Corporate Tax Manager

Overview

In this Corporate Tax role, you will manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients within a growing team. You will review tax returns, provisions and computations, and contribute to advisory projects like restructurings and international expansion. You’ll support transaction work such as tax due diligence and collaborate with audit and accounting teams to meet deadlines. The role blends technical tax work with client relationship management and people development in a meritocratic environment.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits package
• strong progression prospects
• broad exposure to compliance and advisory work
• supportive and collaborative working environment
• ongoing technical training and development
• meritocratic progression with increasing responsibility

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients and coordinate with Senior Managers, Directors and Partners
• Review corporation tax returns, tax provisions, tax accounting schedules and final tax computations
• Support corporate tax advisory projects (group restructurings, international expansion, tax efficiency reviews)
• Assist with tax due diligence on acquisitions and disposals
• Liaise with audit and accounting teams to meet deadlines
• Manage WIP, billing and commercial recoveries
• Supervise, support and develop junior team members
• Assist with technical tax queries, internal training, tenders and new business proposals
• Build strong client relationships and provide high-quality, commercially focused service

Key requirements

• ACA, CA, CTA or equivalent qualification
• Proven corporate tax experience in a professional practice environment
• Strong technical knowledge of corporation tax for SME and larger clients
• Experience reviewing corporate tax returns with limited supervision
• Experience managing a client portfolio and delivering work profitably
• Exposure to corporate tax advisory work and producing written reports is advantageous
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of tax in business decisions
• Excellent communication skills to explain tax matters to clients and non-specialists
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior team members
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise during busy periods
• Proactive approach to technical and professional development

• communication
• client relationship building
• team mentoring
• corporation tax knowledge
• tax returns and provisions
• tax accounting schedules

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