Tax Audit and Accounting Group, Assistant Manager

BDO UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK’s Corporate Tax practice provides expert tax advice and solutions to clients in the UK and abroad. The role emphasizes managing complex tax issues, leading projects, and developing new client opportunities while ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Candidates should have degree-level education and professional qualifications (CTA/ACA) with PQE, and proven ability to manage substantial client portfolios and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of taxation with specialist knowledge and ability to deal with complex tax issues.
• Experience in tax compliance and advisory for a wide range of clients using shared service teams or technology tools.
• Experience managing a substantial client portfolio including onboarding, billing, and cash collection.
• Understanding of risks to the Firm in relation to quality control procedures and escalation.
• Ability to guide and mentor less experienced colleagues with training and support.

Skills

Tax knowledge

Project management

Staff management

Client portfolio management

Business development

Training & mentoring

Education

Degree level or equivalent

CTA/ACA qualification

Post-qualification experience

Job description

Overview

BDO’s Corporate 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.

Qualifications

• An in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation with specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues Project and staff management experience Ability to manage a substantial client portfolio profitably whilst being able to actively seek opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing clients.
• Ability to provide Tax compliance and advisory services to a wide range of clients using resource from a shared service team or via technology tools.
• Experience of managing a substantial portfolio of clients including control of client take on and engagement, billings, and identification of opportunities to improve recoveries, together with cash collection.
• Understanding of potential risks to the Firm in relation to the Firm’s quality control procedures and raising to the appropriate person.
• Guide and supervise less experienced colleagues, proving support, training and mentoring where appropriate.
• Experience of leading complex projects
• Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Demonstrable post qualified experience