Corporate Tax Senior Manager

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager in the Business Tax department. This is a key position based out of the Woking office and forms part of the wider Tax service we offer our clients.

Why join Menzies?

• We are a UK based recognised employer of choice with office locations in London, Surrey, Hampshire and South Wales (Cardiff).
• Join our family of 500 employees. Be a member and not just a number!
• We offer a dynamic and rewarding environment with exposure to a diverse range of clients and industry sectors
• Our package and benefits are very competitive
• Work life balance is part of our organisational culture,
• We believe in developing our staff throughout their career

Key Benefits we offer, but not limited to:

• Competitive base salary (we do yearly market research to ensure we offer a competitive salary to our employees and joining candidates)
• 33 days annual leave entitlement a year inc. bank holidays (31.5 days for trainees)
• Annual buy and sell leave scheme
• Private Medical Cover available to all employees (trainees can opt in for a salary sacrifice)
• Private Pension Matching Scheme: if employee contributes 2.5-5%, we match it and add another 3% on top!
• Employee Referral Bonus up to £10,000 for a successful placement
• Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
• Dress for your day policy – you decide, not us!
• Life Assurance 4x your salary
• Group Income Protection – 75% of salary if long term sickness exceeds 6 months
• Agile Working is embedded in our culture: we understand that everyone works in different ways and need flexibility within their working day
• Learning and Development opportunities and Study Support throughout your Menzies career
• Career Coaching programme for Managers and above
• Better Place to Work Initiative: proactive benchmarking of the best DEI and wellbeing programmes to offer our employees and improve our employee experience
• CSR Programme: each office will be involved in various charity and sporting activities to help raise funds and give back to the local community.
• Employee Assistance Programme - our EAP is available for all Menzies employees and their families. As well as being a support line for mental health counselling, it also offers practical financial, legal and life management advice 24 /7 and is completely confidential.
• Paid sick leave – a generous scheme to help you when you are struggling with health issues
• Free flu jab, eyesight test and physical health checks
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Parental + Family Leave: We are a place where you can combine both a career and a family so those going on Maternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 3 months and 50% pay for the next 6 weeks, those going on Paternity Leave can expect 100% pay for 2 weeks (both subject to eligibility). We also have Adoption and Shared Parental Leave
• Volunteering Scheme with a maximum of 2.5 days given by the Firm to match 2.5 days devoted to qualifying schemes by the employee in any 12-month period.
• Season Ticket Loan

To find out more about our benefits please read here

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

The purpose of this role is to work on the delivery of tax compliance and advisory projects in conjunction with colleagues in Woking business tax as well as other teams, offices and service lines to provide an efficient and valued service. Also, to identify wider opportunities and introduce other specialists across the firm.

This is a key role within the Business and Corporate tax team and the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering tax compliance and advisory services across a diverse mix of owner managed and private equity-backed companies as well as some large and international groups operating across a variety of industries.

The day to day work will include:

• Managing the compliance affairs of a portfolio of large and international clients, including reviewing complex and higher risk tax returns
• Assisting with the preparation, review and reconciliation of consolidated tax notes for international groups under UK GAAP and IFRS
• Liaising and co-ordinating with tax advisors in other jurisdictions to provide joined up compliance and advisory services
• Advising on inbound and outbound international tax issues such as permanent establishment, controlled foreign companies, withholding tax and hybrid mismatch
• Advising on group reorganisations
• Broad knowledge of other tax areas which are dealt with by other specialist teams, such as VAT and R and D;
• Proactively involved in networking, proposals and growing the corporate tax portfolio in Woking
• Identifying opportunities for tax planning, risk mitigation and cross-selling between service lines to ensure clients receive a proactive and effective service;
• Assisting with any other ad hoc projects and duties as may reasonably be required;
• Training and mentoring junior colleagues within the Business Tax Team
• Ensuring the Firm’s technical, ethical, risk and compliance procedures are adhered to in all cases.

The Person:

The successful candidate will be expected to act largely autonomously, subject to support and oversight, as required, by the office’s tax partner.

Relationship management will be a key aspect of the role and the candidate will be expected to contribute to effective team working as part of the management team, responsible for coordinating directly with clients, collaborating effectively with colleagues as well coaching, managing, mentoring and appraising junior team members.

The tax profession is subject to constant change and evolution and finding new and better ways to work, adapting to accommodate and embrace technological development is essential. In addition to client facing responsibilities, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in internal initiatives to drive positive change and contribute to the advancement of the firm’s business and corporation tax strategy, processes and marketing initiatives.

• UK Tax work experience is a must have
• Experience of working with corporate clients and managing compliance processes at a manager or senior manager level.
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) and/or CIOT qualified tax adviser with at least two years post qualified experience in a tax related role
• Corporate tax technical and practical knowledge
• Good knowledge of tax issues affecting international groups
• Good tax accounting knowledge under UK GAAP. IFRS tax accounting knowledge is also preferable but not essential.
• Knowledge of UK accounting standards and competent in interpreting accounts and other financial information
• Travel between UK offices and to UK client premises may be required

About Us:

Our focus at Menzies is providing a #BrighterThinking approach, going the extra mile to keep clients on-track to achieve their personal and business objectives. As a leading UK accountancy and advisory firm we have a passion for advising entrepreneurs and SMEs through our sector-led teams.

We apply the same principles to individuals within the Firm. Our people are ambitious, self-motivated and encouraged to develop their skill set and realise their potential.

#BrighterThinkingis how we sum up the difference we make, as a firm, to our clients and in the way we hire and develop talent in Menzies. It’s finance and accounting expertise, combined with strategic commercial thinking and a promise to add real value across all areas of our clients' businesses.

Agencies:

When we require external assistance with our vacancies we will reach out to our PSL supply chain. Please be aware that we operate a very strict PSL policy with close relationships with our suppliers and cannot respond to agencies outside of the PSL. Please do not contact individual hiring managers.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.