Corporate Tax Senior Manager - Creative Sector - London - England, London

Corporate Tax Senior Manager – Creative Sector - Top 20 firm - London

Are you an ambitious corporate tax professional looking to elevate your career by leading a high-performing team and advisory portfolio within the dynamic media and entertainment sector? This is a rare opportunity to step into a market-leading team where you can directly influence strategic growth, manage high-profile studio relationships, and fast-track your progression to Director within a highly collaborative environment.

About the Firm

This Top 20 firm is a premier adviser to individuals and businesses across the UK, widely recognised for balancing market-leading technical excellence with a deeply personal, people-first culture. As a key member of an international accounting network, the firm provides its professionals with an expansive global reach and access to complex, cross-border compliance and advisory projects. The London office offers a friendly, intelligent, and equitable environment where individual differences are valued as collective strengths, making it a place where your professional potential meets true personal development.

As a Corporate Tax Senior Manager you will:

Work directly with the Tax Director to lead, manage, and develop a dedicated team of ten corporate tax professionals, overseeing day-to-day operations, talent development, and recruitment initiatives.
Spearhead complex tax advisory projects in close collaboration with partners and directors, specifically advising on the operation of creative sector tax incentives and supporting clients with the structuring and planning of high-profile productions.
Oversee the end-to-end delivery of corporate tax compliance and reporting engagements, taking full ownership of the tax relationship with key client accounts, including major Hollywood studios, streaming networks, and independent media businesses.
Act as a technical leader within the team by keeping abreast of shifting tax legislative changes, managing HMRC enquiry responses, and contributing to firm-wide policy initiatives.
Drive business development initiatives by actively identifying new market opportunities, cultivating intermediary networks, and leading pitches to prospective clients.

As the successful candidate you will:

Be a professionally qualified ACA, CTA, or equivalent corporate tax specialist with significant, demonstrable UK corporate tax experience gained within a professional practice environment or an equivalent in-house role.
Possess strong leadership capabilities and a proven track record of managing, inspiring, and developing junior tax professionals within a structured team environment.
Demonstrate technical capability in corporate tax compliance and advisory, alongside the ability to establish immediate credibility, confidence, and trust with senior client stakeholders.
Exhibit a genuine interest in the creative, film, television, and video games sector, paired with the adaptability and commercial mindset needed to perceive and deliver on complex client requirements (prior sector or creative tax credit experience is not a prerequisite).

What You’ll Receive

Private medical care
Discretionary bonus scheme
Hybrid working

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