Tax Director – Equity Incentives & Share Reward

Bishop Fleming Chartered Accountants

Bishop Fleming is seeking an ambitious and experienced Tax Director – Equity Incentives & Share Reward to join its growing tax team. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a specialist who wants to make a real impact in a highly respected and expanding firm.

In this role, you will help shape and grow our equity incentives and share reward offering, working with a broad and high-calibre client base. You will advise on complex, commercially focused matters while also contributing to the strategic direction, client growth, and people development of the wider business.

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The Opportunity

This position offers the chance to take a leading role in a well-established and ambitious firm, advising clients that range from entrepreneurial owner-managed businesses and high-growth companies through to established corporates.

As part of the senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Senior Management Team, Tax Partners, and fellow Directors to expand our equity incentives capability, strengthen client relationships, and develop talented people across the tax team.

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What You’ll Be Doing

As Tax Director – Equity Incentives & Share Reward, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design, structuring, and implementation of approved and unapproved share schemes, including:

• Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI)

• Company Share Option Plans (CSOP)

• Growth shares

• Bespoke share-based arrangements

• Advising clients on equity tax matters arising from:

• Acquisitions

• Disposals

• Reorganisations

• Overseeing and signing off share reward tax due diligence work

• Building trusted relationships with a diverse client portfolio and acting as a key adviser

• Working with senior leadership to grow the equity incentives service line on both a local and national basis

• Leading, coaching, and developing senior managers, managers, and trainees within the tax team

• Driving business development, building strong networks, and identifying opportunities for growth in the market

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What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a commercially minded and people-focused professional who brings both technical strength and leadership capability.

You will ideally have:

• Appropriate professional qualifications

• Strong experience within an equity incentives or share reward tax environment

• Experience advising on transactions or complex advisory projects (desirable, but not essential)

• A proven ability to lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams

• A genuine interest in business development and growing client relationships

• The ambition and drive to contribute to the continued success and expansion of Bishop Fleming

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Why Join Bishop Fleming?

Bishop Fleming is an award-winning and certified Great Place to Work®, delivering Audit, Accountancy, Tax, and Advisory services across the South West and West Midlands.

We are a firm with strong momentum and an exciting future:

• £48m turnover

• Nearly 15% growth in the last 12 months

• Ranked 5th in the Accountancy Age Mid-Tier Power Index

• The largest provider of audit services to multi-academy trusts in the academy sector

Our clients span a wide and varied market, including:

• Owner-managed businesses

• SMEs

• Large corporates

• Entrepreneurs

• Private individuals

With 9 offices, nearly 60 partners, and more than 500 people, we combine scale, capability, and expertise to support clients across a diverse range of sectors.

We are also proud members of Kreston Global, an international network of independent accounting firms operating in more than 100 countries.

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Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and rewarding benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility, and development.

Benefits include:

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Additional time off at Christmas, with office closure between Christmas and New Year

• Hybrid and flexible working

• Contributory pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Critical illness cover

• Simply Health cashback plan, including:

• 24/7 online GP access

• Counselling services

• Perkbox discounts and rewards platform with over 4,000 perks and discounts

• Social events organised by active internal social committees

• Extensive development opportunities

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Flexible Working

We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and working from home.

We understand the importance of balancing work with personal commitments, whether that involves caring responsibilities, further study, or interests outside of work.

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Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Bishop Fleming, we are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We value and respect differences, and we believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our business, broadens our expertise, and supports greater innovation and success. Equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusion are embedded at every level of our organisation.

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Recruitment Checks

As part of our recruitment process and our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace, all successful applicants will be subject to background checks.

These checks may include:

• Verification of references

• Confirmation of the right to work in the UK

• A standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, where applicable

Further details will be shared during the recruitment process.

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Agency Notice

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Applications will only be reviewed where the role has been formally briefed by our Talent Acquisition team.

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Interested?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Sam Ford, Talent Acquisition Manager.

Apply now to join Bishop Fleming and play a key role in shaping the future of our Equity Incentives & Share Reward offering.