Employment Tax Assistant Manager

Bishop Fleming; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Employment Tax Assistant Manager to join a dynamic tax team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career progression while working with a diverse client base on engaging tax advisory projects. You will play a key role in delivering client work, mentoring junior team members, and collaborating with senior colleagues. The firm values professional development and provides a supportive environment for growth. If you're motivated to enhance your technical expertise and client-handling skills, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Health Cashback Plan

Perkbox Discounts

Employee Wellbeing App

Social Events

Qualifications

• Experience in Employment Tax and client-facing roles.
• Ability to explain technical issues clearly.

Responsibilities

• Support on Employment Tax advisory projects and due diligence.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Skills

Employment Tax

Client Communication

Team Collaboration

Technical Expertise

Education

Relevant Qualification in Tax

Job description

We are looking to recruit a talented Employment Tax Assistant Manager to join our growing tax team. This is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career.

You’ll work with a broad and varied client base, including entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses and dynamic corporates, supporting them on a range of engaging and technically interesting tax advisory projects.

As an Assistant Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering client work, supporting the development of more junior team members, and contributing to the smooth delivery of our Employment Tax services. You’ll work closely with Managers, Directors, and Partners, giving you fantastic exposure to complex advisory work and career development opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Supporting on a variety of Employment Tax advisory projects, such as benefit and reward structuring, international employments, NMW and CIS issues.
2. Assisting with employment tax elements of due diligence and transactions, including drafting input for reports.
3. Collaborating with more senior colleagues to manage and deliver client assignments.
4. Helping to coach and support the development of trainees and more junior team members.
5. Building strong client relationships through clear communication and dependable service.

This role provides plenty of opportunity to learn, develop and progress your career in a supportive, high-performing team.

About You

To be considered for the role, you will need to be:

• Appropriately qualified, or working towards a relevant qualification, with experience in Employment Tax.
• Confident working with clients and able to explain technical issues clearly.
• Keen to continue developing your technical expertise and client-handling skills.
• A team player who enjoys coaching and collaborating with colleagues.
• Motivated to contribute to the ongoing success and growth of Bishop Fleming.
• Experience with international employments or CIS is beneficial but not essential — we’ll help you grow in these areas.

Why Bishop Fleming?

Bishop Fleming is a leading independent provider of audit, accountancy, tax, and advisory services in the UK. With a turnover of £43.1m, the firm saw growth of almost 13% over the last 12 months.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; Bishop Fleming offers full services across a diverse range of sectors, including:

Bishop Fleming is currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and is also the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the sector.

With 9 offices spanning from the West Midlands to the South West, the firm has 40 partners and nearly 500 staff, and is a certified Great Place to Work.

Bishop Fleming is a member of Kreston Global, a global network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

If that’s not enough, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including:

• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Yulife employee wellbeing app
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events

Please contact Sam Ford, Talent Acquisition Manager, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further.

We welcome applicants who would like the flexibility in their working arrangements, including working from home or part-time working, which may help to accommodate parent or carer responsibilities, further studies, and activities outside of work.

We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone is given an equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated fairly with respect and differences are understood and celebrated.

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusion at every level.