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, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. 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.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth.  You can expect a mixed portfolio (of ‘widget TP’ with some pricing of debt) of documentation and advisory projects. Contributing also to the implementation of new intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and large listed multinationals.  Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed

You’ll be part of our North region’s transfer team that we are investing strongly in to match our ambitious plans, led by a transfer pricing partner based in Manchester. We are targeting high levels of growth and plan to invest heavily in the team over the next few years. There will also be plenty of opportunity to support and learn from the national transfer pricing team, get involved in central training, business development and proposition development. Some of your time may also be spent supporting the London tax region group on a national pooled resource basis, giving you a wide range of diverse opportunities.

The primary role responsibility will be client account management, dealing with all matters relating to the management of a portfolio of existing clients and to assist with the development of targets in order to ensure the continued growth of the business, i.e., end-to-end scoping through to delivery, and ongoing relationship management). You will also provide assistance in implementing the growth strategy for the region, helping the team to deepen and widen its capabilities, and will be encouraged to identify specific areas to own and run as part of your ongoing development within grade and to align with your aspirations. This will include building our presence and availability to support to our region’s office locations (there are 6 offices in the North region although regular travel outside your home office is not expected) as well as sector, technical or sub-specialisms / areas of your particular interest. If you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority.

Key to the role is for the individual to be able to pro-actively manage their own workload, taking ownership of their client portfolio, communicating with the team on a regular basis. Furthermore, the individual will be expected to be able to consider and highlight further opportunities to develop new work.

We’re looking for someone with:

• A minimum of 3 years full time transfer pricing experience (candidates with less experience may be considered for an alternative Manager role).

• Problem solving capabilities and the ability to deal with complex technical issues as they arise

• A reasonable understanding of other areas of tax and how they interact with transfer pricing

• Ability to explain key recent updates and areas of focus in the area of transfer pricing within the UK

• Confidence in their ability to deliver and manage documentation and benchmarking exercises

• Ability to manage a substantial portfolio profitably

• Drive to seek opportunities for selling new services to existing clients

• Experience of dealing with client senior management and key stakeholders

• Experience of delegating work, investing time to upskill people on the job

• Experience of managing staff

• CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent (alternatively experienced hires with >10 years experience in the field will also be considered)

You’ll 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 every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at 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.

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 the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, 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.