Senior Tax Manager
TC Group
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Job summary
Qualifications
- Significant post-qualification experience in an accountancy or professional services firm.
- Excellent UK corporation tax knowledge across multiple UK taxation areas.
- Experience with complex tax advisory and technical reviews.
Responsibilities
- Oversee complex tax advisory projects and provide technical leadership.
- Review corporation tax computations and returns for TC Group entities.
- Lead tax quality control procedures and internal training.
Skills
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Job description
Salary – £65,000 - £80,000 depending on experience
Hours – Full or part-time hours considered. Full-time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Working arrangements – Hybrid working, with an expectation of attending the Whiteley office three to four days per week
Holiday – 23 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays), increasing by one day for each year of service, up to a maximum of five additional days
We are TC Group, the fastest-growing Top 20 accountancy firm in the UK. We’re business advisers and accountants, and with over 30 years of experience we’ve honed our skills and developed our service offering to deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners and their businesses.
We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and technically strong Senior Tax Manager to join our central tax team, based in our Whiteley office. Working closely with the Group Head of Tax and Tax Partners, you will take a leading role in providing technical tax support to partner firms across TC Group. You will assist with complex tax advisory projects, technical reviews, quality control, acquisition due diligence, internal tax matters and the development of Group-wide tax policies and guidance. This is a broad general practitioner role requiring excellent corporation tax knowledge and a strong understanding of other areas of UK taxation.
The role does not involve the day-to-day management of a traditional client portfolio. This internal focus also means no timesheets!
- Overseeing the Group’s tax helpdesks and providing support on complex technical queries raised by partner firms
- Leading or providing technical oversight on complex tax advisory projects undertaken for partner firms
- Reviewing technical advice to ensure it is accurate, practical and communicated clearly
- Undertaking detailed technical research across multiple areas of UK taxation
- Supporting Tax Partners and other senior stakeholders with complex or higher-risk tax matters
- Providing particular technical leadership in relation to UK corporation tax
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across accounts, audit, VAT and other specialist teams
- Overseeing or reviewing corporation tax computations and returns for partner firms and TC Group companies
- Supporting the Group’s internal tax reporting and compliance requirements
- Reviewing internal tax matters, including P11Ds and other employment tax obligations
- Identifying internal tax risks and ensuring appropriate actions are agreed and completed
- Leading internal cold and hot file reviews across corporate and personal tax
- Undertaking corporation tax reviews for complex or higher-risk clients of partner firms
- Completing and overseeing tax quality control procedures across the Group
- Reporting review findings clearly and agreeing appropriate remedial actions with partner firms
- Identifying recurring technical or procedural issues and developing practical solutions
- Preparing and delivering training sessions in key areas of tax
- Assisting with the development and implementation of Group-wide tax procedures, checklists and quality standards
- Playing an active role in the Group’s tax committee
- Monitoring changes in tax legislation, case law and HMRC practice
- Assessing the practical implications of tax developments for TC Group and its partner firms
- Preparing technical briefings and updates for circulation across the Group
- Attending regular committee meetings to discuss technical developments, internal policies and best practice
- Supporting the development and consistent application of the Group’s tax policies
- Taking a leading role in the tax due diligence process for potential acquisitions
- Completing and reviewing red-flag assessments of client tax files and target firms’ own tax affairs
- Identifying material tax risks, quality concerns and areas requiring remediation
- Presenting findings clearly to Tax Partners and other senior stakeholders
- Supporting the integration of acquired firms and the implementation of post-acquisition tax actions and training
- Significant post-qualification experience gained within an accountancy practice, professional services firm or similar environment
- Excellent UK corporation tax knowledge and a strong working knowledge across multiple areas of UK taxation
- Substantial experience of complex tax advisory and technical review work
- Experience of identifying and assessing technical, compliance and quality risks
- The ability to research complex matters and reach clear, well-supported conclusions
- Experience of reviewing the work of other tax professionals and providing constructive technical feedback
- The ability to explain complex tax matters in plain English to colleagues at all levels
- Strong written communication skills, including experience of preparing technical reports, briefings or internal guidance
- Confidence working with Partners and other senior stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several complex matters simultaneously
- A collaborative, proportionate and commercially aware approach to problem-solving
- Technical proficiency and good IT skills, including intermediate Excel
- Experience of tax due diligence, internal quality control, policy development or delivering technical training would be strongly preferred
- Group life assurance (4x salary)
- Group income protection
- Health cash plan and/or private medical cover
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee benefits platform with discounts, cashback, GP and prescription services
- Employee referral bonus
- No timesheets
TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim: to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing. We’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SMEs and large corporations, and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.
We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship.
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Standard benefits across all offices. Please refer to the advert for the full benefits available.
- Holiday entitlement
- Pension scheme
- Group life assurance
- Access to our corporate reward scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to develop your skills and progress within the firm
- Regular training and development
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