BDO UK
Corporate Tax Associate Director
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Corporate Tax Associate Director
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Senior Corporate Tax Manager
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.
About the Role
We're a Corporate Tax Team working across many sectors including TMT (Technology, Media & Telecommunications), Lifesciences, Manufacturing and Science, supporting businesses ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to large, global FTSE 100 companies. We are a fast-growing, high-performing team, and this role offers the opportunity to:
- Lead the delivery of advisory work
- Build and run a portfolio of clients
Your potential will grow too — with ample opportunities to learn new skills or further enhance your existing expertise. You’ll gain all the necessary client-facing exposure, support, and connections to shape your career in your chosen direction, with clear pathways for career progression within BDO.
Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As your clients’ needs and regulation evolve, you’ll engage in innovative problem-solving and growth opportunities. Your responsibilities may include:
- Advising clients on specialised areas such as Corporation Tax
- Leading multi-team project delivery
- Enjoying variety and challenging strokes in your day-to-day work.
BDO supports a vast diversity of businesses across all sectors nationally and globally. Your work will involve delivering Tax Advisory services to:
- Private Equity-backed companies
- Private businesses
- FTSE-listed multinationals
Each client presents unique needs, allowing you to develop skills and gain experience relevant for a long, fulfilling career.
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Key Responsibilities
Client Management
- Provide commercially viable and technically excellent advice, handling diverse client needs.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.
- Maximise opportunities by proactively selling new services to both existing and new clients in collaboration with partners.
Leadership & Growth
- Demonstrate proactive, collaborative working — actively engaging with Directors and BDO Partners to serve clients effectively.
- Apply a strategic mindset to grow your portfolio and leadership skills for career development and BDO’s success.
Advising & Developing
- Offer consistent, high-quality advice grounded in thoughtful client understanding and long-term relationships.
- Foster a culture of innovation, openness, and continuous mentorship.
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong understanding of and experience managing a portfolio of corporate tax clients for advisory and compliance support.
- CTA and/or ACA qualification (or equivalent).
- Proven ability to lead the delivery of technically robust and commercially sound tax advisory solutions.
- Experience responding to new opportunities, targeting existing and potential clients to expand service provision and portfolio.
- Skills in people management; championship of collaboration and team-building.
Attributes & Mindset
- Ability to build and sustain relationships; كت億美元 conquer high-impact stakeholders with clarity, empathy, and strategy.
- The drive to pursue career growth while empowering and co-operating to sustain BDO’s culture.
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Culture & Commitment
Work-Life Balance
At BDO, we celebrate who you are — we respect diversity, reward contributions, and commit to agile, flexible working to ensure your success aligns with your personal and professional life.
Career Clarity & Support
We empower your ambitions with structured frameworks, career programmes, and resources to foster growth, ensuring you build your expertise and capabilities to set you up for long-term success.
BDO Community
Our culture is built on mutual trust, respect, and support as fundamental values. We foster this through:
- Mentoring conversations to offer guidance at every professional stage.
- Informal and structured mentoring.
- Learning from one another in dynamic, multidisciplinary spaces that inspire collaboration.
With cutting-edge workspace, an atmosphere of knowledge-sharing events, and dedicated resources like:
- Dedicated networks and development programmes
- Collaborative challenges and team-building activities,
We ensure that equality, trust, and growth are central to everyone’s experiences.
Why Join Us?
Empowering Businesses for Future Growth As leaders in shaping the entrepreneurial UK economy, BDO supports companies — from start-ups to global multinationals. Your ambition drives us to invest in you, continually evolving and adapting to offer the best solutions for your career and the businesses we engage with. Open-mindedness fuels our commitment to fostering innovative approaches — enabling everyone to shape the future with creativity and dedication.
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