Overview
Employment Tax Manager – London
Why Menzies?
? Work with Inspiring Clients: You’ll be working with a range of clients so no two days will be the same.
? Collaborate Across The Firm: Working with various people across the firm to raise the profile of Menzies Academy
? Innovate with Purpose: We’re always looking for better ways to work—leveraging tech, simplifying complexities, and delivering value.
? Empathy at Our Core: We don’t just serve our clients; we build trusted relationships that stand the test of time.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide UK employment tax compliance and technical advice across a broad range of employment tax issues including PAYE, NIC, benefits, expenses, Construction Industry Scheme, National Minimum Wage, equity reporting and termination payments
- Advise on employment status, IR35, off-payroll working, and contractor arrangements
- Support and manage HMRC enquiries, audits/reviews, investigations and disputes
- Provide UK employment tax input into global mobility arrangements, including inbound and outbound employees
- Deliver advice on share schemes, salary sacrifice arrangements, and employee reward strategies
- Lead and manage employment tax projects such as due diligence, restructures, and transactions
- Identify tax risks and opportunities for clients, offering practical and commercial solutions
- Collaborate with corporate tax, VAT, People Solutions, Wealth Management and payroll teams to provide integrated advice
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and colleagues
- Act as a key point of contact for employment tax matters
- Contribute to business development activities, including proposals and networking
- Assist in training and development of the wider tax team
- Stay up to date with changes in employment tax legislation and HMRC guidance
- Contribute to internal technical updates and thought leadership
- Ensure compliance with internal risk and quality procedures
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- CTA / ACA / ACCA qualified (or equivalent)
- Significant experience in employment tax within an accountancy practice or consultancy
- Strong technical knowledge of UK employment tax legislation
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in UK employment tax
- Proven ability to manage client relationships and deliver advisory work
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and report-writing abilities
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Job Benefits
? Career Development: From learning opportunities to career coaching, we’ll help you achieve your goals.
? Competitive Benefits: Private medical cover, pension matching, and enhanced parental leave, to name a few.
? Flexibility That Works for You: Agile working is embedded in our culture.
? Perks That Go Beyond: From volunteering days to wellbeing initiatives, we care about your whole self.
About Menzies LLP
Menzies is a proudly independent UK business advisory and accountancy practice with true national coverage and international connections. As a full-service firm with strong sector specialisms, we have a proven track record supporting both businesses, not-for-profits and individuals to successfully reach their financial goals.
We focus on optimising clients’ businesses financially, operationally, and strategically. We employ approximately 1100 trusted advisors in Audit, Tax & Advisory Services, across 11 locations UK wide.
Our industry sector specialisation sets us apart. Expert teams work in collaboration with each other delivering a host of business, tax and commercial advisory projects over and above the market leading assurance and compliance work undertaken for UK and International clients.
We continue to take a relationship-led approach to our client relationships. We use our Brighter Thinking methodology to empower clients with greater confidence and certainty in the face of increasing complexity.
Founded in 1912, Menzies is headquartered in London with coverage nationally in England & Wales and has 1100+ employees and a turnover of £110m. Our clients are mid-size and large privately held corporates, non-profits, and individuals, across the UK and internationally via major market country-desks, and in 157 countries globally through Menzies membership of HLB, the global advisory and accounting network.
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