Employment Tax Manager

Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants

Join an ambitious and award-winning firm where your expertise in employment tax can make a real impact. Bishop Fleming is seeking a talented Employment Tax Manager to become a key part of its growing tax team, working with a broad and varied client base on high-quality advisory work.

This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced Tax Partners and Directors, support the development of junior colleagues, and contribute to the continued growth of a highly respected professional services firm.

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The Opportunity

As an Employment Tax Manager, you will advise a diverse portfolio of clients ranging from entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses to expanding corporate organisations. The role offers exposure to a wide variety of technical and commercially focused employment tax matters, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both complexity and variety in their work.

You will also play an important role in mentoring and developing junior team members, while supporting wider business development initiatives across the firm.

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Key Responsibilities

Working closely with the Tax Partners and Directors, you will be involved in delivering a broad range of employment tax advisory services.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing employment tax advisory projects across a wide range of client assignments

• Advising on benefit and reward packages

• Providing guidance on international employment matters

• Supporting clients with national minimum wage issues

• Handling construction industry scheme (CIS) enquiries

• Advising businesses on employment tax issues arising from acquisitions and disposals

• Reviewing and signing off employment tax due diligence reports

• Coaching, mentoring, and developing trainees within the tax team

• Contributing to business development activity both locally and across the wider firm

• Supporting the strategic development of Bishop Fleming’s employment tax service offering

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About You

To succeed in this role, you will be a technically capable and commercially aware tax professional with strong interpersonal skills and a passion for developing others.

You will ideally have:

• Relevant professional qualifications and experience working in an employment tax environment

• Strong employment tax advisory experience

• Experience advising on international employments, which is desirable but not essential

• CIS knowledge, which is helpful but not required

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trusted client relationships

• A collaborative and supportive leadership style, with enthusiasm for coaching and developing others

• A genuine interest in contributing to the growth and success of the wider firm

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Why Join Bishop Fleming?

Bishop Fleming is an award-winning firm and a certified Great Place to Work®, providing Audit, Accountancy, Tax, and Advisory services across the South West and West Midlands.

With a turnover of £48m and growth of nearly 15% over the last 12 months, the firm continues to strengthen its position as one of the leading names in the profession. Bishop Fleming is currently ranked fifth in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index and is the largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector.

The firm supports a wide-ranging client base, including:

• Owner-managed businesses

• SMEs and large corporates

• Entrepreneurs and private individuals

• Schools and academies

• Not-for-profit organisations

• Public sector bodies

As a member of Kreston Global, Bishop Fleming is connected to a worldwide network of independent accounting firms operating in more than 100 countries.

With 9 offices, over 47 partners, and more than 500 people, the firm combines scale, expertise, and a people-focused culture to deliver outstanding service and career opportunities.

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Benefits

Bishop Fleming offers a highly competitive and attractive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and career development.

Benefits include:

• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Additional time off at Christmas, with office closure between Christmas and New Year

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid working

• Contributory pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Simply Health cashback plan, including:

• access to a 24/7 online GP service

• access to counselling services

• Regular social events, organised by active social committees

• Excellent development opportunities across the business

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Flexible Working

Bishop Fleming welcomes applications from individuals seeking flexibility in their working arrangements. This may include hybrid working, working from home, or part-time arrangements, helping to support responsibilities such as parenting, caring, further study, or commitments outside of work.

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Recruitment Process

As part of the recruitment process and the firm’s commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, background checks will be carried out for all successful applicants.

These checks may include:

• Verification of references

• Confirmation of right to work in the UK

• A standard or enhanced DBS check, where applicable

Further details will be shared during the recruitment process.

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Interested?

If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact Grace Harris, Recruitment Advisor.

Apply now to take the next step in your employment tax career with Bishop Fleming.