Senior Business Tax Manager — Growth & Compliance

Menzies LLP; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Pension matching

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Menzies LLP is seeking a Business Tax Manager to lead and develop the local tax team while delivering compliance and advisory services for owner-managed businesses and international groups. The role sits in Hertfordshire and reports to the Tax department leadership.

The successful candidate will manage client portfolios, provide strategic tax input, and mentor junior staff, ensuring high standards of technical and ethical compliance across engagements.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant and/or CIOT with post-qualified experience in a tax-related role.
• Strong corporate tax technical and practical knowledge.
• Good knowledge of tax issues affecting owner-managed businesses and shareholders.
• Experience with small/medium and international clients is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of business tax clients to ensure compliance requirements met, building relationships with clients.
• Assisting with training and management of the business tax team.
• Providing tax advisory input on succession planning, remuneration planning, capital expenditure timing and capital allowances.
• Developing tax planning, risk mitigation and cross-selling opportunities across service lines.
• Training and mentoring junior colleagues within the Business Tax Team.
• Ensuring technical, ethical, risk and compliance procedures are followed.

Skills

Qualified accountant

CIOT qualified

Corporate tax knowledge

UK tax issues for SMEs/owners

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

MS Office

Alphatax

Job description

Menzies LLP is seeking a Business Tax Manager to lead and develop the local tax team while delivering compliance and advisory services for owner-managed businesses and international groups. The role sits in Hertfordshire and reports to the Tax department leadership.

The successful candidate will manage client portfolios, provide strategic tax input, and mentor junior staff, ensuring high standards of technical and ethical compliance across engagements.