Corporate Tax Manager (Film & TV– video games)

Based in our London Corporate Tax team, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing a diverse client portfolio, encompassing the delivery of both corporate tax compliance and advisory services. This is a challenging and interesting client-facing role, which will include exposure to a range of both UK and international clients.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the fast-growing tax group that handles the corporate tax aspects of the firm’s Film, Television, and video game clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing corporate tax engagements with a focus on our video games developer clients, ranging from small independents to large multi-national studios.

The team’s other clients include all the major Hollywood studios, major streaming networks, as well as many independent film and television production companies in the US and UK. We 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.

The Responsibilities

Frequently dealing with challenging technical issues, the candidate can expect the role to encompass the following areas amongst others:

• Responsibility for the delivery of tax reporting and compliance engagements, including tax accounting, across a portfolio of video game tax clients.
• Detailed technical research and responding to ad-hoc technical queries from clients and other teams.
• Helping to identify advisory opportunities for your client portfolio.
• Supervising, mentoring, and reviewing the work of junior team members.
• Advising on the operation of the creative sector tax reliefs, and how clients can structure their productions to obtain the maximum benefit from them.
• Advising on a range of technical areas depending on experience and interest, 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, with the support of specialist colleagues where required.

The Team

The London tax department is currently split into six tax groups consisting of a corporate tax team, a VAT team, three personal tax groups, and a tax advisory group. The department comprises 14 tax partners and over 80 employees.

The Film & TV group is one of the leading advisors to this sector and holds a wide client list encompassing some of the world’s largest and most successful Film, TV, Video Game, and Sports companies.

You

Experience of working with clients in the Creative Sectors is not essential; however, an interest in the video game industry would be a huge advantage. The role would suit an ACA/CTA qualified individual with several years post-qualification experience in corporation tax, with an interest in video games development and working with studios and developers on tax engagements.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Strong UK tax technical skills.
• Ability to analyze tax technical queries and provide robust advice and solutions.
• Project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, and monitor budgets.
• Responsibility for the delivery and quality of work.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A clear client focus with a commitment to building strong client relationships.
• Ability to work collaboratively in different teams.
• Coaching and mentoring skills to develop other team members.

The firm will provide training and support to help develop the successful candidate’s specialist knowledge and capabilities. For the right individual, there is scope to progress quickly within the team.

Reward and Benefits

• Hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week.
• Excellent benefits including a 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.
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.

About Us

Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax, and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm.

When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.

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