential meets personal mantra and understand that everyone has different requirements in terms of their ideal portfolio. Working with your line manager, we will develop a work mix that suits your individual needs.

The role would suit a qualified individual (for example ACA/ACCA/CTA) with several years post-qualification experience in corporation tax. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong UK tax technical skills;
• Ability to analyse tax technical queries and provide robust advice and solutions;
• Project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, and monitor budgets;
• Responsibility for the delivery and quality of work;
• Excellent communication skills;
• A clear client focus with a commitment to building strong client relationships;
• Ability to work collaboratively in different teams; and
• Coaching and mentoring skills to develop other team members.

Our Corporate Tax team spans 9 office locations and comprises 7 partners and over 100 professionals. The team deals with a large portfolio of companies across various sectors, including manufacturing, technology, retail, recruitment, financial services, hospitality, and property. Clients range from smaller owner-managed businesses to large, complex listed groups, as well as charities and not-for-profit organizations.

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across 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 and our greatest asset—our people. As a proud member of Nexia, a leading international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we have access to local insight on a global scale.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion is a top priority for us. Our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, aims to build on our positive work culture and implement initiatives to improve diversity and foster an inclusive environment.

Since 1855, we've evolved in size and scope, but our unwavering dedication to exceptional client service remains. We have 90+ partners and 1,200+ staff across nine UK offices, with additional representation in Cayman, Guernsey, Geneva, Zurich, Dublin, and Dubai.

• A 35-hour working week with a hybrid policy allowing up to three days remote work (core hours 10-4);
• Excellent benefits including contributory pension, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance, flexible benefits, and family-friendly policies;
• Eligibility for the Profit-Sharing Plan, paid in December;
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.