Manager - Tax

Fitzgerald Power; Waterford; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fitzgerald Power is seeking a Manager, Tax to lead our tax services team in Ireland. Reporting to the Tax Partner, you will drive tax compliance and advisory work for a diverse client portfolio, including corporation tax leadership and coordination across tax heads.

The role emphasizes client service, team mentorship, and collaboration with other departments to support growth and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong leadership and client relationship abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining, developing, and leading strong client relationships.
• Lead the corporation tax compliance services to a portfolio of clients and assist with the income tax and VAT compliance services.
• Build and maintain relationships with the clients and provide a high standard of client service.
• Provide advisory services across all tax heads to a portfolio of private individuals and corporate clients.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other departments on projects and business development initiatives
• Contribute to projects to enhance the operational management of the tax department and the improvement of the quality of services to client
• Provide mentorship to junior staff, and work on attracting, developing, and retaining the best talents for the firm.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (ITI, CTA, ACCA, ACA)

Job description

Job Description – Manager, Tax

Reporting To: Tax Partner

Team: Tax

Salary: A competitive package will be offered to the right candidate

Status: Permanent/Full-time

Who We Are

At Fitzgerald Power, we have spent decades building a top-tier team of experts dedicated to delivering innovative and strategic accountancy services. As one of Ireland’s fastest growing accountancy firms, we are not just advisors, we are partners in growth, working closely with clients to navigate challenges and seize opportunities.

The Role

We are at an exciting point in Fitzgerald Power’s journey, and as part of our ambitious growth plans, we are looking to welcome a Manager to our Tax team. This position represents a critical role in shaping the future of our Tax division. The role will primarily focus on providing our tax compliance and advisory services to a diverse portfolio of clients. The candidate will have the opportunity to lead our corporation tax compliance service, while also working across all tax heads.

If you thrive in a dynamic, client-focused environment and are ready to play a pivotal role in driving innovation and excellence within our Tax services, we would love to hear from you.

What will you do?

• Maintaining, developing, and leading strong client relationships.
• Lead the corporation tax compliance services to a portfolio of clients and assist with the income tax and VAT compliance services.
• Build and maintain relationships with the clients and provide a high standard of client service.
• Provide advisory services across all tax heads to a portfolio of private individuals and corporate clients. The advisory services will be carried out with the tax partner or tax director and will include due-diligence, IP planning, and reorganization assignments.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other departments on projects and business development initiatives
• Contribute to project to enhance the operational management of the tax department and the improvement of the quality of services to client
• Provide mentorship to junior staff, and work on attracting, developing, and retaining the best talents for the firm.

What will you bring?

• Professional accountancy qualification is preferred (ITI, CTA, ACCA, ACA).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a tax role within an Irish tax practice.
• Experienced in managing a client portfolio with strong commercial expertise.
• Strong technical skills to deliver tax advisory services.
• Prior experience of working with FDI and personal tax planning cases (desirable but not essential).
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal), interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Strong Microsoft applications skills; Excel, PowerPoint and Word.