SME Corporate Tax Manager

Forvis Mazars in the UK; Leicester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in the UK is hiring a Corp Tax Lead to manage a portfolio of SME clients and deliver annual corporation tax reporting. You’ll work with the national tax team and the SME group to drive effective tax planning and compliance.

You’ll lead technical tax delivery, review computations, identify opportunities for client development, and mentor junior colleagues across the SME Outsourcing & Accounting team in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience handling a portfolio of SME/tax clients.
• ATT or equivalent qualification.
• Broad and strong technical tax knowledge with corporation tax expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporation tax work for the department and liaise with the national tax team.
• Review and approve corporation tax computations and tax accounting.
• Identify tax opportunities and discuss with clients and tax partners.
• Support training and upskilling of the SME team.

Skills

Corporation tax

Client relationship management

Business development

Tax advisory

Education

ATT (or equivalent)

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You’ll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you’re supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You’ll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About The Team

Our Accounting and Outsourcing team works to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. With the relentless pace of technology change we advise clients in areas such as process and digitalisation, business performance and financial reporting, while building enduring relationships that positions Forvis Mazars as a trusted adviser. Our successful team of more than 250 professionals is growing across all areas including cloud accounting, payroll, financial reporting and company secretarial.

The SME Outsourcing & Accounting team is a specialist team dedicated to deliver outstanding client service to entrepreneurial and growth-oriented SME businesses, who value the delivery of excellent accounting and tax compliance and advisory solutions to support them on their growth journey.

About The Role

• Building client relationships with our portfolio of SME businesses
• Being the corporation tax lead for the department, and acting as the conduit between the national tax team and the SME team, including training, feedback and upskilling of the wider team
• Reviewing and approving corporation tax computations and tax accounting
• Proactively talking to clients about tax opportunities which may be relevant to them, and
• Working with the Partners/Directors, and the wider tax team, to deliver on such work.

What we are looking for

• Experience (typically minimum of 5 years) of working with a portfolio of clients to deliver on annual corporation tax reporting requirements
• ATT (or equivalent) qualification
• Demonstrate broad and strong technical tax knowledge and experience
• Experience of identifying opportunities for business development on tax clients (and ideally across other service lines).

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.