Corporate Tax Manager in Birmingham

PKF Smith Cooper is the home of PKF in the Midlands. Our clients are at the heart of everything we do, and it’s our job to help them thrive by creating successful, longstanding relationships.

Location: Birmingham, Derby or Nottingham

Contract: Full-time

Salary: Dependent on experience

Do you want to play a key part in our Firm's ambitious growth plans over the next five years? This role is integral to our strategy to double in size within five years. If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can make a significant impact, this is the perfect role for you!

As a Corporate Tax Manager, you’ll gain extensive exposure across various areas of Corporate Tax Compliance while working closely with our audit team and mentoring junior tax professionals. While compliance will be your primary focus, you’ll also have opportunities to support advisory projects on an ad-hoc basis.

The important work you will be doing:

• Manage the corporate tax compliance process for a portfolio of OMB and/or large corporate clients
• Liaise with the audit team to manage deadlines and provide tax provisions for statutory accounts
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients while managing junior team members to deliver work on time
• Provide training, feedback, and development support to junior tax advisors
• Direct line management responsibility for some junior team members
• Handle correspondence with HMRC and liaise with representatives as needed
• Work with senior tax team members to identify additional opportunities (e.g., R&D, transfer pricing)
• Support the advisory team on an ad-hoc basis

The skills and experience you will bring:

• ACA or CTA qualified
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in Corporate Tax
• Experience working with owner‑managed businesses and/or large corporates

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.

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 – Hybrid working during your probation period is subject to the manager’s discretion.
• 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? If you believe you meet our requirements, we encourage you to apply! Even if you don’t meet 100% of the criteria, please submit your application. To do so, upload your CV and a cover letter to our job portal. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to a member of the People team at careers@pkfsmithcooper.com or by calling 01332 332021.

Please note that we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds; however, we are unable to accept applications from candidates who require a visa to work in the UK. Also, we kindly ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us unless we have directly reached out to you.