Corporate Tax Senior Manager

A Top 15 Accounting practice Is recruiting for a Corporate Senior Manager within their Film & TV Team in their London office.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with major Hollywood studios, major streaming networks as well as many independent film and television production companies in the US and UK. They also work with many other entities ancillary to film and television production, such as film financiers, visual effects and post-production houses and other service providers. Finally, they work with a number of video games developers ranging from small independents to large multi-national studios.

This is a busy and rewarding role that would suit someone looking to partner with clients in an ever growing industry.

The team

The Film & TV division has approximately 80 staff, including 7 Partners and 3 Directors. You will have a support network from Trainees all the way up to Partners.

The Film & TV team is separate from the other Corporate Tax departments within the firm, though works alongside other teams and the individual would get significant internal exposure to staff and partners in various departments including corporate tax, personal tax, payroll and outsourcing.

The responsibilities:

• Compliance and Reporting: Manage the efficient delivery of tax compliance processes, including tax accounting, across a portfolio of Film & TV corporate tax clients.
• Technical Research: Conduct detailed technical research and respond to ad-hoc technical queries from clients and internal teams.
• Advisory Services: Identify and pursue advisory opportunities within your client portfolio, providing proactive tax planning and solutions.
• Creative Sector Tax Reliefs: Advise clients on the operation of creative sector tax reliefs, structuring their productions to maximize available benefits.
• Technical Advisory: Provide guidance on various technical areas, including complex capital allowances claims, R&D tax relief, transfer pricing, Substantial Shareholdings Exemption, Controlled Foreign Companies, Corporate Interest Restriction, Withholding Tax, and Double Taxation Relief, collaborating with specialist colleagues as needed.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and review the work of junior team members, fostering their professional development.

You:

• ACA or CTA qualified.
• While experience with clients in the Film & TV sector is not essential, a keen interest in this industry is preferable.
• You should possess strong UK tax technical skills, the ability to analyse complex tax issues, and provide robust advice and solutions.
• Excellent project management skills, client focus, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams are essential.
• Additionally, you should have experience in coaching and mentoring to support the development of junior team members.

Reward and benefits

• A 35 hour working week and a hybrid working policy with a minimum of 2 days in the office (our core hours are 10-4)
• Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies,
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
• Paid overtime or time off in lieu.