Employment Tax Manager

Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants

Bishop Fleming is seeking a talented and commercially minded Employment Tax Manager to join its expanding tax team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a broad and varied client base, delivering high-quality advisory support while helping to shape the future of the firm’s employment tax offering.

If you are passionate about employment tax, enjoy building strong client relationships, and are motivated by developing others, this role offers the chance to make a real impact within a growing and highly regarded firm.

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The Opportunity

In this role, you will work closely with Tax Partners and Directors to provide specialist advice across a range of employment tax matters. You will support clients ranging from entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses to larger and growing corporate organisations, giving you exposure to a wide variety of engaging and technically interesting work.

This position also offers the opportunity to play an active part in mentoring junior colleagues, contributing to business development activity, and supporting the strategic growth of the employment tax service line.

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What You’ll Be Doing

As Employment Tax Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and delivering employment tax advisory projects across a range of areas

• Advising clients on benefits and reward packages

• Supporting on international employment tax matters, where relevant

• Providing guidance on National Minimum Wage issues

• Handling Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) enquiries

• Advising on employment tax implications arising from business acquisitions and disposals

• Reviewing and signing off employment tax due diligence reports

• Coaching, mentoring, and developing trainees and more junior team members

• Supporting business development initiatives both locally and across the wider firm

• Contributing to strategic discussions and helping develop Bishop Fleming’s employment tax services

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What We’re Looking For

To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified professional with solid experience in an employment tax environment and the confidence to manage both client relationships and technical advisory work.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate the following:

• Relevant professional qualifications

• Experience working in employment tax

• Knowledge of international employment tax matters is desirable, though not essential

• CIS experience is helpful but not required

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• A collaborative and supportive leadership style

• A genuine interest in coaching and developing others

• A proactive approach to 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®, delivering Audit, Accountancy, Tax, and Advisory services across the South West and West Midlands.

The firm continues to grow strongly, with a turnover of £48m and growth of nearly 15% over the past 12 months. It 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.

With 9 offices, more than 47 partners, and a team of over 500 people, Bishop Fleming combines scale, expertise, and a people-focused culture to deliver exceptional service across a wide range of sectors.

As a member of Kreston Global, Bishop Fleming is also connected to a network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries, offering an international perspective and reach.

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Who You’ll Work With

Bishop Fleming supports a diverse portfolio of clients, including:

• Owner-managed businesses

• SMEs

• Large corporates

• Entrepreneurs

• Private individuals

• Schools and academies

• Not-for-profit organisations

• Public sector bodies

This breadth of work means you will gain exposure to a stimulating range of client challenges and opportunities.

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Benefits

Bishop Fleming offers a highly competitive and rewarding benefits package, including:

• 27 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays

• Additional time off over 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

• Social events organised by active internal social committees

• Excellent development and progression opportunities

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Flexible Working

Bishop Fleming welcomes applications from individuals seeking flexibility in their working arrangements. This may include working from home or part-time working, 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 in line with Bishop Fleming’s commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment, background checks will be carried out for all successful applicants.

These checks may include:

• Reference verification

• Confirmation of the 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?

To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Grace Harris, Recruitment Advisor.

If you are ready to take the next step in your employment tax career with a progressive and growing firm, apply now.