ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are working with a well-established, continually growing accountancy and financial services practice in Manchester. The firm operates across audit, corporate finance, business services, business recovery, payroll, company secretarial, and tax, with a tech-focused approach to client service.

The tax team is an integral part of the business, currently managing a large and diverse client base including owner-managed businesses, SMEs, high-net-worth individuals, partnerships, trusts, and multi-million-pound corporate groups across sectors such as property, healthcare, financial services, and professional services, to name but a few.

The firm is transitioning from a compliance-focused tax function to a strategic, advisory-led tax division, with technology enabling efficiency in compliance work to free up time for high-value advisory services. This is a unique opportunity for a senior tax professional to build, lead, and shape the tax division, creating distinct Corporate Tax and Personal Tax teams while implementing innovative systems and processes.

ROLE OVERVIEW - HEAD OF TAX

The Head of Tax will lead the tax function, driving both compliance and advisory services, and will be instrumental in transforming the division into a high-performing, profitable, and advisory-focused operation. This role offers autonomy, strategic influence, and the opportunity to develop future leaders within the tax team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead the tax division, establishing clear structures and processes across Corporate Tax and Personal Tax
  • Recruit, mentor, and develop senior leaders for Corporate Tax and Personal Tax, providing career progression and support for high-potential team members
  • Oversee the implementation of tech-enabled compliance software for both divisions, ensuring efficient and streamlined processes
  • Drive the shift from a compliance-led to advisory-led service model, focusing on high-value client work and growth opportunities
  • Manage existing corporate and personal tax portfolios, delivering advisory and compliance services at the highest standard
  • Identify and develop business opportunities within the existing client base and new market
  • Monitor divisional performance, ensuring profitability and long-term strategic growth
  • Act as a visible leader within the wider business, embedding a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and client-focused service


WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

  • CTA qualified - Essential
  • ACA /ACCA - Desirable
  • Extensive corporate tax experience, ideally 10+ years, with significant leadership experience
  • Proven ability to manage complex corporate and personal tax portfolios, including advisory work
  • Experience in developing and mentoring tax teams and future leaders
  • Strong strategic, commercial, and business development acumen
  • Confident, decisive, and capable of operating autonomously at a senior level


BENEFITS & WORKING ENVIRONMENT

  • Flexible working: hybrid model with a mix of office and remote working.
  • Competitive salary with additional performance incentives.
  • Generous holiday entitlement with flexible buy/sell options.
  • Pension contribution and death-in-service cover
  • Structured bonus schemes for new client introductions and colleague referrals
  • Modern, tech-enabled working environment with a focus on efficiency and advisory growth
  • Supportive and progressive culture promoting professional development and career progression

LEAD AND SHAPE A HIGH PERFORMING TAX DIVISION

With over a century of history, the firm remains forward-looking, continually growing, evolving, and embracing modern innovation.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a dynamic and expanding tax division in Manchester.

As Head of Tax, you will have full autonomy to build and structure Corporate and Personal Tax teams, implement innovative systems, and drive the shift from a compliance-led function to an advisory-focused powerhouse. You will oversee a diverse portfolio of clients, mentor future leaders, and play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction of the tax division.

This role is ideal for an ambitious, confident, and commercially-minded tax professional who thrives in a high-impact, strategic, and autonomous leadership position and is passionate about developing people, processes, and advisory services to deliver exceptional client outcomes.

Interested? - then please APPLY TODAY
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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

£100,000.00 - £115,000.00
Per annum
GBP100000.00 - GBP115000.00 per annum + PLUS BENEFITS

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Full Time

Added 05/05/2026
Reference: 250483309_1777990667

Head of Tax

Salford
Full Time

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