Businerss Services and Accounting & Tax Project Senior Manager

Your new company
Join a growing Top 50 firm with a reputation for being innovative, friendly and people‑centred. Their Outsourcing & Tax teams are expanding due to the rollout of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT), and they're now creating a brand‑new leadership role to build and scale a centralised service line.This is a practice that invests heavily in its people, embraces digital tools, and genuinely supports progression. You'll be part of a collaborative, high‑performing environment with plenty of visibility across the firm.

Your new role
As Outsourcing Senior Manager (MTD for Income Tax), you'll spearhead the design and delivery of a new service model covering quarterly reporting, digital recordkeeping and final declarations under MTD IT.Key areas include:

* Designing and implementing a scalable, centralised outsourcing service for MTD IT
* Building workflows, pricing models, team structures and digital processes
* Leading client communication, onboarding and digital transformation (Xero & Landmark)
* Migrating clients away from manual systems to compliant digital solutions
* Recruiting and managing a delivery team as the service grows
* Working closely with the Tax team to align quarterly data with year‑end tax positions

Important: This is not an IT/technology role."IT" here refers solely to Income Tax - this is a qualified accountancy/tax outsourcing role, not a systems or infrastructure post.
What you'll need to succeed

You'll be a commercially and operationally strong outsourcer with a genuine passion for tax‑led digital transformation.Essential:

* ACA or ACCA qualified
* Strong income tax knowledge, ideally including MTD IT
* Background in outsourcing / accounts / finance operations within practice
* Experience designing processes, workflows or new service lines
* Confident communicator with proven commercial acumen
* Comfortable leading teams and driving change

What you'll get in return

* Hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days home)
* True flexibility around core hours
* A varied and strategic role with ownership, autonomy and influence
* Management Development Programme
* Excellent wellbeing package (EAP, Wellbeing Day, MYNDUP, mental health first aiders)
* 25 days holiday + trading + flexible bank holidays
* Health cash plan, EV salary sacrifice, cycle scheme, referral bonuses
* Regular social events and long‑service recognition

What you need to do now

If you're an ACA/ACCA/CTA outsourcing specialist with strong tax and MTD for Income Tax experience-and you want to build a brand‑new service line at a forward‑thinking firm-I'd love to speak with you.

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