Tax Manager - Technology, Media & Consumer Markets

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Role overview

The Technology, Media & Consumer Markets (TMC) Tax team works with a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses and private equity-backed companies to large international groups and listed businesses. We provide a combination of corporation tax compliance, tax reporting and advisory services that help our clients manage risk, meet their obligations and achieve their commercial objectives.

As a Tax Manager, you will be responsible for managing a varied portfolio of clients across the TMC sector. You will work closely with Partners, Directors, Senior Managers and colleagues across the wider tax practice to deliver high-quality tax services and commercially focused advice. Alongside delivering compliance and advisory services, you will also have the opportunity to support clients on acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations and other strategic projects where required.

The TMC sector is dynamic and constantly evolving. Our clients operate in innovative and fast-moving industries, creating a broad range of tax opportunities and challenges. This role offers exposure to a variety of technical and commercial issues while providing opportunities to develop strong client relationships and grow your career.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients within the Technology, Media & Consumer Markets sector, ensuring the timely delivery of corporation tax compliance and reporting services
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for a portfolio of clients, building trusted relationships with finance leaders and management teams
• Review UK corporation tax computations, tax returns and associated tax accounting disclosures, ensuring work is delivered to a high technical standard
• Provide practical and commercially focused tax advice across a wide range of corporate tax matters
• Support clients with areas including group reorganisations, international tax matters, capital allowances, loss utilisation, R&D-related considerations and other corporate tax issues
• Build strong relationships with clients and become a trusted adviser to key stakeholders
• Work closely with Partners, Directors and senior members of the team to identify opportunities to expand existing relationships and support business development initiatives, through networking, attending sector events, preparing proposals and contributing to thought leadership
• Manage projects effectively, ensuring work is delivered within budget and agreed timescales
• Collaborate with specialists across the wider tax practice including VAT, Employment Taxes, Transfer Pricing and Global Employer Services by identifying opportunities to broaden client relationships and introduce relevant specialist and advisory services where appropriate
• Support clients through business change, acquisitions, disposals and restructuring projects where required
• Take responsibility for client acceptance procedures, engagement compliance and risk management requirements
• Coach, mentor and develop junior team members, supporting both their technical and professional development
• Contribute to a positive team culture and support the continued growth of the TMC Tax team

Requirements

• Strong UK corporate tax technical knowledge with experience delivering both compliance and advisory services
• CTA and/or ACA qualified (or equivalent)
• Experience managing a client portfolio and leading the delivery of corporate tax engagements
• An interest in developing market relationships within the Technology, Media & Consumer Markets sector
• Experience reviewing UK corporation tax computations, tax returns and tax accounting work
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective client relationships
• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical solutions to business challenges
• Experience managing and developing junior team members
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex tax matters clearly to both tax and non-tax specialists
• Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders, including finance directors, tax managers and business owners
• A collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across service lines

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business.  We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.  From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side.  Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.  At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.  With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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