Corporate Tax Director – Technical

Overview

In this role you will serve as a senior technical resource within a leading tax practice, delivering expert guidance on UK corporate tax matters. You’ll shape technical guidance across service lines, support complex transactions, and help raise the team’s standards through training and governance. The position focuses on deep research and interpretation of legislation, without client portfolio ownership or business development pressures. You will work closely with Partners and Directors to drive technically excellent tax advice and risk management. This is a chance to influence technical capability at scale within a growing firm.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension contribution
• Performance-related bonus
• Competitive Director-level salary

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support on a wide range of UK corporate tax matters within the tax practice
• Act as a recognised technical specialist to navigate complex legislation and emerging developments
• Research and interpret complex tax legislation and their practical applications
• Prepare technical opinions, guidance notes and internal reports
• Review advisory reports and client deliverables
• Support tax teams on significant transactions, restructures and planning projects
• Monitor changes in tax legislation, HMRC guidance and case law
• Train the wider tax team with updates and technical developments
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex tax queries
• Contribute to firm-wide technical standards and quality processes
• Support risk management and technical governance initiatives

Key requirements

• CTA or ACCA qualified
• Significant experience in tax advisory or technical tax environment
• Outstanding knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and principles
• Ability to analyse and simplify complex technical issues
• Excellent written communication skills
• Experience preparing technical reports, opinions or guidance documents
• Strong research and problem-solving abilities
• Confidence supporting senior stakeholders on complex tax matters

• excellent written communication
• strong research and problem-solving
• confidence in interacting with senior stakeholders
• UK corporate tax legislation
• tax research and interpretation
• preparing technical opinions/guidance documents

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