Job Description

• Reviewing complex corporate tax returns within agreed service levels and quality standards, identifying additional tax planning opportunities
• Alongside the Partner, leading work on UK and cross-border tax advisory projects and dealing directly with clients
• Generating new leads and winning new corporate tax advisory work
• Managing your own portfolio of owner-managed businesses through to UK corporates (typically £5m – £50m turnover)
• Dealing with basic and complex tax queries on behalf of clients, and preparation of client meeting notes for the team
• Planning and reviewing work carried out by team members to ensure corporate tax work is completed within timeframes and budget
• Completing appraisals for all Tax members of staff to enhance their effectiveness
• Assisting with tax efficient structures and with corporate re-organisations for tax planning purposes
• Liaising directly with clients regarding corporate tax matters on the phone and in person, and others in the tax and audit departments
• Identifying changes in UK Tax legislation and how this may impact the corporate portfolio
• Ensuring the quality of corporate tax work is done to agreed cost and timescales

To be considered for the Corporate Tax Manager role, you should ideally be seeking a move to an accountancy practice where wider responsibilities and a broader client base will be made available to you. Knowledge and experience of reviewing corporate tax computations for OMB businesses, dealing with some complex tax advisory issues and managing a diverse UK client portfolio is required. A solid understanding and application of UK GAAP accounting fundamentals and applications is required and you should be proficient in staff management, coaching & training, dealing with client tax issues and decision making. With excellent team working skills and relationship building skills, you should be able to help develop new and existing Tax business, work well under pressure yet still deliver on time and budget.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities