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)
  • Must be from accountancy consulting or legal sector background

  Technical Expertise:

  • 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:

  • Understanding of accounting, employment law, and company law implications of share incentives

  Communication:

  • 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