Corporate Tax Senior Manager

Saffery Champness; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm in Edinburgh is seeking a Corporate Tax Senior Manager to manage client portfolios in corporate tax compliance and advisory services. The ideal candidate will have strong UK tax technical skills and project management abilities, with a commitment to client focus and team development. This role offers a flexible working policy and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Contributory pension

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits and family-friendly policies

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver tax compliance and advisory projects effectively.
• Collaborate with accounts team for corporate disclosures.
• Identify and deliver advisory opportunities within client portfolio.

Skills

Strong UK tax technical skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Client focus

Education

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CTA

Job description

Overview

Saffery is seeking a Corporate Tax Senior Manager. This role can be based in Edinburgh or Inverness, with flexible arrangements considered.

The successful candidate will be part of Saffery’s Corporate Tax team, responsible for managing a diverse client portfolio, delivering corporate tax compliance and advisory services. This is a client-facing role with exposure to UK and international clients.

The Responsibilities

• The successful delivery of tax compliance and related advisory projects, including collaboration with the accounts team to provide corporate and deferred tax disclosures for statutory accounts.
• Detailed technical research and responding to ad-hoc technical queries from clients and other teams.
• Identifying and delivering advisory opportunities within the allocated client portfolio.
• Supervising, mentoring, and reviewing the work of junior team members.
• Advising on areas such as complex capital allowances, R&D tax relief, transfer pricing, Substantial Shareholdings Exemption, CFC, Corporate Interest Restriction, Withholding Tax and Double Taxation Relief, with support where required.
• Delivery of stand-alone tax advisory projects, including structuring acquisitions and disposals, transaction support and due diligence.

We live by our potential meets personal mantra and will develop a mix of work to suit individual needs with line manager support.

The Team

Our Corporate Tax team spans 9 office locations and comprises 7 partners and over 100 professionals. Clients range across sectors including manufacturing, technology, retail, recruitment, financial services, hospitality and property, from smaller owner-managed businesses to large listed groups, charities and not-for-profit organisations.

You

The role would suit a qualified individual (for example 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 develop other team members

Reward And Benefits

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid policy allowing up to three days per week remote work (core hours 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including contributory pension, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance, and 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 a range of 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. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.

As a proud member of Nexia, a leading international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, 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 an inclusive culture, led from the top. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and characteristics.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

• Accounting