Partnership Tax Manager/ Assistant Manager

BDO UK LLP; Enfield; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK LLP seeks an ACA/CTA-qualified tax professional to lead client relationships within the partnership tax team in London. You will manage a portfolio, deliver advisory, compliance and reporting services to professional partnerships and their partners, with some corporate work.

You’ll work with senior managers, directors and partners, develop new business, coach junior staff and help shape bespoke solutions for a dynamic client base across the UK and internationally.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/CTA with post-qualification experience.
• Experience in corporate and/or partnership tax compliance and advisory.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships and senior stakeholders.
• Involvement in business development and coaching junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead client relationships and manage a portfolio of partnerships/LLPs.
• Deliver tax compliance and advisory services with support from directors.
• Develop internal networks and support career development.
• Coach and develop junior staff.
• Coordinate with other service lines in the UK and internationally.

Skills

Client relationship management

Communication

Mentoring juniors

Business development

Team leadership

Self-motivation

Education

ACA/CTA qualified

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

You will be joining one of the largest partnership tax teams in London. We serve a wide variety of clients within the sector, including professional partnerships such as law firms, consultants, recruiters, architects and property services firms. We also look after their Partners and Senior Executives.

This role provides an exceptional opportunity for you to develop your technical, commercial and client relationship skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, working with colleagues who are recognised as experts in the sector.

Our client base will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to work on a challenging and varied portfolio, delivering tax advisory, reporting, and compliance services both in the UK and internationally.

You will have the chance to deal with matters relating to the management of clients operating within the professional services sector, particularly partnerships/LLPs and their partners, as well as some corporate businesses.

We are looking for someone who is willing to get involved, and who is keen to learn and develop – the team will support you in gaining new market knowledge, new skills, and new technical expertise to help build your career.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Responsibilities:

You will be trusted to lead client relationships and run your portfolio of clients, supported by directors and partners in the team and working with more junior colleagues. You will work in a team leading the market in professional partnerships - your portfolio will include an exciting and prestigious range of clients operating within the professional services sector, particularly partnerships/LLPs and their partners, as well as some corporate businesses.

You will:

• Run client relationships - acting as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring the team respond promptly to, as well as anticipate, client requests/needs, and maintaining regular contact with clients.
• Manage a portfolio of clients, running the client service team to deliver tax compliance and advisory services.
• Develop your own network of contacts internally and externally, supporting your own career development and the growth of our business.
• Deal with interesting and varied tax issues, with support from partners and directors.
• Actively participate in the management of the group.
• Be responsible for coaching and developing junior members of staff.
• Act as a liaison between the client and other specialist service groups within BDO, both in the UK and internationally.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Qualified ACA/CTA (or equivalent) with demonstrable post‑qualified experience.
• Experience in a corporate and/or partnership tax compliance and advisory role, ideally including experience of dealing with professional partnerships.
• Significant involvement in and ability to deal with interesting and challenging tax advisory projects.
• Some involvement in business development activities with new and/or existing clients.
• Experience of dealing with client senior management.
• Self‑motivated with excellent communication.
• Experience of managing junior staff.
• A commitment to technical and personal development, with the drive and ambition to progress and fulfil your full potential.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.