Senior Manager (Employment Tax)

In a nutshell

Are you ready to take the next step in your employment tax career, combining deep technical expertise with growing responsibility for client relationships and business development?

Due to sustained client demand, we’re expanding our Employment Tax team and are looking for a Senior Manager to play a key role in delivering high‑quality advisory work, managing significant client relationships, and contributing to the continued growth of our offering.

You’ll advise across a broad range of employment tax matters (including PAYE, NICs, benefits‑in‑kind, IR35, global mobility, and reward planning) working closely with senior stakeholders and identifying opportunities to deepen and broaden client relationships.

This role is ideal for individuals who are ambitious and may wish to progress into a Director role over time. You’ll have access to structured development programmes, mentoring from senior leaders, and opportunities to build your commercial, leadership, and strategic skills.

What sets us apart is our culture. You’ll join a genuinely friendly and collaborative team where your ideas are valued, your contribution to growth is recognised, and your long‑term career development is a priority.

What you'll be doing day to day

• Leading employment tax advisory engagements across PAYE, NICs, CIS, expatriate tax, and global mobility
• Managing key client relationships and delivering high‑quality, practical advice
• Actively contributing to business development, including identifying opportunities, supporting proposals, and expanding existing accounts
• Advising on IR35 and off‑payroll working, including reviews and remediation projects
• Conducting employment tax risk reviews, audits, and due diligence
• Supporting the structuring of tax‑efficient remuneration and termination packages
• Collaborating closely with HR, Finance, Legal, and external advisers
• Coaching and mentoring managers and junior team members
• Participating in leadership and development initiatives aligned to progression towards Director
• Keeping clients informed of legislative changes and emerging employment tax risks

About you

• ACA, ACCA, or CTA qualified (or equivalent)
• Strong, hands‑on experience in UK employment tax as a Senior Manager or equivalent
• Excellent technical knowledge of P11Ds, PSAs, and employment tax legislation
• Exposure to global mobility is advantageous but not essential
• Confident communicator with strong stakeholder and relationship‑building skills
• Commercially aware, proactive, and motivated by career progression and growth

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 wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that’s right for you.

Established in 1919, we’ve grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.

We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward-thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.

For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations.

We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work, based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long-term decisions that balance people and planet.

We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like-minded advisers in 150 countries.

Your core benefits 

Financial wellbeing 

• Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions 
• Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary 
• Group income protection available after six months’ service 
• Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full‑time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse 

Mental wellbeing 

• Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family 
• Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family 
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support 

Physical wellbeing 

• Group private medical insurance, providing access to diagnosis and treatment 
• Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000* 
• Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK 
• Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan 
• Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, as part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support 

Additional benefits 

• Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network  
• The option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part‑time colleagues) * 
• One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations 
• Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply) * 
• Gifts to mark key career and family milestones 
• Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing 
• Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship 

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

Additional information 

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