Corporate Tax Manager in London - Insite Public Practice Recruitment Limited

Job Title: Corporate Tax Manager

Location: City of London - 3 days in office, 2 days working from home

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000 + benefits package!

The Role:

My client require an ambitious, confident individual, with excellent knowledge of corporate tax to join the growing Corporate Tax Team. The successful candidate will support Senior Managers, Directors and Partners in delivering high-quality tax compliance and ad-hoc advisory services to clients, while also assisting in the development and supervision of more junior team members. The role holder may bring specialist skills but will primarily be responsible for assisting with the management of a condensed portfolio of clients in a variety of sectors in conjunction with more senior members of the team. Your day-to-day will include:

• Liaison with audit and accounting teams in respect of work delivery timetable
• Management of deadlines in respect of client allocation
• Ensuring timely delivery of signed accounts to the iXBRL team
• Scheduling and coordination of resources to assist with the delivery of work
• *Reviewing tax provisions, tax accounting schedules and final tax computations prepared by junior members of the team, in conjunction with more senior members of the team as required
• Supporting the delivery of advisory projects across a range of corporate and business tax matters (e.g., group restructuring, international expansion, share schemes, and tax efficiency reviews)
• Proactively managing WIP and billing for their client portfolio, ensuring commercial recoveries
• Ensuring firm policies and procedures are followed across client allocations and explained and implemented within the trainee group
• Assisting in management of trainee team members to deliver work, providing guidance and feedback as required
• Assisting with some administrative requirements and internal projects to support efficient team operations
• Reviewing and signing off tax computations where permission has been granted.

Person Specification:

• Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly and confidently to non-specialists
• Up-to-date technical knowledge covering a broad range of SME and large-corporate tax matters
• Good commercial awareness, with an understanding of how tax considerations influence wider business decisions
• Experience managing a small portfolio profitably
• Ability to support the delivery of tax advisory work and prepare high-quality written reports (including due diligence)
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work efficiently, particularly during busy periods
• ACA/CA/CTA or equivalent
• Good Excel skills
• Experience of Alphatax preferred
• Experience of CCH would also be useful