Senior Tax Manager

Vested Talent Ltd; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Annual leave entitlement

On-site parking

Casual dress

Job summary

Vested Talent Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Tax Manager to take ownership of a varied client portfolio, providing proactive tax advice and partnering with senior leadership to shape the firm’s tax offering.

The role involves strategic tax planning, reviewing complex computations, and advising on tax-efficient structures while mentoring junior staff and contributing to the growth of the tax practice.

Qualifications

• Significant UK tax experience gained in accountancy or professional services.
• CTA, ACA and/or ACCA qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical tax knowledge with experience of both compliance and advisory work.
• Ability to manage your own client portfolio and build long-term relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing a portfolio of clients, ensuring a high-quality and proactive service.
• Providing strategic tax planning and advisory support.
• Reviewing complex tax computations, returns and associated compliance work.
• Advising clients on tax-efficient structures, transactions and longer-term planning.
• Identifying opportunities to add value and provide additional advisory support.
• Keeping up to date with changes in tax legislation and communicating these effectively to clients.
• Working closely with Partners and senior colleagues on complex assignments.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing more junior members of the team.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of the tax function.

Skills

UK tax experience

Communication skills

Relationship management

Mentoring junior staff

Advisory experience

Education

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Tax Manager ready to take the next step in your career?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced tax professional who enjoys combining technical expertise with genuine client advisory work. You'll work closely with senior leadership and a varied portfolio of clients, providing proactive tax advice while helping to shape and develop the wider tax offering within a well-established and highly regarded accountancy practice.

The Role

You will take ownership of a varied portfolio and act as a trusted adviser to clients on a broad range of tax matters.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing a portfolio of clients, ensuring a high-quality and proactive service.
• Providing strategic tax planning and advisory support.
• Reviewing complex tax computations, returns and associated compliance work.
• Advising clients on tax-efficient structures, transactions and longer-term planning.
• Identifying opportunities to add value and provide additional advisory support.
• Keeping up to date with changes in tax legislation and communicating these effectively to clients.
• Working closely with Partners and senior colleagues on complex assignments.
• Supporting, mentoring and developing more junior members of the team.
• Contributing to the continued development and growth of the tax function.

Ideally, you will have:

• Significant UK tax experience gained within an accountancy practice or professional services environment.
• Previous experience at Tax Manager or Senior Manager level, or be ready to make that step.
• CTA, ACA and/or ACCA qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical tax knowledge with experience of both compliance and advisory work.
• Confidence managing your own client portfolio and building long-term relationships.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to mentor and support junior colleagues.
• A proactive, commercial approach to identifying opportunities and solving client problems.

What's on Offer?

• Senior-level position with genuine influence and autonomy.
• Opportunity to work closely with Partners and senior leadership.
• Varied and interesting client portfolio.
• Excellent scope for continued career progression.
• Company pension.
• Annual leave entitlement.
• On-site parking.
• Relaxed, professional working environment with casual dress.

If you can combine strong technical knowledge with excellent commercial and client-facing skill, we'd love to hear from you.