Senior Tax Manager

BDO UK; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the UK seeks an experienced tax advisor to provide compliance and advisory services, particularly for M&A transactions. Suitable candidates will possess extensive taxation knowledge, experience with corporations, and the ability to manage diverse client needs. The firm values collaboration and offers flexible working arrangements and significant career development opportunities.

Benefits

Health and Wellness Programmes

Pension Plan

Private Medical

Income Protection Plan

Extra vacation days

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of taxation with advising experience.
• Experience in M&A transactions including structuring and due diligence.
• Ability to manage client portfolios effectively.
• Experience providing Corporation Tax services.
• Interest in developing the team through delegation.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on tax compliance and M&A activities.
• Collaborate with peers, Directors, and Partners.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Manage own workload and client engagements.

Skills

Taxation knowledge

M&A transaction advising

Client portfolio management

Corporation Tax Compliance

Project leadership

Education

Degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified

Job description

Overview

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world. Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons
BDO’s Business Tax practice sits at the heart of our Tax function and plays an important role in the wider business. Our team works collaboratively with others across BDO, offering clients in the UK and overseas expert advice and solutions that help them overcome their challenges. If you’re looking for exposure and the chance to make an impact, you’re looking in the right place.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. You’ll be advising clients on their high-profile M&A activity, ensuring your clients' tax compliance affairs are in order and enjoying variety as well as stretch in your role. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing Tax Compliance & Advisory services to scale-ups, to private businesses and to PE-backed groups. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed
You’ll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you’ll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with peers, Directors, and BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged and supported to identify and develop new business opportunities, both with existing clients and prospects, contributing to the growth of the team and enhancing delivery to our clients.

We are looking for someone with;

• An in depth, up to date knowledge of taxation with experience of advising entrepreneurs, owner-managed businesses & PE-backed groups.
• Experience of advising on M&A transactions (e.g. tax structuring and/or due diligence, buy and sell-side).
• Experience of managing a portfolio of clients including control of client take on and engagement, billings, and identification of opportunities to improve recoveries, together with cash collection.
• Ability to provide Corporation Tax Compliance and Advisory services to a wide range of clients using resource from a shared service team or via technology tools.
• An active interest in developing the team, both technically and commercially, through effective delegation and acting as a role model.
• An understanding of potential risks to the Firm in relation to the Firm’s quality control procedures.
• Experience of leading complex projects and dealing with complex tax issues.
• Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent.

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

• Health and Wellness Programmes – We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.
• Pension Plan – A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.
• Private Medical – Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.
• Income Protection Plan – Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.
• Holidays – Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.
• Bike to work scheme – A convenient, environmentally friendly and tax-effective way to acquire a bike for travelling to and from work.