Tax Manager

Posted 2 days 7 hours ago by Kennedy Pearce Consulting

Permanent
Full Time
Banking & Financial Services Jobs
England, United Kingdom
Job Description

Posted 21 October 2025 Salary £75000 - £80000 per annum + Pension, Hybrid working Location London Job type Contract Discipline Accounting & Finance Reference TMSR_

KennedyPearce are hiring a Tax Manager to join an in-house team for a 12-month contract, offering a unique opportunity to support a diverse and dynamic business. This role will be 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home and ideally we require somebody who can start at short notice.

The role:

  • Manage a mixed UK tax portfolio across corporate, employment, VAT, and international tax.
  • Support proactive engagement with HMRC through the Large Business Office (LBO).
  • Lead on responses to audits and enquiries, working closely with internal teams and external advisers.
  • Provide practical and commercially focused tax advice on acquisitions, restructures, and contracts.
  • Monitor tax legislation and assess implications and opportunities for the business.
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with key tax frameworks including Transfer Pricing, SAO, CIR, and CBCR.
  • Build strong working relationships with finance, legal, and commercial teams across the business.
  • Identify tax impacts early and influence operational decisions with sound advice.

The ideal candidate:

  • A recognised tax or accounting qualification (CTA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent).
  • Broad experience in UK mixed tax compliance, ideally gained in-house or in a large practice.
  • Strong technical knowledge across corporate, indirect, and employment tax.
  • Proven ability to communicate tax matters clearly to non-specialist stakeholders.
  • Experience in managing HMRC interactions including audits and risk management.
  • Analytical mindset with a proactive, solution-focused approach.
  • Confidence working both independently and collaboratively in a small, specialist team.
  • High levels of integrity, curiosity and commercial awareness.

£75000 - £80000 per annum + Pension, Hybrid working

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