Corporate Tax Director

Saffery Champness; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Leeds seeks a Corporate Tax Director to develop their tax offering and manage client relationships. The role requires strong UK tax skills and an ACA/ACCA/CTA qualification. You will be responsible for generating new business and ensuring excellent client service. This position offers a hybrid working model and competitive benefits, including a contributory pension and annual leave.

Benefits

Contributory pension

27 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits

Family-friendly policies

Profit-Sharing Plan

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Several years post-qualification experience in corporation tax.
• Ability to analyse tax technical queries and provide robust advice.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships and generate new business opportunities.
• Take responsibility for a group of clients with technical expertise.
• Lead client relationships and develop new business.

Skills

Strong UK tax technical skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Client focus

Coaching and mentoring skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CTA qualification

Job description

Overview

Corporate Tax Director role at Saffery. The successful candidate will form part of the wider Saffery Corporate Tax team, and will be responsible for developing our corporate tax offering in the local market as well as helping our existing clients with corporate tax matters, such as tax advisory and transaction services, corporate tax compliance and reporting obligations.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships and generate new business opportunities to provide a range of tax and other services to clients, with support from the Head of Department and other staff.
• Take overall responsibility and accountability for a group of clients, with excellent technical expertise in corporate tax.
• Lead and manage client relationships to develop new business from the existing client base and beyond.
• Encourage and develop associate directors and other staff members.
• Ensure excellent client service while minimising conduct risk.
• Contribute to the management of the department and/or office where relevant.
• Collaborate with internal fee-earning partners to develop the go-to-market strategy.

The Team

Our Corporate Tax team spans 9 office locations and comprises 7 partners and over 100 professionals. The team handles a large portfolio of companies across sectors including manufacturing, technology, retail, recruitment, financial services, hospitality and property.

You

The role would suit a qualified individual (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CTA) with several years post-qualification experience in corporation tax. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong UK tax technical skills
• Ability to analyse tax technical queries and provide robust advice and solutions
• Project management skills with the ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines and monitor budgets
• Responsibility for the delivery and quality of work
• Excellent communication skills
• A clear client focus with a commitment to building strong client relationships
• Ability to work collaboratively with different teams
• Coaching and mentoring skills to develop other team members

Rewards And Benefits

• A 35-hour working week with a hybrid policy; up to three days per week work-from-home (core hours 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including contributory pension, 27 days annual leave, Life Assurance, flexible benefits and family-friendly policies
• Eligibility for the firm’s Profit-Sharing Plan (paid in December)
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme

About Us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional, committed to our clients and to our greatest asset – our people. As a proud member of Nexia, we have access to local insight on a global scale.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion. We hope you will apply regardless of background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence; individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Accounting