Businerss Services and Accounting & Tax Project Senior Manager
Employer Location Surrey, Farnham, England / England, Basingstoke, Hampshire / England, Berkshire, Reading Salary - per annum + £65-80,000 Closing date 12 Mar 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, ,, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
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Your new company
Join a growing Top 50 firm with a reputation for being innovative, friendly and people‑centred. Their Outsourcing & Tax teams are expanding due to the rollout of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD IT), and they're now creating a brand‑new leadership role to build and scale a centralised service is a practice that invests heavily in its people, embraces digital tools, and genuinely supports progression. You'll be part of a collaborative, high‑performing environment with plenty of visibility across the firm.
Your new role
As Outsourcing Senior Manager (MTD for Income Tax), you'll spearhead the design and delivery of a new service model covering quarterly reporting, digital recordkeeping and final declarations under MTD areas include:
1. Designing and implementing a scalable, centralised outsourcing service for MTD IT
2. Building workflows, pricing models, team structures and digital processes
3. Leading client communication, onboarding and digital transformation (Xero & Landmark)
4. Migrating clients away from manual systems to compliant digital solutions
5. Recruiting and managing a delivery team as the service grows
6. Working closely with the Tax team to align quarterly data with year‑end tax positions
Important: This is not an IT/technology role."IT" here refers solely to Income Tax - this is a qualified accountancy/tax outsourcing role, not a systems or infrastructure post.
What you'll need to succeed
You'll be a commercially and operationally strong outsourcer with a genuine passion for tax‑led digital transformation.Essential:
7. ACA or ACCA qualified
8. Strong income tax knowledge, ideally including MTD IT
9. Background in outsourcing / accounts / finance operations within practice
10. Experience designing processes, workflows or new service lines
11. Confident communicator with proven commercial acumen
12. Comfortable leading teams and driving change
What you'll get in return
13. Hybrid working (3 days office, 2 days home)
14. True flexibility around core hours
15. A varied and strategic role with ownership, autonomy and influence
16. Management Development Programme
17. Excellent wellbeing package (EAP, Wellbeing Day, MYNDUP, mental health first aiders)
18. 25 days holiday + trading + flexible bank holidays
19. Health cash plan, EV salary sacrifice, cycle scheme, referral bonuses
20. Regular social events and long‑service recognition