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Whatever your definition of success, we’ll support you to identify and achieve it. Together, we’ll contribute to the growth of both our clients, our teams and the firm.

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iconJob ID:
R15908
iconLocation:
London, United Kingdom
iconDate posted:
09 September 2024
iconCategory:
Tax

Capital Allowances Manager

Ideas | People | Trust

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

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, we are a national team serving clients both across the country and around the world. We provide expertise in this specialist area of tax, working and collaborating 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

You will be responsible for the management of day to day analysis and production of capital allowances and land remediation relief claims and advice for a range of clients,supported by assistant managers and junior associates within the team. You’ll also be involved in supporting tax partners and directors across the team and across wider tax with proposals and pitching for capital allowances advisory work, as well as supporting on wider tax due diligence and transaction exercises for our clients.The role provides an exceptional opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their technical, commercial and client relationship skills in a supportive and collaborative environment, working with colleagues who are recognised as experts in the sector.

Our client base will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to work on a challenging and varied portfolio. BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing capital allowances and land remediation relief advisory services to some of the largest FTSE listed real estate investors and REITs, from start-ups to internationally recognised restauranteurs and hoteliers, premier league football clubs as well as renewable energy investments such as offshore wind farm projects. Key to the role is for the individual to be able to pro-actively manage their own workload, communicating with clients, directors and partners on a regular basis. Furthermore, you will be given the autonomy to identify and pursue opportunities to develop new work.

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. In our expanding team there are excellent opportunities for rapid progression and if you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We’re ideally looking for someone with:

  • Experience of providing capital allowances advisory and valuation services (3 – 5 years)
  • Ideally MRICS/ATT/CTA/ACCA qualified or suitably experienced within the industry
  • Keen interest to develop further and progress your career in capital allowances
  • In depth, up to date, knowledge of capital allowances and land remediation legislation
  • Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues
  • Project management experience
  • Staff management experience including mentoring and coaching junior associates in the team to meet deadlines and complete client work
  • Ability to profitably manage a substantial client portfolio
  • Ability to actively seek opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing clients
  • Experience of dealing direct with client senior management

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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Success Profile

What makes a successful Capital Allowances Manager? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right skill level.

  • Business thinking
  • Communicating
  • Decision making
  • Developing self & others
  • Collaborating
  • Innovation & Change

Our culture at BDO

We’re a thriving business that is respectful and client-focused while remaining firmly anchored in our core purpose – helping you succeed. Our Unifying Culture encourages us to be ourselves, to be inspired, challenged, collaborative and ultimately successful.

Career Path

Your career is what you make of it at BDO. Whether you want to move into a leadership position within Tax or grow your portfolio of skills and become an expert in your field, we’ll support you all the way.

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Move Up

We’ll give you access to team recognition, financial benefits and career progression opportunities that align with your interests and ambitions.

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Explore new areas

You can test some possibilities before committing to a permanent change. Knowing your alternatives gives you more control over your career.

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Grow in place

Master new skills and build productive relationships, deepening your knowledge, experience and specialism.

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Realign

Redesign work to fit your changing personal needs including reducing your responsibilities or workload in order to better balance your lifestyle.

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Move across

Identify other positions or areas of the business that better fit your skills, values or interests.

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Relocate

Investigate suitable roles available in other BDO offices, both in the UK and internationally.

Meet Darren a Senior Tax Manager

Darren shares his journey so far, and how BDO has helped him to succeed both professionally and personally.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

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Health and Wellness Programmes

We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.

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Pension Plan

A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.

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Private Medical

Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.

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Income Protection Plan

Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.

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Holidays

Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.

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Bike to work scheme

A convenient, environmentally friendly and tax-effective way to acquire a bike for travelling to and from work.