Transactional Tax Senior Manager in Birmingham

Location : Birmingham

Contract: Full-Time – Permanent

Salary: Dependant on experience

Are you a qualified tax professional seeking a position that solely focuses on exciting advisory projects in a fast-growing and innovative accountancy firm?

In line with firmwide growth targets, our tax partners have set themselves the ambitious goal of doubling the size of the tax practice over the next five years, which can only be achieved by continuing to attract, recruit and retain the best talent within the market.

As we continue to scale our transactions tax business across both the East and West Midlands markets, we are looking to recruit an experienced senior manager to work alongside our tax partner.

We expect this role to provide significant development opportunities for the right candidate, with an excellent mix of client-facing and technical tax exposure.

Our position within the PKF Global network leaves us well-placed to service clients from around the world, working with our international colleagues to deliver the highest quality cross-border advice.

The important work you will be doing:

• Acting as a key point of contact within the firm, you will work with our clients to deliver high-quality advisory projects, often leading the process from the initial client meeting to the date of completion
• You will work closely with our tax partner to develop strong lasting relationships with our clients and intermediary contacts, often becoming a trusted adviser for all things tax
• You must be comfortable managing (and training) junior team members, whilst ensuring that client work is delivered to a high standard, and in accordance with pre-agreed commercial deadlines
• As a lot of what we do on the sell side will be one-off work, there will be a strong focus on business development, and you will be expected to support the tax partner in attending events and fostering new relationships
• As is often the case within tax, a significant amount of opportunities are generated through other service lines i.e. audit and corporate finance. You must therefore be proficient at developing these internal relationships, proactively liaising with colleagues to support their clients’ needs

The skills and experience you will bring:

• We are looking for talented advisers with a minimum of 5 years post qualified experience (ACA, CTA or equivalent qualification)
• Due to the technical nature of the work undertaken by the team, the role will only be suitable for tax advisers with a proven track record of delivering specialist tax advisory services to owner-managed businesses and mid-sized corporate clients

Why PKF Smith Cooper?

• Our company culture, built on our values – Engage, Empower and Excel – encourages initiative, personal growth, and collaboration. Every team member is appreciated and celebrated; a notion embodied in our Kudos Reward Scheme.
• The firm’s Partners, who remain actively invested in the development of employees, will both support and champion your professional development and progression.
• We work with ambitious businesses of different sizes across a variety of sectors, so no two jobs are the same.
• We are multi-award-winning accountants and business advisors, ranked the 12th biggest firm by UK fee income in the Accountancy Age Top 50+50.

PKF International

As an active member of PKF International, we are part of a large global network of legally independent accounting firms.

Located in the 5 fastest growing global markets, we have a ground presence in 150 countries and span across many jurisdictions.

An ambitious, future-focused network, PKF provides a comprehensive range of services.

Operating in unison with member firms across the world, we are able to share our ideas, expertise, and specialist resources to better serve our clients, delivering highly personalised services and global connectivity through our client-centric culture. 

What's in it for you?

Our benefits package has been designed around our people and shaped by our values.

As part of Team PKF Smith Cooper, here are some of the things you can expect:

• A working environment that empowers you to perform at your best, through our flexible working policy and dress for your diary scheme
• Time to do what matters to you – 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays, the option to reduce annual hours for additional annual leave, and your birthday off, on us. Long-serving employees can also request a sabbatical, giving you the chance to make truly unforgettable memories
• Rewards for those who actively embrace and embody our values and culture through our Kudos Reward Scheme
• Regular social events and annual, company-wide away days, giving you the opportunity to engage with colleagues across your division and office, as well as the wider firm
• Bonus referral schemes for introducing new talent or clients so that when we benefit, you do too
• Life doesn’t stop at the end of the working day and neither do our benefits. We also offer life assurance, discounts on a huge variety of retailers through the PKF Smith Cooper Rewards Scheme, and cashback on healthcare (including dental visits, physiotherapy etc) through Healthshield

How to apply?

Apply now if you believe you have what we are looking for!

Even if you do not tick 100% of the boxes, we would encourage you to apply.

To do so, please upload a copy of your CV and a covering letter to our job portal. 

Should you have any questions, please contact a member of the HR team - email  or call 01332 332021. 

Please note that whilst we welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply for our vacancies, we are unfortunately unable to accept applications from candidates requiring a visa to work in the UK.

Please no agencies unless we have contacted you directly.