Senior Manager, Corporate Tax, Luton or Cambridge

EY; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm seeks a Senior Manager in Corporate Tax to drive growth by supporting large clients in a complex tax environment. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Corporate Tax, strong client management skills, and a proven ability to deliver quality work. This role offers opportunities for career advancement through excellent training and development, and the flexibility to accommodate your career goals.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Corporate Tax from practice or in-house.
• Experienced corporate tax practitioner.
• Proven ability to read and interpret tax statute.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with existing and new clients.
• Oversee delivery of complex advisory and compliance engagements.
• Provide exceptional client service and quality assurance.

Skills

Corporate Tax experience

Client relationship management

Negotiation skills

Business development

Time management

Communication skills

Team player

Coaching experience

Education

ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA or relevant law qualification

Degree qualified

Job description

Senior Manager - Corporate Tax

Locations: Luton or Cambridge

Our Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax reporting and compliance with the associated tax advisory, strategy and controversy. The Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory team continues to experience growth due to strong client demand.

By integrating deep technical and industry knowledge with established methodologies and cutting‑edge tax technologies, we work with a wide range of large and complex multinational companies (predominantly FTSE and significant inbound businesses) to develop and implement effective, practical, and sustainable tax strategies.

The opportunity

Due to significant growth following a number of high‑profile client wins we are looking for an experienced and driven Senior Manager in either our Manchester, Luton or Cambridge office. The role offers the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most exciting clients in the market to help support them as they navigate an ever increasingly complex tax environment.

Key responsibilities

• Grow and maintain relationships with clients, both existing and new clients
• High‑level management of the successful delivery of technically complex advisory, compliance and reporting engagements
• Providing exceptional client service with responsibility for quality delivered
• Working collaboratively with other tax specialist teams
• Grow networks and relationships internally and externally
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Lead team initiatives, covering all aspects of leading a successful team

Skills and attributes for success

• Significant experience in Corporate Tax from practice or from an in‑house tax background
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and exhibit strong stakeholder management
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
• Ensure delivery of quality work

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training Course; or Law qualification
• Degree qualified
• Experienced corporate tax practitioner
• Experience in tax accounting/tax audit
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

What we look for

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Change orientated with flexible approach

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well‑being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

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