Corporate Tax Manager

Overview

Our Corporate and Business Tax team are looking for a Corporate Tax Manager to join its exciting and growing department. The right candidate will work alongside both the senior management team and partners, to provide bespoke tax advice to clients, and our team of in-house commercial and private client solicitors, to implement that advice.

Department: Corporate Tax

Location: City, London

Compensation: £67,000 - £75,000 / year

• The role of a manager in our team offers excellent opportunities to work on a broad range of tax advisory projects and clients to develop the right candidate’s overall tax advisory skills.
• Spend around 80% of working time working closely with the partners and more junior members of the team to deliver tax advice to the firm’s clients.
• Engage in client facing communication and work on projects from initial engagement through to legal implementation.
• Play an important role in the development of peers and more junior colleagues on a day-to-day basis, both technically and professionally.
• Manage the delivery of advice to the partner for approval, balancing work with more junior resources and reviewing their output, and delivering bespoke advice directly to the partners.
• Gain exposure to working with partners on pitching for new clients, both remotely and in person.
• Work with a client base largely consisting of OMBs and large corporates; advisory projects may include:
• Structuring corporate transactions (e.g., s.110 reconstructions, statutory demergers, company share repurchases) and advising on relevant reliefs; coordinating with appointed legal practices to preserve tax outcomes.
• Develop working knowledge of taxes (corporation tax, income tax, capital gains tax, VAT, stamp duty/SDLT) for comprehensive advisory support.
• Prepare tax valuations and clearance letters for HMRC submissions when required.
• Manage full-scope tax due diligence projects, coordinating with the wider tax team to deliver reports covering corporation tax, PAYE, VAT, and other relevant taxes.
• Advise on employee share incentives (e.g., EMI schemes) and prepare HMRC valuation reports.
• Advise on qualifying conditions for tax reliefs (e.g., EIS/SEIS) and make advance assurance submissions for clients.
• Produce written tax analyses and apply them to client facts; review work of junior team members for accuracy before delivery to the partner.
• Assist with compliance work when required, including reviewing complex corporation tax returns for groups or larger clients and supporting audit-related tax queries.

• Ideal candidates should be client-focused with solid knowledge of income tax self-assessment, PAYE, and Corporation Tax compliance procedures; should supervise junior team members.
• Understanding of accounting principles; CTA qualified.
• ACA/ACCA and CTA/ATT qualifications preferred
• Extensive experience following qualifications
• Advanced Excel and Word skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team player; experience mentoring and developing junior staff
• Enthusiastic, willing to learn, organized, and motivated
• Ability to take ownership of tasks, prioritize, and meet deadlines and budgets
• Ability to generate creative ideas for technical work and business development
• Ability to build rapport with clients and win their trust

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Accounting