Corporate Tax Senior Manager

Maitland Kabir; Bradford; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Maitland Kabir is seeking a Senior Manager for Corporate Tax in Bradford, offering up to £90,000 per annum plus excellent benefits in a permanent role. The role focuses on senior technical tax deliveries, client-facing services, and cross-functional collaboration across UK tax compliance, tax accounting and related projects.

The candidate will lead a portfolio of corporate tax clients, drive technical accuracy in returns, support provisioning activities, and contribute to process improvements

Qualifications

• A degree in accounting, finance or tax, or an equivalent academic qualification.
• ACA and/or CTA qualified, or equivalent professional qualifications.
• At least eight years' experience in a tax or tax-related role.
• Extensive experience interpreting and applying UK tax legislation.
• Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting standards, with knowledge of ASC 740 and IAS 12 particularly beneficial.
• Experience using financial systems such as SAP, Oracle and/or Hyperion.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Practical experience considering or applying technology, including AI, to improve processes and solutions.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage relationships across a portfolio of corporate tax compliance customers.
• Work with the UK Corporate Tax returns team to ensure the technical accuracy of tax positions adopted in customer tax returns.
• Engage with customers to ensure technical matters within the scope of service delivery are clearly understood and appropriately documented.
• Support the UK Corporate Tax team in understanding technical tax matters ahead of quarterly and year-end tax provisioning activities.
• Contribute to improving and automating tax processes to enhance service delivery and add value for customers.
• Assist with quarterly US GAAP tax provisioning activities for international customers.
• Support the review of Pillar Two reporting for the UK and certain other jurisdictions, including overall project coordination.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs.
• Manage specific projects and assignments, working to strict deadlines and communicating progress and developments to management.
• Support the understanding and implementation of complex transactions across wider customer groups.
• Deliver training on relevant UK tax technical matters and contribute to broader tax awareness across the organisation.

Skills

Advanced Excel

AI in processes

English fluency

Leadership

Project management

SAP/Oracle/Hyperion experience

UK tax knowledge

Education

Degree in accounting/finance/tax

ACA and/or CTA

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Hyperion

Job description

Corporate Tax - Senior Manager

Bradford | Up to £90,000 per annum + excellent benefits | Permanent

A growing, technology-led global business services organisation is seeking an experienced UK Corporate Tax professional to join its Tax team.

The organisation delivers technology-enabled business, procurement and financial solutions to an international customer base. This is an opportunity to take on a senior technical and client-facing role, supporting the delivery of UK corporate tax compliance, tax accounting and specialist tax projects across a diverse portfolio of customers.

Working closely with the wider Tax team and business stakeholders, the successful candidate will combine strong UK tax technical expertise with relationship management, project delivery and process improvement capabilities.

THE ROLE

• Lead and manage relationships across a portfolio of corporate tax compliance customers.

• Work with the UK Corporate Tax returns team to ensure the technical accuracy of tax positions adopted in customer tax returns.

• Engage with customers to ensure technical matters within the scope of service delivery are clearly understood and appropriately documented.

• Support the UK Corporate Tax team in understanding technical tax matters ahead of quarterly and year-end tax provisioning activities.

• Contribute to improving and automating tax processes to enhance service delivery and add value for customers.

• Assist with quarterly US GAAP tax provisioning activities for international customers.

• Support the review of Pillar Two reporting for the UK and certain other jurisdictions, including overall project coordination.

• Maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs.

• Manage specific projects and assignments, working to strict deadlines and communicating progress and developments to management.

• Support the understanding and implementation of complex transactions across wider customer groups.

• Deliver training on relevant UK tax technical matters and contribute to broader tax awareness across the organisation.

The role offers exposure to a broad range of UK corporate tax and tax accounting matters, including UK GAAP, IFRS and US GAAP provisioning, Pillar Two, Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) requirements, transfer pricing and substantial transactions.

YOUR BACKGROUND

• A degree in accounting, finance or tax, or an equivalent academic qualification.

• ACA and/or CTA qualified, or equivalent professional qualifications.

• At least eight years' experience in a tax or tax-related role.

• Extensive experience interpreting and applying UK tax legislation.

• Strong understanding of generally accepted accounting standards, with knowledge of ASC 740 and IAS 12 particularly beneficial.

• Experience using financial systems such as SAP, Oracle and/or Hyperion.

• Advanced Excel skills.

• Practical experience considering or applying technology, including AI, to improve processes and solutions.

• Fluent in English.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong management and leadership capabilities, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

• Excellent communication skills and sound decision-making ability.

• A proactive approach, taking ownership of projects, tasks and issues.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a positive, can-do attitude.

• A high level of motivation, accountability and professionalism.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Join a growing, technology-led global business services organisation.

• Take on a senior role with exposure to a varied portfolio of international corporate tax customers.

• Develop experience across UK corporate tax compliance, tax accounting and specialist international tax projects.

• Work collaboratively with Tax Leadership, wider business teams and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to the development, automation and improvement of tax processes and service delivery.

• Play an active role in technical knowledge-sharing and the development of the wider Tax team.

For a confidential initial discussion about the opportunity, your technical interests and your longer-term career ambitions, contact Maitland Kabir on 0208 064 3129, or email [e-mail] or [e-mail].