Corporate Tax Senior Manager

In a nutshell

We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Tax Manager to join our thriving Corporate Tax team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with deep compliance and advisory expertise to lead a portfolio of complex and interesting clients, including OMBs and large corporates operating across a wide range of sectors. 

You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary tax team of over 130 professionals, supported by 13 experienced Tax Partners. The role offers variety, challenge, and the chance to make a real impact—both with clients and within the team. 

What you'll be doing day to day

• Leading complex corporate tax advisory projects and managing input from specialist teams 
• Overseeing compliance work and reviewing technical advice prepared by the team 
• Acting as the main point of contact for clients and HMRC, including with respect to strategic planning, risk management and handling investigations 
• Collaborating with the Audit and Assurance team and the wider firm to deliver excellent client service 
• Coaching and mentoring a team of Assistant Managers and Managers by leading performance reviews, providing feedback and encouraging professional development 
• Supporting business development activities and identifying opportunities for growth both with respect to prospective and existing clients 
• Contributing to technical knowledge-sharing, both internally and externally, via briefings, workshops, and publication of insights 
• Upholding high standards of technical quality in all work, ensuring accuracy and compliance with the firm’s risk and compliance procedures, including the Tax Manual 
• Promoting ESG initiatives, including wellbeing, community engagement, and environmental awareness 

About you

• CTA qualified (ACA, CA or ACCA an advantage) with significant post-qualification experience in corporation tax compliance and advisory 
• Adept at interpreting tax legislation and communicating complex advice in plain English 
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills 
• Strategic thinker with commercial awareness and problem-solving ability 
• Strong interest in business development activities and leveraging opportunities for growth, through networking and building lasting client relationships 
• Experienced in and passionate about coaching and developing others, including and fostering an inclusive team and learning environment 
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications and tax software packages (Alphatax experience preferred) 

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a breadth of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you. 

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. This means we’re big enough to do challenging work for exciting clients, but small enough to maintain our friendly and supportive culture. 

We work hard to ensure you can belong, be yourself and be brilliant as part of a forward-thinking team. This includes a flexible approach to hybrid working. And our focus on wellbeing and learning and development has been recognised nationally. 

For the past three years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces. In 2025, we climbed four places to 20 out of 100 large organisations on this prestigious list. 

We’re also in the UK’s top 10 Best Workplaces for Women (6 out of 100 large organisations), as well as being ranked among the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (35 out of 100), Best Workplaces for Development (24 out of 100) and Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Services. 

All these lists are compiled by workplace culture experts Great Place to Work. Our rankings are a direct result of feedback from our people in a confidential, independent annual survey. 

The success rates of our trainees mean we’re also ranked 33rd in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025. 

While we’re proudly independent, we collaborate with colleagues around the world to enable our clients to succeed. PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of this international network provides opportunities to connect with like-minded accountants and business advisers in 150 countries. 

Your core benefits 

Financial benefits:
•    Pension
•    Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
•    Group income protection
•    Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare 

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
•    Private medical insurance 
•    Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
•    Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
•    Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
•    Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
•    Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
•    Gifts for career and family milestones
•    One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
•    Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation 
•    Electric vehicle lease scheme*  

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.