Corporate Tax Manager

Salary: Competitive and dependent on experience

Hours: Permanent, Monday-Friday (36.5 hours per week)

We are looking for an experienced Corporate Tax Manager to join our tax team, with a particular focus on corporation tax compliance and client service.

This is a hands-on role managing a portfolio of corporate clients, overseeing the preparation and review of corporation tax computations and returns, and providing practical technical advice where required. You will work closely with our accounts and audit teams and have regular contact with clients, helping them meet their tax obligations accurately and on time.

The role would suit a qualified tax professional who enjoys working closely with clients, has strong technical knowledge and takes pride in delivering high-quality compliance work.

Key responsibilities

Corporate tax compliance

• Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients, ranging from owner-managed businesses and SMEs to larger companies and groups.
• Plan and manage corporation tax computations and CT600 returns, ensuring work is accurate, complete and delivered within agreed deadlines.
• Manage corporation tax payment deadlines, including quarterly instalment payments for larger companies.
• Review and advise on areas including group relief, capital allowances, close company provisions and loans to participators (s455).
• Deal with HMRC correspondence, enquiries, information requests and penalty matters.
• Identify and resolve technical issues arising during the compliance process.
• Keep up to date with changes in tax legislation, HMRC guidance and relevant case law, ensuring the wider team is aware of key developments.

Client management

• Act as a key day-to-day contact for a portfolio of corporate tax clients.
• Build strong, long-term client relationships and provide clear, practical tax advice.
• Explain tax issues and compliance requirements to clients in a straightforward and commercially appropriate way.
• Plan and manage your own workload to ensure all filing and payment deadlines are met.
• Monitor and manage work in progress, fees and billing across your portfolio.
• Work closely with Partners and colleagues to ensure a consistently high level of client service.

Team and practice support

• Work closely with the accounts and audit teams on tax disclosures, deferred tax and year-end queries
• Support colleagues with more complex corporation tax issues and technical queries.
• Work closely with the accounts and audit teams on corporation tax provisions, tax disclosures, deferred tax and year-end matters.
• Share technical updates and best practice with colleagues.
• Help improve internal processes and the efficiency and quality of our tax compliance work.
• Identify appropriate opportunities to introduce additional services to existing clients and support Partners with proposals and client meetings where required.

Advisory and project work

• Profit extraction and remuneration planning.
• Capital allowances and other corporation tax reliefs.
• Group reorganisations and corporate transactions.
• Due diligence and acquisition or disposal projects.
• Employment-related securities and share schemes, including EMI.
• R&D tax relief claims, where appropriate.

Skills and experience

• CTA, ACA or ACCA qualified, or qualified by experience with a strong UK corporate tax background.
• At least 2 years' post-qualification experience in corporate tax, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong practical knowledge of UK corporation tax compliance, including corporation tax computations, CT600 returns, groups, reliefs and close companies.
• Experience managing a portfolio of corporate clients and taking responsibility for meeting compliance deadlines.
• Good technical and analytical skills, with a strong eye for detail.
• Confident communicator, with the ability to explain tax…