Share Schemes Assistant Manager

Share Schemes Tax Assistant Manager | Top 20 Firm | Manchester

Are you ready to bring your tax expertise to a dynamic role where your skills and unique perspective can make a lasting impact? If you are a qualified and driven tax professional looking to advance your career within a highly regarded, people-focused practice that champions continuous learning and development, this is the exceptional opportunity you have been waiting for.

About the Firm

This Top 20 Firm is a leading multi-disciplinary practice known for placing its people, clients, and communities at the heart of everything it do. Recognized with gold for Investors in People, the firm provides an ambitious, collaborative environment supported by unparalleled resources and award-winning development programmes. Here, professionals are given the autonomy to shape their careers while delivering high-level advisory services across a diverse and thriving client base.

As a Share Schemes Assistant Tax Manager you will:

Advise on the tax, commercial, and practical issues surrounding the implementation of share schemes for UK and international businesses.
Provide specialist tax support on due diligence exercises, transactions, and share valuations in liaison with corporate finance valuation teams.
Manage ongoing support for existing clients, including compliance obligations, registration and de-registration of plans with HMRC, and the preparation of annual share scheme returns.
Respond to complex tax queries from colleagues at all levels, whilst planning, controlling, and reviewing work carried out by junior team members.
Allocate and review tasks, ensure junior staff receive relevant training, and assist in completing staff appraisals.

As the successful candidate you will:

Hold a CTA, ACA, or ACCA qualification, or be qualified by experience.
Possess robust experience in the implementation of share schemes, covering both tax-favoured and non-tax-favoured plans.
Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Employment Related Securities legislation and its impact on transactions.
Bring proven experience in preparing and submitting annual share scheme returns, alongside handling client registration and de-registration.
Exhibit a strong background in client service management, fee proposals, billing, and training junior team members on active projects.

What You’ll Receive

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days.
Agile working pattern offering core hours from 10 AM to 2 PM and 2 remote working days per week.
Competitive salary package with a discretionary annual bonus and Outstanding Performance Award Bonus.
Employee Assistance Programme featuring a free confidential 24-hour support service, unlimited counselling sessions, and virtual doctors for you and your family.

At Austin Rose, we specialise in Public Practice recruitment and use our market insight to support professionals in securing roles aligned with their long-term ambitions.

#tax #publicpractice #taxtalent #manchesterjobs

Apply Now Shortlist Back to Results