Corporate Tax Senior Manager

PKF FRANCIS CLARK; Cotswold District; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate tax firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Tax Manager to join their Corporate Tax team. The role involves leading corporate tax advisory projects, overseeing compliance work, and acting as the main contact for clients. Candidates should be CTA qualified with a strong background in corporate tax compliance and advisory. The firm promotes a flexible approach to hybrid working and values employee wellbeing and professional development.

Benefits

Pension

Group life assurance

Health cash plan

Private medical insurance

Option to buy extra holiday

Emergency funding support

Electric vehicle lease scheme

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience in corporation tax compliance and advisory.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong interest in coaching and developing others.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex corporate tax advisory projects.
• Overseeing compliance work and reviewing technical advice.
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and HMRC.
• Coaching and mentoring a team of Assistant Managers and Managers.

Skills

Corporate tax compliance

Client relationship management

Strategic thinking

Coaching and mentoring

Business development

Tax legislation interpretation

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

CTA qualified (ACA, CA or ACCA an advantage)

Tools

Tax software packages (Alphatax preferred)

Job description

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Tax Manager to join our thriving Corporate Tax team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with deep compliance and advisory expertise to lead a portfolio of complex and interesting clients, including OMBs and large corporates operating across a wide range of sectors.

Responsibilities

• Leading complex corporate tax advisory projects and managing input from specialist teams
• Overseeing compliance work and reviewing technical advice prepared by the team
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and HMRC, including with respect to strategic planning, risk management and handling investigations
• Collaborating with the Audit and Assurance team and the wider firm to deliver excellent client service
• Coaching and mentoring a team of Assistant Managers and Managers by leading performance reviews, providing feedback and encouraging professional development
• Supporting business development activities and identifying opportunities for growth both with respect to prospective and existing clients
• Contributing to technical knowledge-sharing, both internally and externally, via briefings, workshops, and publication of insights
• Upholding high standards of technical quality in all work, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the firm's risk and compliance procedures, including the Tax Manual
• Promoting ESG initiatives, including wellbeing, community engagement, and environmental awareness

Qualifications

• CTA qualified (ACA, CA or ACCA an advantage) with significant post-qualification experience in corporation tax compliance and advisory
• Adept at interpreting tax legislation and communicating complex advice in plain English
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strategic thinker with commercial awareness and problem-solving ability
• Strong interest in business development activities and leveraging opportunities for growth, through networking and building lasting client relationships
• Experienced in and passionate about coaching and developing others, including and fostering an inclusive team and learning environment
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications and tax software packages (Alphatax experience preferred)

Benefits

• Pension
• Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare
• Private medical insurance
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle to work
• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation
• Electric vehicle lease scheme
• These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee's post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

About PKF Francis Clark

Established in 1919, PKF Francis Clark has grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. Our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally, and we are a member of the PKF Global family of firms, the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK.