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First 2 Recruit
Jun 07, 2025
Full time
Are you a corporate tax specialist looking for that next step into a director-level role? We're recruiting for an associate director to join our well-known clients market-leading private capital corporate tax team. If you're looking for a high-impact role where your expertise will support dynamic, privately owned and PE-backed clients on complex tax matters-this is the opportunity you've been waiting for. The role: As associate director , you'll take the lead on both compliance and advisory work for a diverse portfolio of ambitious, entrepreneurial businesses. From growth and restructuring to succession planning, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering creative, intelligent tax solutions that support clients' commercial and personal goals. You'll work alongside respected tax professionals in a collaborative environment, drawing on deep sector and specialist expertise across the wider tax network. This is more than just a technical role-you'll be a trusted adviser, relationship-builder, and a key contributor to the firm's ongoing growth. Key Responsibilities: Advise private capital clients on a broad range of tax matters (compliance & advisory) Take the lead in client meetings, providing clear and commercially aware advice Deliver high-quality work, on time and aligned with client expectations Mentor and develop junior team members to help them achieve their career goals Lead and contribute to business development, pitches, and proposals Actively cross-sell services and work collaboratively across the wider tax network What We're Looking For: CTA / ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with post-qualification Proven experience managing a portfolio of entrepreneurial business clients Strong technical knowledge of UK corporate tax (and ideally, exposure to international tax concepts) Experience reviewing work and leading teams in a professional services environment Excellent client communication and business development skills A proactive mindset and genuine interest in helping clients and colleagues succeed Why apply? This is a firm that values individuality, inclusivity, and impact. You'll be supported with flexibility, purpose, and the chance to make a difference both professionally and socially. From international secondments to community initiatives, your career will go far beyond tax. You'll enjoy: A collaborative, open culture where your voice is heard Hybrid/flexible working options Industry-leading development and career progression Comprehensive benefits and wellbeing initiatives A culture that celebrates uniqueness and empowers people to thrive Apply Now Ready to step into a leadership role with a leading advisory firm making waves in the private capital space? Don't miss out- apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion.
First 2 Recruit Harrogate, Yorkshire
Feb 18, 2025
Full time
The Role We are looking for a corporate Tax Manager / Senior Tax Manager / Directorto manage the delivery of corporation tax services to a growing portfolio of clients. The role will also include responsibility for the supervision/review of work undertaken by the tax seniors within the team, including some staff responsibilities and work planning. The work is diverse and will include the review of tax returns and computations, running and leading tax advisory projects, assisting in winning work by proactively managing existing clients and contributing to winning new clients. The role provides a good range of work for someone with a solid corporate tax compliance background and dependent upon the circumstances, there may be opportunities to work part time and/or with flexible working hours. Ongoing training will be provided, with the opportunity for the individual to attend the firm's annual tax conference and to attend both internal and external training sessions. Consideration would be given to candidates currently operating at Assistant Manager level Key responsibilities will include the successful delivery of tax compliance and advisory projects and working with the accounts team to provide the necessary corporate and deferred tax disclosure for inclusion in statutory accounts. Tax planning work will include areas such as group tax planning, property planning, capital allowances, R&D tax credits, s455 tax planning and transfer pricing. Experience and Qualifications The ideal candidate must have excellent technical skills and experience and have a thorough understanding of UK corporate tax issues. In addition, the successful applicant with have extensive experience of managing a team, and helping to deliver a very high standard of professional work to a challenging and varied portfolio of clients. The individual should also be able to market their skills and those of the firm, both on a one-to-one basis and in presentations. They should be innovative with vision, creativity and flair. Candidates will preferably be CTA and or ACA/ ACCA qualified or a Tax Inspector with full Technical Training Course, or law qualification. The individual must have dealt with a range of tax issues appropriate to our client base of corporate clients. This should include tax planning, capital gains, capital allowances, company restructuring, the review of corporate tax returns and all aspects of general advisory services you would expect to offer to corporate clients. Most importantly, the individual must be able to look at the tax issues of private companies both from the point of view of the company structure, and that of their owners. First 2 Recruit Ltd is an Employment Agency who provide permanent and fixed term contract services and an Employment Business who provide temporary services as defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973. First 2 Recruit Ltd will collect the personal details which job seekers provide to us for the purposes of providing job seekers with work-finding services. In providing this service to job seekers we may need to transfer their personal details to our client companies. First 2 Recruit Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally regardless of race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or perceived age, marital or civil partnership status or disability. This electronic message contains information that is confidential and termed "personal data" under the Data Protection Act 1998. This electronic message is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended addressee, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this message is prohibited and may be unlawful. Disclosure to any party other than the addressee, whether inadvertent or otherwise is not intended to waive privilege or confidentiality.