Assistant Manager; Corporate Tax - CTA Qualified

Responsibilities

• Preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations within audit engagements, on site where required
• Attending client meetings alongside auditors, contributing the corporate tax view directly to clients
• Acting as the day‑to‑day corporate tax point of contact for the audit team, working with Graeme on the complex stuff
• Supporting audit planning and helping shape engagement scoping
• Helping develop the audit team’s corporate tax awareness through coaching and structured training

• Supporting advisory engagements through technical research, analysis and preparing client recommendations
• Getting involved in group restructures, transactions (acquisitions, MBOs, EOTs), international tax, capital allowances and tax planning
• Taking on more advisory ownership over time as your experience and confidence grow

You won’t be expected to lead from day one, but the involvement will grow quickly and is determined by your experience and technical knowledge gained to date, with a clear progression path into a Corporate Tax Manager role and beyond as your experience builds.

• Is CTA qualified, with experience gained in a dedicated corporate tax function
• Has a solid technical grounding in the core areas: group relief, capital allowances, SSE, CIR, the basics of international tax, and understands how corporate tax interacts with the financial statements
• Has had exposure to advisory work, whether within a compliance-led role or alongside more senior colleagues
• Isn’t just comfortable getting into the detail, but thrives on it, working things through properly, and contributing to more complex work as their experience develops
• Isn’t fazed in client-facing situations and takes ownership of their work
• Knows when to seek input rather than guess

Particularly strong fits will have:

• Dual qualification (CTA with ACA or ACCA)
• Experience gained within a mid-sized practice
• Some exposure to PFI work or pension buy-ins
• A track record of working cross-functionally with audit teams
• Exposure to tax-related aspects of M&A, MBOs or EOTs