International & Complex Tax - Senior Manager

Capital Tax Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Tax Recruitment is seeking a Senior Manager to strengthen its London-based international tax practice, advising multinational groups on cross-border tax matters and delivering high-value work.

The role involves overseeing complex advisory work on structuring, reorganisations, tax authority enquiries and coordinating input from overseas offices, while mentoring junior colleagues and helping win new business.

Qualifications

• Strong technical grounding in corporate tax and international tax issues.
• Experience coaching and developing team members and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Confident communicator, both in writing and face-to-face.
• Ability to balance multiple projects with commercial judgement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality international tax advice that helps clients meet their commercial goals.
• Oversee complex advisory work spanning structuring, refinancing, group reorganisation and tax authority enquiries.
• Coordinate input from specialists in other teams and overseas offices.
• Mentor and develop junior colleagues.
• Contribute to team planning, resourcing and performance management.
• Build lasting client relationships and spot opportunities to add value.
• Play a leading role in proposals, tender documents and pitch presentations.
• Work with senior leadership to identify and win new business.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Business development

Mentoring

Education

ACA/CTA/ACCA or equivalent

Job description

The Opportunity

A well-established professional services firm is looking to strengthen its London-based international tax practice with the appointment of a Senior Manager. The team advises major multinational groups on cross-border tax matters.
This role offers genuine exposure to complex, high-value work at the top end of the market.

Candidates joining at this level can expect a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment, with real backing from senior leadership who are actively investing in the team's growth.

What You'll Be Doing

Clients span listed groups and international businesses and the day-to-day work is varied. Typical projects include:

• Cross-border tax structuring for inbound and outbound investment
• Advising on business reorganisations and post-deal restructuring
• Supporting international expansion and changes to operating models
• Handling tax authority enquiries and wider controversy matters
• Keeping clients ahead of shifting global tax policy, including the OECD's Pillar Two reforms

This position suits someone already operating at Senior Manager level who wants to specialise further in international work, or a strong Manager who is ready to step up.

A background advising multinational clients is useful but not a dealbreaker, what matters most is solid technical grounding, curiosity and the drive to keep learning.

Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality international tax advice that helps clients meet their commercial goals
• Overseeing complex advisory work spanning structuring, refinancing, group reorganisation and tax authority enquiries
• Coordinating input from specialists in other teams and overseas offices
• Mentoring and developing junior colleagues
• Contributing to team planning, resourcing and performance management
• Building lasting client relationships and spotting opportunities to add further value
• Playing a leading role in proposals, tender documents and pitch presentations
• Working alongside senior leadership to identify and win new business

What You'll Bring

• A recognised accountancy or tax qualification (e.g. ACA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent), with strong technical grounding in corporate tax
• Experience coaching and developing team members, and managing stakeholder relationships
• Confident communicator, both in writing and face-to-face
• Sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, applied with commercial judgementA proactive approach to spotting and pursuing new opportunities
• Comfortable juggling multiple projects and relationships at once
• Genuine enthusiasm for the subject matter and a drive to keep developing technically
• A naturally curious mindset with a sharp eye for detail

Why This Team

This is a highly regarded and fast-growing part of the firm's tax practice, operating in a field that's constantly evolving and increasingly high-profile.

It's a genuine platform for ambitious tax professionals to build long-term client relationships and work on strategic matters that span both the UK and international markets.