Overview
Business Tax Senior Manager – Crawley
This is a key role within the Business and Corporate tax team and the successful candidate will be responsible for delivering tax compliance and tax advisory services across a diverse mix of owner managed companies as well as some large and international groups operating across a variety of industries.
This is your chance to be part of an accountancy firm that values its people as much as its clients.
? Work with Inspiring Clients: From Owner Managed Businesses to large corporates across diverse industries, no two days are the same.
? Collaborate Across Borders: Working with our network HLB International to be part of a team that thrives on knowledge-sharing and supporting businesses with global ambitions.
? Innovate with Purpose: We’re always looking for better ways to work—leveraging tech, simplifying complexities, and delivering value.
? Empathy at Our Core: We don’t just serve our clients; we build trusted relationships that stand the test of time.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a portfolio of corporate tax compliance work, including responsibility for WIP management and billing.
- Advising and assisting OMB’s in respect of their business and tax requirements for example succession planning, remuneration planning, timing of capital expenditure
- Advising and supporting entrepreneurial businesses throughout their lifecycle including on protecting and leveraging IP and associated restructurings, determining the right business structure, incentivising staff, growing internationally and building and protecting value for the shareholders.
- Advise on the tax elements of equity incentivisation, such as the EMI option scheme
- Proactively involved in networking, proposals and growing the corporate tax portfolio in Gatwick.
- Identifying opportunities for tax planning, risk mitigation and cross-selling between service lines to ensure clients receive a proactive and effective service
- 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.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Qualified accountant and/or CIOT qualified tax adviser with qualified experience in a tax related role.
- Corporate tax technical and practical knowledge, including tax accounting.
- Good knowledge of tax issues affecting OMB’s and their shareholders.
- Knowledge of other business taxes and tax reporting processes
- Experience of working with corporate and entrepreneurial clients and managing at a senior level
- Knowledge of UK accounting standards and competent in interpreting accounts and other financial information
- Strong IT skills including MS Office. Alphatax an advantage but not essential.
- Strong communication and organisation skills.
Job Benefits
? Career Development: From learning opportunities to career coaching, we’ll help you achieve your goals.
? Competitive Benefits: Private medical cover, pension matching, and enhanced parental leave, to name a few.
? Flexibility That Works for You: Agile working is embedded in our culture.
? Perks That Go Beyond: From volunteering days to wellbeing initiatives, we care about your whole self.
About Menzies LLP
Menzies is a proudly independent UK business advisory and accountancy practice with true national coverage and international connections. As a full-service firm with strong sector specialisms, we have a proven track record supporting both businesses, not-for-profits and individuals to successfully reach their financial goals.
We focus on optimising clients’ businesses financially, operationally, and strategically. We employ approximately 1100 trusted advisors in Audit, Tax & Advisory Services, across 11 locations UK wide.
Our industry sector specialisation sets us apart. Expert teams work in collaboration with each other delivering a host of business, tax and commercial advisory projects over and above the market leading assurance and compliance work undertaken for UK and International clients.
We continue to take a relationship-led approach to our client relationships. We use our Brighter Thinking methodology to empower clients with greater confidence and certainty in the face of increasing complexity.
Founded in 1912, Menzies is headquartered in London with coverage nationally in England & Wales and has 1100+ employees and a turnover of £110m. Our clients are mid-size and large privately held corporates, non-profits, and individuals, across the UK and internationally via major market country-desks, and in 157 countries globally through Menzies membership of HLB, the global advisory and accounting network.
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