Corporate Tax Manager

• Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
• Earnings: £55000.00 to £75000.00

Purpose of the Role

To manage and develop a high‑performing Corporate Tax compliance and advisory team within the Corporate Tax service line. The role focuses on improving efficiency, ensuring technical quality, and expanding advisory capabilities across a diverse portfolio of clients typically ranging from £50m–£100m turnover (with some up to £300m). The role holder will function as the technical lead for complex compliance reviews, support projects, deliver advisory value and play a key role in developing the overall team.

Responsibilities

• Client Service & Portfolio management: Manage a portfolio of corporate tax clients which will involve significant internal liaison with accounts and audit teams, meet with clients, approve technically robust tax computations, identify technical issues, deliver complex corporate tax advisory outcomes, maintain technical knowledge, and provide exceptional client service in line with the Ellacotts Service Charter
• Technical Delivery: Demonstrate exceptional technical knowledge and deliver this to clients through robust, effective advisory reporting and guidance. Specific technical knowledge required is outlined below.
• Team Leadership & Staff Development: Manage and develop the team, conduct reviews, provide feedback, delegate appropriately, and build a confident, technically capable team.
• Operational Efficiency & Workflow Management: Drive process efficiency and technology adoption, oversee WIP and billing, maintain compliance trackers, drive team productivity through recoveries and chargeable output, ensure files meet quality standards, and support client onboarding.
• Business Development: Identify advisory opportunities both within existing clients and new clients, support partners on complex client matters and attend external events to build personal and the Firms profile
• Firmwide Contribution: Collaborate with other teams and contribute to wider firm initiatives including best‑practice and technology projects.

Critical Knowledge Required:

• Core advisory areas may include, but are not limited to: Capital allowances, CIR, losses, Transfer pricing & cross‑border issues, share option schemes (EMI, CSOP), VAT, Indirect Taxes & Duty Structuring, R&D Tax Reliefs & Creative Sector Reliefs, Restructuring and M&A.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• ACA, ACCA or CTA.
• Minimum six years’ experience in corporate tax, strong compliance review and advisory experience, managing staff, client‑facing exposure.
• Experience within a top 50 practice.

Personal Qualities   

We are passionate about our values. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Focussed: Building solid positive professional and personal client relationships by providing excellent client service.
• Teamwork: Valuing and working with each other with mutual respect in a positive, collaborative and approachable environment.
• Integrity: Doing the right thing. We are trustworthy, honest and comply with professional and ethical standards.
• Enthusiastic: Being the best and enjoying what we do. We celebrate success, inspire others and are fully engaged.
• Progressive: Making a difference and challenging the status quo. We challenge what we do and how we do it, ensuring our clients receive the latest and best possible advice or services.
  

Job Requirements

• Live within commuting distance of an Ellacotts Office
• Work outside normal hours as required