Corporate Tax Senior Manager, BDO, London

The role holder will be a senior member of the Tax group, responsible for assisting Partners in servicing clients, directing Tax services and managing people within the Tax department.

Be responsible for approving and signing off work in accordance with the firm’s standards under terms of “tax licence”.

A significant part of the role will be business development of existing and new clients as well as potentially developing a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge and expertise.

Responsibilities

Project involvement:

Act as a major point of contact within the firm for the client together with the partner. This will include responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients

Manage a portfolio of clients including control of billings and cash collection within the firms criteria

Regular involvement with tax planning and complex tax issues in conjunction with Partners/Directors

Fulfil a consultancy role on ad hoc projects within their field of specialist knowledge

Ensure assignments are completed within agreed budgets and keep client/partner informed of overruns and plan staff assignments in order to give an appropriate spread of experience

Ensure that the Firm’s quality control procedures are adhered to including second partner review

Responsible for the review and delivery for the final advice to clients, subject to sign off from Partners

Identify risk and technical matters, as well as selling opportunities, to the Partner, whilst exercising judgement within agreed parameters

Management:

Must provide overall support to Partners on client matters and assist Partners in the management of the group, this will include support at times for the recruitment and appraising of staff

Will work as part of management team with other Tax managers within the business group, and provide support to the rest of the Tax team

Actively participate in the management of the group through partner/manager meetings and by attendance at social functions

Training must be provided to more junior staff both on the job and through monitoring exam and on the job performance, whilst consistently providing feedback

Counsel, appraise, develop and motivate staff as appropriate

Responsible for coaching and developing junior members of staff

Sales and Marketing:

Must be able to recognise business and sales opportunities and progress these forward with Partner support

Participate in bids/proposals for new work

Able to take advantage of marketing/PR opportunities

Develop own network of contacts internally and externally and start winning own work

Communication and representation:

Develop contact with clients at senior level and maintain contact with other levels as appropriate to ensure the firm has the confidence of the client

Act as a liaison between the client and other specialist service groups within BDO Stoy Hayward

Contribute centrally by lecturing on internal courses

Consult with colleagues and Partners on technical and risk matters.

Requirements

Maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation

Specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues

Project management experience

Staff management experience

Ability to manage a substantial client portfolio profitably

Actively seek opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing clients

Experience of dealing with client senior management

Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

Demonstrable post qualified experience