Corporate Tax Senior | Hybrid Working | Advisory Exposure

£36,000 - £46,000 per annum

Corporate Tax Senior

Poole | £35,000 - £45,000 | Hybrid Working

Clark Wood is working with a leading Top 20 UK accountancy and advisory firm that is looking to recruit a Corporate Tax Senior into its growing Poole team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Corporate Tax professional who wants to move beyond a predominantly compliance-focused role and develop significantly more exposure to advisory and specialist tax work.

You’ll work with a diverse portfolio ranging from entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses through to larger corporate groups across a variety of sectors.

Alongside mainstream Corporate Tax compliance, you’ll have the opportunity to develop specialist experience across areas including transactions, corporate restructuring, share schemes, R&D tax relief, capital allowances and complex Corporate Tax advisory work.

The firm offers flexible hybrid working, excellent professional development and a clear pathway for ambitious individuals looking to progress through to Assistant Manager and Manager level.

David Elliot

As a Corporate Tax Senior, you will:

• Prepare corporation tax computations and returns for a varied portfolio of corporate clients
• Support Managers and senior colleagues on complex Corporate Tax assignments
• Assist with advisory projects including transactions, tax due diligence and corporate restructuring
• Gain exposure to capital allowances and R&D tax relief claims
• Develop specialist experience across share schemes and complex Corporate Tax matters
• Undertake technical tax research and contribute to wider client projects
• Manage assignments against agreed deadlines, budgets and quality standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients
• Liaise with HMRC and other professional advisers
• Work alongside audit colleagues on annual Corporate Tax compliance assignments
• Coach and support junior members of the tax team
• Contribute to business development and wider team initiatives

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience working within UK Corporate Tax
• Experience gained within an accountancy practice or professional services environment
• ATT, CTA, ACA and/or equivalent qualifications, or be working towards qualification
• Strong Corporate Tax compliance knowledge
• An interest in developing greater exposure to advisory work
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good commercial awareness
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Strong communication and client-facing skills
• A proactive and professional approach

Experience using Alphatax would be advantageous but is not essential.

• £36,000 - £46,000 salary
  , dependent on experience
• Flexible hybrid working
• Excellent work-life balance
• Genuine Corporate Tax advisory exposure
• Transactions and tax due diligence experience
• Corporate restructuring work
• Share schemes exposure
• R&D and innovation tax work
• Capital allowances experience
• Support towards professional qualifications
• Clear progression towards Assistant Manager and Manager
• Pension and life assurance
• Income protection
• Health cash plan and virtual GP
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits
  
  Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Paid volunteering day
• Excellent learning and development opportunities

For further information on this Corporate Tax Senior position in Poole, please contact David Elliot at Clark Wood on or email

If this specific vacancy isn’t quite right, please get in touch as Clark Wood is currently working on a number of Corporate Tax opportunities across Dorset, Hampshire and the South West.

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