Corporate Tax Associate Director

Company: Hays
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

In this Corporate Tax Associate Director role, you will lead high-profile client relationships and deliver complex UK tax advisory and compliance projects. You will manage a varied portfolio of large corporate clients and collaborate with specialist teams to provide integrated tax solutions. The role combines client leadership with mentoring, business development, and risk-conscious delivery in a growing, people-focused firm. You will work on technically challenging domestic and international matters, shaping outcomes for sophisticated clients.

Pay / Benefits

  • Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
  • Private medical insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Additional holiday purchase options
  • Health and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

  • Advising clients on a broad range of UK corporate tax matters across compliance and advisory work
  • Leading client relationships and delivering commercially focused tax solutions
  • Managing tax provisions and supporting year-end and interim reporting
  • Owning a client portfolio while maintaining high service standards
  • Collaborating across specialist tax teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Coaching, mentoring, and developing junior team members
  • Leading delivery of client engagements and ensuring utilisation of specialist expertise
  • Supporting business development initiatives including networking, proposal preparation, and pitching for new work
  • Ensuring compliance with internal risk management and quality assurance procedures

Key requirements

  • Professional qualification (CTA, ACA, ATT or equivalent) with substantial post-qualification corporate tax experience in practice
  • Strong UK corporate tax technical knowledge across compliance and advisory work
  • Experience delivering complex domestic and international tax projects
  • Proven track record in leading projects and delivering high-quality client service
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Experience coaching and developing junior team members
  • Commercial awareness and proactive business development approach
  • Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Familiarity with Alphatax, Power BI, Microsoft Office and other tax-related technologies (advantageous)
  • Excellent communication
  • Relationship-building
  • Commercial awareness
  • Alphatax
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Office

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Posted: October 1st, 2026