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iconJob ID:
R21610
iconLocation:
London, United Kingdom
iconDate posted:
11 November 2026
iconCategory:
Tax

Tax Automation and Innovation Senior Manager

Succeed by shaping what matters


We’re BDO, one of the UK’s largest accountancy and business advisory organisations, helping ambitious businesses, their owners and management teams navigate a changing world.


With circa 8,500 people across the UK and Ireland, backed by a global network spanning 169 countries, there’s lots of knowledge, experience and different thinking to draw on here. But what matters is what you bring to it; your ideas, perspectives - the things you care about getting right.


So, here’s where you come in:


The team you’ll join


Our Tax team works with clients across the UK and around the world. Across 13 specialist areas, including Corporate Tax, International Tax, Employment Tax, VAT and Indirect Tax, Transfer Pricing and Tax Dispute Resolution, we collaborate across BDO to solve problems and respond to changing business needs and legislation. 


You’ll have the autonomy to take responsibility, keep learning and build a Tax career around your strengths. 


The role you’ll have


Help clients find a better way to manage tax using technology.

Join BDO’s Tax Automation & Innovation team as a Manager or Senior Manager and combine tax expertise with hands-on technology delivery to transform tax compliance, reporting, risk management and the way tax functions operate.

BDO is a leading tax, accountancy and business advisory firm, with a commitment to innovation and exceptional client service. Our globally led Tax Automation & Innovation practice helps clients understand their requirements, explore the technology market and implement solutions that meet their needs. We bring together experience in tax systems, data management, automation and artificial intelligence, and are increasingly developing AI-enabled solutions using generative and agentic AI.

We aspire to do more than implement technology. We help clients rethink how their tax functions operate, combining technology, trusted data, resilient processes and effective governance to create an operating model that is ready for an increasingly AI-enabled enterprise.

In this role, you will work as part of multidisciplinary delivery teams and, depending on your experience, lead teams delivering complex tax technology implementations. You will guide clients from technology assessment and solution design through implementation, training and post-implementation support.

You will remain hands-on with technology while taking increasing responsibility for successful client delivery, developing colleagues and managing client relationships. At Senior Manager level, we would expect you to lead significant projects and delivery teams and take greater ownership of client engagements.

Key responsibilities


  • Assess and recommend tax technology
  • Understand clients’ tax profiles, processes, data and technology requirements across areas including tax provision, Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR), VAT, Transfer Pricing and Pillar Two.
  • Help clients explore the technology market, demonstrate shortlisted solutions, evaluate their suitability and translate your findings into clear recommendations and professionally drafted reports.
  • Deliver and lead end-to-end implementations
  • Work as part of, and where appropriate lead, delivery teams through the full implementation lifecycle, including requirements gathering, process and solution design, build and configuration, testing, user and super-user training, deployment and post-implementation support.
  • Take a hands-on role in configuring tax technology while coordinating client teams, BDO specialists and third-party technology providers.
  • At Manager/Senior Manager level, you will increasingly take overall responsibility for project delivery, client relationships, team leadership, project governance and successful outcomes.
  • Lead multidisciplinary delivery
  • Work with tax specialists, technology professionals, data teams, external vendors, client IT teams and other advisers to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Depending on your experience, lead projects and individual workstreams, managing priorities, dependencies, risks and client expectations throughout delivery.
  • Improve, not simply automate
  • Help clients identify opportunities to redesign and improve their tax processes rather than simply reproducing existing ways of working in new technology.
  • Bring together tax knowledge, process understanding and technology to simplify processes, strengthen controls, improve the use of data and create more efficient and sustainable tax operations.
  • Explore emerging technology and shape future services
  • Help us explore how generative AI, agentic AI, automation and advanced data capabilities can improve the way tax functions operate.
  • Contribute to developing and prototyping new ideas, working with specialist technology and data science colleagues where appropriate. Help develop our approach to AI-enabled tax operations, reusable tax data products and continuous compliance, with trusted data, appropriate controls and governance by design.
  • Consider how tax teams, managed services, shared technology platforms and a digital workforce can work together to create new tax operating models and deliver greater value to organisations.
  • Keep our solutions relevant
  • Stay up to date with developments across tax technology, automation, AI and the wider tax and regulatory environment, bringing new thinking and ideas into our client propositions and delivery approaches.

Develop our people


Guide, coach and mentor junior colleagues, sharing knowledge and providing practical experience through client delivery.


Help create an environment of continuous learning, collaboration and improvement, supporting colleagues as they develop both their tax and technology capabilities.

You’ll be someone with


We are looking for a tax professional who enjoys working with technology, solving problems and delivering change with clients. You will be comfortable working hands-on with solutions while also understanding the wider tax, process and business requirements that sit behind them.

What you will bring


  • A professional tax or accountancy qualification, such as CTA, ACA or ACCA, or equivalent relevant experience.
  • Experience of year-end tax reporting and tax provision processes.
  • Proven experience in a tax-focused role and a strong understanding of tax processes and requirements.
  • Experience working as part of a technology implementation, transformation or systems delivery team.
  • For Senior Manager candidates, experience leading implementations, projects, workstreams or delivery teams would be particularly valuable.
  • Familiarity with tax technology solutions and the ability to translate tax and business requirements into practical technology solutions.
  • Solid IT and systems knowledge, together with a willingness to work hands-on with system configuration and implementation.
  • Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, dependencies and deadlines.
  • Clear communication skills and confidence engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels.
  • The ability to work collaboratively with tax specialists, technology teams, vendors and client stakeholders.
  • A practical, problem-solving mindset and a passion for using technology to improve the efficiency, control and effectiveness of tax functions.

Experience that would be an advantage


Exposure to technology-led tax projects, tax automation, enterprise tax reporting, EPM or financial systems would be valuable.

Experience with technologies such as Alteryx, Microsoft Power Platform, Thomson Reuters, Oracle, Orbitax, OneStream or Anaplan would be desirable, but we do not expect candidates to have experience across every platform.

Technical skills in areas such as Power Automate, Python, SQL, data preparation, analytics or AI-enabled automation would also be valuable. What is more important is a strong interest in technology, a willingness to work hands-on and the ability to learn new platforms and approaches quickly.

An interest in tax operating model redesign, trusted data, generative and agentic AI and responsible AI governance would also be valuable, together with a willingness to develop new skills and help turn emerging ideas into practical services for our clients.

Why Join BDO?


Make an impact. Join an award-winning team helping shape the future of tax technology and deliver practical improvements for clients.

Deliver real transformation. Work with clients from initial technology assessment and design through to implementation and optimisation.

Broaden your experience. Gain exposure to a wide range of tax technologies, platforms, clients and transformation challenges rather than being tied to a single solution.

Work at the forefront of change. Help us explore how automation, data, generative AI and agentic AI will reshape tax functions and their operating models.

Develop as a delivery leader. Build experience leading workstreams, projects, client relationships and multidisciplinary teams.

Grow in a supportive environment. Be part of a culture that champions innovation, collaboration, continuous learning and personal development.


You’ll have people around you to learn from, ask questions and share thoughts with, alongside learning programmes to enhance your skillset and digital platforms to ease your work. All of this helps you succeed in achieving those big (and personal) dreams.


How you’ll succeed


You’ll have plenty of ways to develop at BDO; you might build deeper expertise in what you already do, take on something new or simply get better at the things that matter to you.


How and where you work matters too. Our agile working framework is designed around our Better Together approach: bringing more in-person time with clients and teams, creating more opportunities to share ideas, build confidence and develop day-to-day.


Whatever success looks like to you, you won’t be shaping it alone. You’ll have people around you who want you to do well, and plenty of opportunities to make it all count.


That’s how we’ll all continue to succeed by shaping what matters.


Apply now.


At BDO, we want everyone to feel included, valued and able to succeed. We welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to improving access to opportunities – work we've been recognised for as Company of the Year at the 2026 British Diversity Awards. Because we know different experiences and perspectives make us stronger.

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Success Profile

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

  • Leading self & others
  • Driving growth
  • Harnessing business thinking
  • Activating 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

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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.