Knightwell Recruitment
Senior Tax Manager
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BUSINESS TAX MANAGER / SENIOR MANAGER
Location: Bath
Reporting to: Directors
Key relationships: Tax, Accounts and Audit teams
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
THE OPPORTUNITY
An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced Business Tax Manager or Senior Manager to join a leading chartered accountancy practice in Bath.
Acting as the practice’s lead business tax specialist, you will work closely with the Director group, including the Head of Tax, to support a diverse portfolio of corporate and owner-managed business clients.
You will also collaborate with the Senior Tax Manager/Head of Department, Audit Director and Associate Directors to deliver commercially focused business tax strategies, corporate restructuring advice and integrated tax planning.
The position has a strong focus on Corporation Tax and business tax advisory services. You will also act as a key point of technical quality control across the Corporation Tax and business tax compliance portfolio.
Experience in VAT advisory and compliance would be highly advantageous and would complement the wider responsibilities of the role.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Corporation Tax and Business Tax Advisory
- Lead complex Corporation Tax advisory engagements, including corporate reorganisations, demergers, share buybacks and group restructures.
- Structure and submit advance clearance applications to HMRC, including clearances under s138 TCGA 1992 and s701 ITA 2007.
- Oversee and review technical Corporation Tax computations for complex companies and corporate groups.
- Design and implement Employee-Related Securities schemes, Enterprise Management Incentives and unapproved share option arrangements.
- Advise clients on Capital Gains Tax planning, Business Asset Disposal Relief, Substantial Shareholding Exemption and loss-relief optimisation.
VAT and Indirect Tax
- Provide technical VAT advice on commercial transactions, option-to-tax elections, land and property transactions and Transfer of a Going Concern status.
- Advise clients on international VAT and indirect tax matters, including cross-border supplies of goods and services and post-Brexit place-of-supply rules.
- Identify VAT recovery opportunities and assist with partial-exemption calculations.
- Support clients through HMRC VAT assurance reviews and other VAT-related enquiries.
- Consider VAT implications alongside wider corporate tax transactions to ensure advice is structured holistically.
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Director Portfolio Support and Cross-Departmental Collaboration
- Work directly with the Directors and senior management team as the lead business tax specialist for their corporate and owner-managed business portfolios.
- Partner with the Senior Tax Manager/Head of Department and the wider private client team to deliver integrated planning across corporate structures, shareholder extraction, family trusts, inheritance tax and succession arrangements.
- Collaborate with the Audit Director, Associate Directors and departmental heads to coordinate complex advisory projects.
- Help streamline project delivery, optimise work in progress and billing performance, and allocate technical resources effectively.
Team Leadership and Practice Growth
- Mentor and manage accounting seniors, assistants and trainees undertaking ACA and CTA qualifications.
- Act as an internal technical authority for Corporation Tax and VAT queries raised by the Audit and Accounts teams.
- Support the continued development of technical knowledge and quality standards across the practice.
- Contribute to business development through client proposals, networking events and relationships with professional intermediaries.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Professional Qualifications
- ACA, ACCA, ATT or CTA qualified.
- Substantial post-qualification experience within UK business tax.
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Corporation Tax Expertise
- Expert knowledge of UK Corporation Tax legislation, including CTA 2009 and CTA 2010.
- Strong technical understanding of group-relief rules, loss structuring, corporate reorganisations and business tax planning.
VAT Knowledge
- A solid and practical understanding of UK VAT principles under VATA 1994.
- Experience with land and property VAT, partial exemption and international service rules would be highly desirable.
Stakeholder and Portfolio Management
- Proven ability to work closely with equity directors across general practice, Audit and Tax.
- Able to collaborate effectively with Associate Directors, private client specialists and wider departmental teams.
- Experience managing a portfolio of corporate and owner-managed business clients.
Commercial and Client Management
- Proven ability to manage senior client relationships independently.
- Strong commercial awareness and the confidence to deliver practical, commercially focused advice.
- A genuine desire to contribute to the strategic growth of the practice.
Systems and Technology
- Familiarity with modern accountancy practice systems such as IRIS, Xero, FYI or similar cloud-based tools.
WHAT’S ON OFFER
- Market-rate salary at Tax Manager or Senior Manager level, dependent on experience.
- Annual salary review.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Full-time working week of 37.5 hours.
- Continuing professional development support.
- Personal pension scheme.
- The opportunity to join a busy, friendly and supportive team in the heart of Bath.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROBATION
- Birthday day off.
- Life assurance at four times your annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme app and associated benefits.
- Cycle-to-work scheme.
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