Equity Tax Manager

Position: Equity Reward Tax Manager
, West Yorkshire acute Permanent Our  client, a leading independent, full-service tax advisory firm, is seeking an experienced tax professional to join their high-performing Equity Reward team. This strategic hire is due to continued growth and increasing demand across a broad client base, including OMB, listed groups, PE backed companies, and family-owned enterprises.

The role is open to Assistant Manager, Manager, and Senior Manager (acting or ready to take the next step), where you'll play a pivotal role in helping clients attract, retain, and incentivise top talent through equity-based reward solutions, from executive-level incentives to company-wide plans.

The important work you will be doing:

Advise on the design and implementation of a wide range of equity incentives, including EMI, CSOP, growth shares, freezer shares, ratchet shares, joint interests, and nil-paid arrangements.

Provide tax-technical input across the entire lifecycle of share plans, including implementation, secondary awards, restructuring, and transaction-related activity.

Lead due diligence reviews from an employment-related securities (ERS) perspective.

Work closely with clients to deliver high-quality, commercially driven advice.

Project manage complex engagements, supervise team members, and provide mentoring and on-the-job training.

Maintain high standards under time-sensitive or transaction-driven pressures, ensuring technical excellence and service delivery.

The skills and experience you will bring:

Ideally a minimum of six years' experience in equity reward/share plans and incentives.

Deep knowledge of relevant tax implications, including employment taxes and capital gains tax.

Strong grasp of related disciplines including tax valuation, accounting, company law, and employment law.

Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver work to a market-leading standard.

Professional qualification such as ATT, CTA, ACA.Why Join Our Client?

Our client is one of the UK's fastest-growing independent tax advisory firms, with a bold national growth strategy and a reputation for delivering high-quality work across all areas of tax. No timesheets.

Work/life balance, and a hybrid working model (home and office).Inclusion in an All-Employee Share Reward Scheme-offering a share of firm profits above a set threshold.

A competitive salary, benchmarked regularly against the rest of the market (Big-4 included).A generous and flexible benefits package.

At our client, you'll work alongside some of the UK's top tax professionals in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, without the bureaucracy of larger firms.