Employment Tax Manager | Hybrid + Growth Coaching in Plymouth

We are looking to recruit a talented Employment Tax Manager to join our growing tax team. Working with a diverse range of clients, from entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses to expanding corporates, you will get to work on a variety of interesting and challenging tax advisory projects. An important part of this role will be focused around developing junior team members into becoming accomplished tax advisors. We will also look to you to support us in our business development activities as we continue to expand.

Working closely with our Tax Partners and Directors, you will play a key role in delivering a wide range of taxation advice which will include:

• Delivering a wide range of employment tax advisory projects, including advising on benefit and reward packages, international employments, national minimum wage and construction industry scheme enquiries
• Advising businesses on employment tax issues on acquisitions or sales of businesses including signing off employment tax due diligence reports
• Developing and coaching our trainees
• Contributing to business development activities in the local marketplace and across the firm.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in business strategy and contribute to the development of our employment tax services.

What We Are Looking For

To be considered for the role, you will need to be:

• Appropriately qualified with experience of working within an employment tax environment.
• Experience in advising on international employments is desirable but not essential.
• An excellent communicator who can build strong relationships with their clients
• A great Growth Coach who enjoys developing and coaching their teams
• Keen to contribute towards the overall success and growth of Bishop Fleming

Why join us

We are an award-winning certified Great Place to Work® provider of Audit, Accountancy, Tax and Advisory services in the South West and West Midlands. With a turnover of £48m, we saw growth of almost 15% over the last 12 months. We are also currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and are the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

From owner-managed businesses, SMEs, and large businesses; to entrepreneurs and private individuals; we offer full services across a diverse range of sectors. With 9 offices, just under 60 partners, and over 500 people, we have the capability and capacity to meet our clients’ needs.

We also offer a multifaceted benefits package, which includes:

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Extra time off at Christmas - in addition to your annual leave entitlement, we close between Christmas and New Year
• Hybrid and flexible working
• A contributory Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Critical illness cover
• Simply Health cashback plan including access to 24/7 online GP service and counselling services
• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts
• Social events with active social committees that plan internal and external events
• Numerous opportunities for development

We welcome applicants seeking flexible working arrangements, including part‑time working or working from home, to support responsibilities such as caring commitments, further study, or interests outside of work. We are committed to welcoming new people into an inclusive working environment, where everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We support a culture where people are valued and treated with respect, and where differences are understood and celebrated.

The more varied our workforce, the broader the expertise within our business. The broader our expertise, the greater our chances of innovation and success. That's why we're committed to equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion at every level.

As part of our recruitment process and our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, we carry out background checks on all successful applicants. These checks will include verification of references, confirmation of right to work in the UK, and, where applicable, a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process.

We do not currently offer visa sponsorship. To be eligible for this role, applicants must have the unrestricted right to live and work in the UK.

For agencies: Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs. Submissions will only be reviewed where a role has been briefed by our Talent Acquisition team.