Corporate Tax Senior
Job description
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Looking for a proficient Corporate Tax Senior who can efficiently manage corporate tax matters and provide expert assistance to clients. The perfect candidate should be skilled at analysing complex tax issues and delivering high-quality tax advisory services.
Client Details
Our client is a well-established, top 25 accountancy firm with a foot print across the UK
Description
The role will include the following duties:
- Preparing and potentially reviewing UK corporation tax computations
- Monitoring reporting and payment deadlines
- Working closely with audit and accounts team to advise on tax accounting entries and disclosures
- Training and mentoring junior colleagues within the Business Tax Team
- Providing corporation tax compliance proposals and quotes to prospective clients
- Subject to experience, coordinating and reviewing other business tax related returns (e.g. ATED, ERS, EMI, P11Ds etc)
- Monitoring and managing financial performance in line with KPIs
- Managing any related correspondence with clients and HMRC
- Identifying opportunities for tax planning, risk mitigation and cross-selling between service lines to ensure clients receive a proactive and effective service
- Assisting with any other ad hoc projects and duties as may reasonably be required
- Ensuring the Firm's technical, ethical, risk and compliance procedures are adhered to in all cases
Profile
A successful Corporate Tax Senior should have:
- A relevant accountancy/tax qualification: ACA/ACCA/CTA etc.
- Corporate tax technical and practical knowledge
- Good knowledge of tax issues affecting OMB's and their shareholders
- Knowledge of other business taxes and tax reporting processes is preferable but not essential
- Knowledge of UK accounting standards and competent in interpreting accounts and other financial information
- Strong IT skills including MS Office and databases, Alphatax ideal but not essential
- Strong communication and organisation skills
Job Offer
This role is offering a highly competitive salary and benefits package. Benefits as follows:
- Annual buy and sell leave scheme
- PMI
- Enhanced pension
- Reimbursement of one professional subscription each year
- Dress for your day policy
- Life Assurance 4x your salary
- Group Income Protection
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
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⭐ Highlight your ACA/ACCA/CTA qualification prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your tax experience: 'Prepared 150+ corporation tax computations, achieving 98% accuracy rate'
🌐 Emphasise your knowledge of OMB tax issues and shareholder implications as this is specifically mentioned
🎯 Showcase experience with specialist returns (ATED, ERS, EMI, P11Ds) as these demonstrate advanced technical capability
🤝 Include examples of mentoring junior staff and cross-selling services to demonstrate business development skills
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- •Prepared 180+ corporation tax computations annually for top 25 firm clients, achieving 99% accuracy rate and zero HMRC penalties
- •Managed ATED compliance for 45 property-owning companies, securing £2.8M in annual tax reliefs through strategic planning
- •Mentored 6 junior tax staff over 18 months, with 100% progression to next grade and improved team efficiency by 25%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Michael Page Finance's Corporate Tax Senior role at your top 25 accountancy firm client represents exactly the technical challenge I seek in my next position. My ACA qualification and extensive corporation tax experience, combined with expertise in specialist returns like ATED and EMI schemes, align perfectly with your requirements for managing complex corporate tax matters and mentoring junior colleagues.
My background in preparing corporation tax computations, managing HMRC correspondence, and identifying tax planning opportunities has consistently delivered results for both clients and employers. I have successfully coordinated multi-disciplinary teams and developed junior staff while maintaining strict compliance with technical and ethical standards.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach preparing a corporation tax computation for a complex group structure?
- ›What are the key considerations when advising on ATED compliance for property-owning companies?
- ›How do you stay current with changes in UK corporation tax legislation?
- ›Explain the tax implications of EMI share option schemes for both company and employees
- ›What steps would you take when corresponding with HMRC regarding a tax enquiry?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when you had to mentor a junior colleague through a complex tax issue
- ›Tell me about a situation where you identified a tax planning opportunity for a client
- ›How do you manage multiple deadlines during busy periods like year-end?
- ›Give an example of when you had to explain complex tax matters to a non-technical client
- ›Describe a time when you had to work closely with audit teams to resolve accounting treatment issues
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Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when you had to mentor a junior colleague through a complex tax issue
Tell me about a situation where you identified a tax planning opportunity for a client