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: Contact phone:

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:

1. Tax Senior Manager
2. Head of Tax
3. Salaried Partner
4. 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

Interested?

This is a particularly strong opportunity for a technically capable and commercially ambitious CTA who wants to build something of their own rather than simply inherit another portfolio . For further information on this Tax Senior Manager position in London , please contact David Elliot at Clark Wood on or email . #CWDE