Taxes - Assistant Manager

Top 20 firm seeks an Assistant Manager to join their growing Employment Tax Team across the North. This role can be based in either Leeds or Manchester. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with solid UK employment tax experience who is ready to take the next step in their career, gain exposure to complex advisory work, and be part of a supportive, ambitious regional and national team.

If you enjoy solving problems, want client-facing responsibility, and are looking for a clear development pathway, this role is ideal.

As an Assistant Manager, you will support the management and delivery of a wide range of UK employment tax advisory and compliance projects. You will have direct exposure to clients, responsibility for reviewing work from junior colleagues, and the opportunity to build specialist expertise across areas such as IR35, benefits and expenses, reward strategy/cost reduction, PAYE/NIC governance, Construction Industry Scheme, NMW and HMRC enquiries.

You will work closely with senior team members and Partners and be part of a high-performing national employment tax and wider tax community.

Its likely that you will either work in practice or industry or possibly for HMRC.

• Support and deliver advisory projects covering PAYE/NIC, benefits, expenses, termination payments, cost reduction/reward strategy, employment status (IR35, Umbrella etc), CIS, NMW and payroll governance.
• Prepare and review advisory notes, calculations, technical reports and HMRC correspondence.
• Assist with PSAs, P11D reviews, employer compliance checks and year-end processes.
• Join client meetings and calls, contributing to discussions and follow-up actions.
• Review work prepared by junior colleagues, providing coaching and feedback.
• Support business development activities through research, drafting proposals and preparing marketing material.
• Contribute to technical training, knowledge sharing and process improvements within the team.

This practice works on a hybrid basis and can offer part time and flexible working. A great, friendly team and lots of opportunity for progression make this a fabulous opportunity. Would also consider a more experienced hire on a part time basis.

This role is UK based and does not come with visa sponsorship.