TAX Share Schemes Manager / Senior Manager
3 days ago
City of London
TAX Share Schemes Manager / Senior Manager Location: London (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-time Sector: Accountancy / Tax Advisory About the Firm Our client is a leading independent audit, tax, advisory, and risk firm with a national presence and global reach. Part of the world's ninth-largest accounting network, we combine global perspective with local expertise, serving clients from large corporates and international groups to owner-managed businesses, non-profits, and pension funds. The Team You'll join a close-knit, collaborative team of approximately 18 professionals who provide holistic services across Global Mobility, Employment Tax, and Share Schemes. We work with a diverse client base including high-growth start-ups, established multinationals, and investment funds, helping them navigate the complex landscape of employee reward, mobility, and tax compliance. The Role We're looking for a Share Schemes Manager or Senior Manager to play a key role in the team. This is a predominantly advisory position (with some compliance work), offering direct access to partners and the autonomy to manage your own workflow. You will act as a trusted adviser, helping clients implement and manage incentive arrangements that align with their commercial goals. Key Responsibilities: • Advisory & Structuring: Designing and implementing share plans (both HMRC tax-advantaged and unapproved) that align with clients' commercial objectives, • Technical Delivery: Managing complex projects including:, • "Growth share" planning, • Split interests and freezer shares, • Nil-paid arrangements, • Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), • Carried interest and co-investment structures for investment fund clients, • Tax structuring for fund managers, • Client Management: Acting as primary point of contact for a portfolio of clients, ensuring high-quality service delivery, managing billing, and maintaining strong long-term relationships, • Team Collaboration: Working closely with colleagues across employment tax and global mobility to deliver joined-up solutions, • Mentoring: Supervising junior staff, reviewing their work, and supporting their technical development Essential Requirements Qualifications: • Degree-level education, • CTA, ATT, ACA, ACCA, or qualified solicitor (or equivalent professional qualification), • Experience in share schemes advisory and structuring (EMI, CSOP, SIP, SAYE, and unapproved plans), • Experience with some or all of the following:, • Growth shares, split interests, freezer shares, nil-paid arrangements, • Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), • Carried interest and co-investment structures, • Fund manager incentive arrangements, • Strong understanding of the interaction between employment tax, CGT, and NICs as they relate to equity reward Corporate Awareness: • Excellent ability to translate complex tax legislation into clear, commercial advice for clients, • Strong client-facing and relationship management skills They Offer • Agile Working: Hybrid framework allowing you to work in ways that suit you, your team, and the task at hand, • Career Development: Clear structure around career progression with access to formal mentoring and coaching, • Culture: Inclusive, people-centred environment where you can be yourself and achieve your best, • Direct Partner Access: Work closely with partners in a collaborative, non-hierarchical team structure, • Autonomy: Manage your own workflow and build strong client relationships, • Varied Work: Exposure to diverse clients from high-growth start-ups to multinationals and investment funds, • Competitive Package: Salary and benefits that reward your contribution How to Apply If you're a technically strong, commercially minded professional who enjoys building trusted client relationships and working on complex equity structures, we'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a brief cover note outlining your relevant experience to [your contact email]. Questions? Contact Luc Fountain at Liberty Towers for a confidential discussion. Share schemes | Employment tax | Equity incentives | EMI | CSOP | Growth shares | Carried interest | Employee Ownership Trusts | EOT | Fund managers | Investment funds | Co-investment | Tax-advantaged schemes | Share options | CTA | ACA | Tax advisory