Tax Senior Manager

Tax Senior Manager

Location London Bridge

Sector Tax, Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, OMB Tax

Contract Type Permanent

Salary £70,000 - £90,000 + Commission

Contact David Elliot

Contact email david@clark-wood.co.uk

Contact phone +44 (0) 1173 291051

Tax Senior Manager

London Bridge | £70,000 - £90,000 + Commission | Hybrid | Progression to Head of Tax & Partner

Clark Wood is working with a modern, ambitious and rapidly growing London accountancy practice looking for a Tax Senior Manager to build and ultimately lead its Tax department.

This is much more than a standard Senior Manager position. You'll work directly with the firm's founders, have significant autonomy over the tax offering and a defined progression route to Head of Tax, Salaried Partner and ultimately Equity Partner.

The firm specialises in SMEs and owner-managed businesses, with growing advisory work across tax planning, restructuring, R&D, HMRC enquiries, business disposals and employee/investment incentive schemes.

The Role

• Advise SME owners across Corporate, Personal and Partnership Tax
• Lead complex tax planning, restructuring, succession and exit projects
• Advise on EMI, EIS, SEIS and ERS
• Manage and respond to HMRC enquiries
• Support the wider accounts team on complex tax matters
• Build relationships with existing clients and external referrers
• Generate and develop new Tax Advisory work
• Recruit and lead the tax team as the department grows
• Work directly with the founders on the strategy and direction of the Tax practice

What We're Looking For

• CTA qualified with strong post-qualified experience
• Strong technical knowledge across SME / OMB taxation
• Confident advising business owners directly
• Experience across both compliance and advisory work
• Commercially minded with an interest in business development
• Able to explain complex tax matters clearly to clients
• Ambitious to ultimately lead and grow a Tax department
• Experience across every technical area isn't required

Progression

This position has a clearly defined route:

Tax Senior Manager → Head of Tax → Salaried Partner → Equity Partner

The intention is for the successful candidate to progress to Head of Tax within approximately 2–3 years, subject to the growth of the department, with a route to Equity Partner within approximately 3–4 years.

Package & Benefits

• £70,000 - £90,000 basic salary
• 15% commission on first-year fees from newly generated Tax work
• 7.5% commission on first-year fees from new work generated from existing clients
• Annual salary reviews
• Discretionary firm-wide profit share
• Hybrid working – minimum 3 days in the office / with clients
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Pension
• Professional subscriptions covered
• Training and CPD costs covered
• Genuine route to Equity Partnership