Corporate Tax Manager (Manchester)

Marc Daniels; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels is seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Tax Manager to join their fast-paced media business in Manchester. You will lead corporate tax compliance, reporting, and advisory work across ~100 entities with a hands-on approach.

This temporary role offers a hybrid pattern and a competitive day rate, with quick start available. You will report to the Head of Tax and partner with Finance on tax-efficient decisions, risk governance, and tax technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• Qualified taxprofessional with UK corporate tax experience.
• Experience preparing and reviewing CT658/CT600, computations, and filings.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS tax accounting and provisions.
• Experience in multinational or large group environments is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate tax compliance, filings and reporting.
• Prepare and review CT computations for multiple entities.
• Review tax provisions and support audits.
• Provide tax advisory on business transactions and restructures.
• Support tax accounting under IFRS and deferred tax calculations.
• Liaise with external advisors and tax authorities.

Skills

UK corporate tax

Tax accounting

Cross-border transactions

Stakeholder management

Tax advisory

Education

Professional tax qualification

Tools

Alphatax

Job description

We have an immediate opportunity for an experienced Interim Corporate Tax Manager to join a fast-paced and busy media business. Reporting into the Head of Tax, you will be responsible for managing the company's corporate tax compliance, reporting, and advisory activities. This project requires a hands-on compliance resource to help get corporation tax returns and computations completed, reviewed and filed within the timescales given. Based in Manchester, this role offers an immediate start, hybrid working pattern and a competitive day rate.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage corporate tax compliance, filings, and reporting requirements.

• Support the preparation and review of corporation tax computations for approximately 100 entities.
• Review tax provisions and support statutory and external audits.
• Provide tax accounting under IFRS
• Preparation and submission of CT600s

• Provide tax advice on business transactions, restructures, acquisitions, and international expansion.

• Tax provisioning and deferred tax understanding

• Support tax audits and liaise with external advisors and tax authorities.
• Identify tax risks and opportunities and maintain a strong tax governance framework.
• Partner with finance and business teams to ensure tax-efficient decision-making.
• Drive process improvements and support tax technology initiatives and manage statutory deadlines

Skills & Experience

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CTA, CPA, or equivalent qualification.
• Proven corporate tax experience in industry, practice, or a combination of both.
• Strong knowledge of UK corporate tax principles.
• Experience with tax accounting, compliance, and cross-border transactions.

• Experience using Alphatax for corporation tax compliance, computations, reporting, etc.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multinational or large group environment.
• Media, advertising, publishing or technology sector experience (beneficial)