Senior Manager (Employment Tax)

PKF FRANCIS CLARK; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Health cash plan

Cycle work

Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation

Counselling

EV lease scheme

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Exeter is seeking a Senior Manager in Employment Tax. This role involves leading advisory engagements, managing client relationships, and contributing to business growth. Ideal candidates should hold ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualifications, have strong experience in UK employment tax, and possess excellent communication skills. The firm offers a supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for career progression and development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Manager in UK employment tax.
• Knowledge of P11Ds, PSAs, and employment tax legislation is essential.
• Exposure to global mobility preferred but not necessary.
• Exposure to global mobility is advantageous but not required.
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead employment tax advisory engagements across various areas.
• Manage key client relationships delivering high-quality advice.
• Contribute to business development and identifying opportunities.
• Advise on IR35 and off-payroll working, including reviews and remediation projects.
• Conduct employment tax risk reviews, audits, and due diligence.
• Assist in structuring tax-efficient remuneration and termination packages.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Legal and external advisers.
• Coach and mentor managers and junior team members.
• Participate in leadership development initiatives aligned to progression toward Director.

Skills

Strong hands-on experience in UK employment tax

Excellent technical knowledge of employment tax legislation

Confident communicator with strong stakeholder skills

Commercially aware and proactive

Mentoring

UK employment tax knowledge

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified

Job description

In a nutshell

Are you ready to take the next step in your employment tax career, combining deep technical expertise with growing responsibility for client relationships and business development?

Due to sustained client demand, we’re expanding our Employment Tax team and are looking for a Senior Manager to play a key role in delivering high‑quality advisory work, managing significant client relationships, and contributing to the continued growth of our offering.

You’ll advise across a broad range of employment tax matters (including PAYE, NICs, benefits‑in‑kind, IR35, global mobility, and reward planning) working closely with senior stakeholders and identifying opportunities to deepen and broaden client relationships.

This role is ideal for individuals who are ambitious and may wish to progress into a Director role over time. You’ll have access to structured development programmes, mentoring from senior leaders, and opportunities to build your commercial, leadership, and strategic skills.

What sets us apart is our culture. You’ll join a genuinely friendly and collaborative team where your ideas are valued, your contribution to growth is recognised, and your long‑term career development is a priority.

What you'll be doing day to day

• Leading employment tax advisory engagements across PAYE, NICs, CIS, expatriate tax, and global mobility
• Managing key client relationships and delivering high‑quality, practical advice
• Actively contributing to business development, including identifying opportunities, supporting proposals, and expanding existing accounts
• Advising on IR35 and off‑payroll working, including reviews and remediation projects
• Conducting employment tax risk reviews, audits, and due diligence
• Supporting the structuring of tax‑efficient remuneration and termination packages
• Collaborating closely with HR, Finance, Legal, and external advisers
• Coaching and mentoring managers and junior team members
• Participating in leadership and development initiatives aligned to progression towards Director
• Keeping clients informed of legislative changes and emerging employment tax risks

About you

• ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified (or equivalent)
• Strong, hands‑on experience in UK employment tax as a Senior Manager or equivalent
• Excellent technical knowledge of P11Ds, PSAs, and employment tax legislation
• Exposure to global mobility is advantageous but not essential
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and relationship‑building skills
• Commercially aware, proactive, and motivated by career progression and growth

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture.

We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward‑thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally.

For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list.

We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services.

All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Their rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey.

The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025.

While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like‑minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries.

Your core benefits

Financial benefits:

• Pension
• Group life assurance – up to four times your core salary
• Group income protection
• Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare

Health & Wellbeing benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
• Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
• Cycle work*

Other benefits:

• Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
• Gifts for career and family milestones
• One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
• Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation
• Electric vehicle lease scheme*

Please note * These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

Additional information

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