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 with every department at BDO, our Finance team helps us meet relevant legal requirements that ensure our firm operates effectively in a tightly-regulated field. They implement strategies that help us innovate – like combining new technology with traditional financial processes to make us even more digital. As part of this friendly team, you’ll enjoy flexible hours and have opportunities to take responsibility for the delivery of quality work. With your colleagues behind you, you’ll embrace change, new ideas and have an impact on the future of our firm.

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.

As the Senior Tax Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of taxation, from compliance to strategic tax planning. Working closely with senior leadership, you will provide expert guidance on partnership and corporate tax, VAT, PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA) and international tax matters, while also identifying opportunities for tax efficiencies. You will ensure that our tax obligations are accurately quantified, with timely submission and payment. This role reports to the Head of Group Reporting, Tax and Treasury and will liaise closely with the firm’s partnership accounting team.

In this challenging and rewarding role you’ll also:

• Lead and manage the tax function, ensuring compliance with all corporate and indirect tax obligations.

• Manage and mentor the Partner & Corporate Tax, VAT and PSA teams that report to you

• Review and approve taxable profit allocations to the partners.

• Review and approve partnership and corporate tax returns for the firm and personal returns for partners for submission to HMRC.

• Review and approve the quarterly and annual VAT and PSA submissions and HMRC payments.

• Experienced in managing Partial Exemption calculations and Capital Goods Scheme.

• Develop and implement tax strategies to optimise the firm’s global tax position.

• Advise on tax considerations for commercial transactions and international expansion.

• Manage relationships with tax authorities, handling audits and responding to queries.

• Oversee transfer pricing policies and drive initiatives to enhance tax efficiency.

• Ensure accurate reporting of tax disclosures in financial statements.

• Support tax aspects of M&A activity and corporate structuring projects.

• Understand the firm's overall entity & tax structure and advise on efficient tax structuring.

• Assist in the development of models of partner income and distribution.

• Manage the relationships with the firm's external professional advisers, lead tax partners in various offices and local tax authorities as needed.

• Proactively monitor the potential consequences of changes in tax legislation and of the firm's economics and advise the business on appropriate actions.

You’ll be someone with:

• Extensive experience in corporate tax within a multinational or fast-paced environment.

• Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA) and qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent).

• Strong expertise in VAT across multiple jurisdictions (Europe is a must).

• PAYE Settlement Agreement knowledge is beneficial.

• Experienced leader. Managing, coaching and supporting multiple teams.

• Able to clearly communicate complex tax concepts to non-specialist stakeholders.

• Comfortable influencing decision-making.

• Empowers and mentors tax team members, promoting continuous development and a high-performance culture.

• Demonstrate empathy and self-awareness when leading diverse teams, fostering an inclusive environment that values different views, backgrounds and working styles.

• Background in financial services and partner accounting is beneficial.

• Big 4 experience or in-house tax leadership experience in an international group.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.

Analytical mindset with the ability to navigate complex tax issues.

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.

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