An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a senior corporate tax professional to join a leading firm of Chartered Accountants in Peterborough, and we are proud to be exclusively supporting them in their search for an outstanding Corporate Tax Senior Manager to play a pivotal and influential role in the continued development of their highly regarded tax practice. This is a position of real seniority and prestige within a firm that is wholly committed to rewarding exceptional talent and fostering long-term careers, offering flexible working, a company pension, and much more!

Crowe Watson Recruitment is widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest specialist recruiters within the accountancy profession, with a distinguished track record of placing senior tax professionals into some of the most coveted roles across the country. Known for handling senior appointments with the utmost discretion, professionalism, and care, Crowe Watson brings a level of expertise and personal attention to every search that candidates and clients can genuinely rely upon. For a career move of this significance, Crowe Watson is the recruitment partner you can trust completely.

Peterborough is a thriving and commercially active city that sits at the heart of the East of England, with a diverse and growing business community that provides an exceptional and stimulating client base for a senior corporate tax professional of real ambition and capability. As Corporate Tax Senior Manager, you will take a leading role in shaping and delivering the firm’s corporate tax offering, overseeing a prestigious portfolio of complex corporate clients and working in close partnership with the firm’s partners on strategy, business development, and the ongoing growth and development of the wider tax team. This is a genuinely rare opportunity to make a lasting and meaningful impact at one of the region’s most respected accountancy practices, with a clear and attractive pathway towards partnership for the right individual. You might not meet all the criteria, but if you are passionate about developing yourself and your career, we’d love to hear from you.

Crowe Watson is acting as an Employment Agency. References to pay rates are indicative and salary is dependent on experience.

Please note that Crowe Watson Recruitment is unable to assist with sponsorship applications; all candidates must have the right to work in the UK without restriction.

Key Responsibilities
Leading the delivery of corporate tax compliance and advisory services across a complex and varied client portfolio
Advising on corporation tax, group structures, M&A, business reorganisations, and wider strategic tax planning
Overseeing the review of corporate tax returns and computations prepared by managers and junior staff
Playing a central role in business development activity, including proposals, networking, and growing the tax practice
Building and maintaining senior-level client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser to key stakeholders
Leading, mentoring, and developing managers and junior members of the corporate tax team
Contributing to the strategic direction of the tax department in close partnership with the firm's senior leadership

Requirements
CTA and/or ACA/ACCA qualified with an exceptional corporate tax background gained within practice
At least six years' experience working within a UK Practice environment
Proven experience at manager or senior manager level with a strong track record of complex corporate tax advisory work
Deep technical knowledge of UK corporation tax legislation
Outstanding communication and client relationship skills
A natural leader with demonstrable experience inspiring and developing tax teams
Commercially driven with a proactive and strategic approach to business development and practice growth