Ideas People TrustWe're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world.We'll broaden your horizonsWorking hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.We'll help you succeedBDO's Corporate International Tax practice is a dynamic and successful area of our business. With international taxes being an increasingly high-profile field, and with nearly all businesses now having an international footprint, we can offer an exciting and broad range of quality career paths for ambitious people.The Corporate International Tax team in the Midlands has been growing fast over the past few years, with the existing team of 5 looking for an Assistant Manager to help deliver complex advisory projects to our clients.This role will provide corporate tax advisory services to a range of clients across a variety of different sectors. Clients include multinational companies that are listed, private equity backed, as well as privately owned, and clients with their headquarters both in the UK and overseas (particularly in the USA).
The primary responsibility will involve working with the existing team to deliver high-quality corporate international tax advice to our clients, as well as working with our Shared Service Centre and wider corporate tax team (totally c. 35 - 40 people) to produce some UK tax computations and returns (the expectation would be the role is c. 60%-70% advisory based).Key to the role is for the individual to be keen to learn, broaden their knowledge base, and take the next step in their career to become a knowledgeable and well-rounded tax advisor. We appreciate that knowledge often comes with experience, and that not all candidates will have had that opportunity in the early part of their careers. Therefore, knowing the answers and having experience of providing international tax advice to clients before (whilst helpful) is not required.We invest in our people. We will teach you the tax technical skills and provide you with the experience needed to take the next step in your career. What we ask in return is for you to show a can-do attitude, a willingness and hunger to learn and develop, and to work hard to take the next step in your career.Therefore, when you join us, we'll make your growth our priority. If you can prove the following skills, we can help you go far.We're looking for someone with:The right attitude and aptitude - that is the key.An interest in, and awareness of, the areas of UK corporation tax that are most relevant to large international businesses is also important. Experience of providing corporate tax advisory services to a variety of clients is clearly beneficial, but not essential.An interest in drafting technical advice to a variety of clients and covering a wide variety of situations. This could involve areas of international tax such as the UK Hybrid Rules, Pillar 2, loan relationships, intangible fixed assets, and chargeable gains analysis etc. It could also involve drafting tax due diligence and structuring reports.An interest in learning and a strong drive to develop in their career. Someone who takes ownership of their career, who wants to invest in broadening their knowledge and experience and make the most of the opportunity on offer in the Midlands Corporate International Tax Team at BDO.A willingness to support our graduate trainees; passing on your experiences and helping them develop at the start of their own careers.Educated to degree level.CTA and/or ACA/ICAS exam qualified or equivalent (i.e., must have passed all exams - candidates who have passed all exams but who may still need to complete time to become qualified may still apply).You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitionsWe've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
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