Tax Assistant Manager - Technology, Media & Consumer Markets

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Role overview

The Technology, Media & Consumer Markets (TMC) Tax team works with a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses and private equity-backed companies to large international groups and listed businesses. We provide a combination of corporation tax compliance, tax reporting and advisory services that help our clients manage risk, meet their obligations and achieve their commercial objectives.

As a Tax Assistant Manager, you will work closely with Partners, Directors, Senior Managers, Managers and colleagues across the wider tax practice to deliver high-quality tax services to clients within the TMC sector. You will support the delivery of corporation tax compliance, tax reporting and advisory projects, while developing your technical expertise and client relationship skills.

The TMC sector is dynamic and constantly evolving. Our clients operate in innovative and fast-moving industries, creating a broad range of tax opportunities and challenges. This role offers exposure to a variety of technical and commercial issues while providing opportunities to build strong client relationships and further develop your career.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of corporation tax compliance and reporting services for a portfolio of clients within the Technology, Media & Consumer Markets sector
• Prepare and review corporation tax computations, tax returns and tax accounting disclosures to a high technical standard
• Take ownership of day-to-day client communications and develop relationships with client finance teams
• Assist with the delivery of tax advisory projects across a range of corporate tax matters
• Build and maintain effective relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Support project delivery, ensuring work is completed within budget and agreed timescales
• Work collaboratively with specialists across the wider tax practice to provide joined-up solutions for clients
• Support business development initiatives including sector events, thought leadership and client relationship activities
• Ensure engagement and risk management procedures are completed in line with firm requirements
• Supervise, coach and support junior team members and contribute to a positive team culture

Requirements

• Strong UK corporate tax technical knowledge with experience in compliance and exposure to advisory work
• CTA and/or ACA qualified
• Experience preparing and reviewing corporation tax computations, tax returns and tax accounting disclosures
• Demonstrates curiosity and an interest in understanding clients' businesses and commercial drivers
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise work effectively
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical matters clearly to clients and colleagues
• Experience building and maintaining professional client relationships
• Experience supervising and developing junior team members
• Commercial awareness and a collaborative approach to working across service lines

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business.  We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.  From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side.  Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.  At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.  BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.  With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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