Share Schemes Tax Manager

Pro-Tax; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tax consultancy in Leeds seeks a Share Schemes Tax Manager to join their Incentives & Reward team. In this role, you will advise companies on the design and implementation of equity and cash incentive plans, ensuring compliance with tax and legal obligations. The ideal candidate will have experience in incentive plan consulting and strong communication skills. Competitive salary up to £68,000 plus bonuses and flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Bonus opportunities

Firm-wide benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in UK and/or Global Incentive Plan consulting.
• Strong team player with organisational skills.
• Effective communication skills, able to simplify complex subjects.

Responsibilities

• Advise on structure and design of employee equity and cash incentive plans.
• Support implementation of incentive plans internationally.
• Advise on tax implications of incentive plans for employees.

Skills

UK and/or Global Incentive Plan consulting

Organisational skills

Clear communication skills

Ownership and initiative

Rapport building

Understanding of relevant legislation

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA/ACA/ATII/ATT/CTA qualification

Solicitor or Barrister qualification

Job description

Share Schemes Tax Manager

Leeds City Centre + flexible/hybrid working

£54,000 - £68,000 + Bonus & firm wide benefits

Working within this Incentives & Reward team, your role will be varied and challenging. You will be involved in helping listed and private companies with all aspects of designing, implementing and operating share and cash incentive arrangements in the UK and overseas, including supporting clients in meeting their tax, legal, regulatory and compliance obligations.

Your new role

This team supports a broad client portfolio across a range of industries, from very large global corporations through to smaller fast-growing businesses - both listed and private companies.

They are looking for a variety of people from different backgrounds including tax professionals and accountants, lawyers and those with in-house share incentive experience to join this team.

As a Tax Manager, your responsibilities include:

• Advising on commercial and practical issues related to the structure and design of employee equity and cash incentive plans.
• Supporting companies with the implementation of equity and cash incentive plans in the UK and globally.
• Advising on the tax and legal implications around the world of incentive plans, for both the employer and the employee.
• Advising on the tax implications of incentives for mobile employees/expatriates.
• Developing strategies for the tax compliant and tax efficient delivery of incentives.
• Drafting share plan and related employee communication documents (plan rules, FAQs, tax guides).
• Assistance with preparing technical updates to send to clients and contacts, in relation to the changes of tax and legal treatment of incentives.
• Attending client service meetings and speaking to clients as required to discuss the advice.
• Providing support on proposals and business development activity (e.g. preparing slides, bid responses, developing your own client relationships).

Your professional experience

A successful applicant will possess many of the following key skills and attributes:

• Existing experience of UK and/or Global Incentive Plan consulting.
• Team player with excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload with a flexible approach, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, making complex issues clear for clients.
• Able to take ownership and use initiative to resolve problems.
• Ability to establish rapport and build strong working relationships with people at all levels.
• Share plans in the professional services environment or in industry (and/or related areas with an interest in share plans or management incentives).
• Understanding of relevant legislation in this field;
• Willingness to learn and deal with new ideas and technical areas;
• Commercial awareness;
• Able to produce high quality, client facing, technically accurate, well written work;
• ACCA/ACA/ATII/ATT/CTA, Solicitor or Barrister

Do you want to find out more?

• Give Sam Minor a call on 07764700259 or email at [e-mail]

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