Senior Tax Specialist
Role Summary
Join 1St Formations as a Senior Tax Specialist, offering expert tax advice while focusing on SME and startup clients in a hybrid role.
About the Organisation
At 1st Formations, we empower entrepreneurs to start, run, and grow their businesses with confidence.
Running a business shouldn’t be slowed down by company formation, statutory compliance, accounting, or payroll. From day one, these essentials should be seamless, reliable, and intelligently handled — freeing founders to focus on building and scaling.
We’re a leading UK provider of company formation and compliance services, building a modern, fully integrated technology platform that supports founders at every stage of their journey. Our platform brings together formation, compliance, accounting, payroll, and ongoing business support in one cohesive experience.
No stitched-together services.
No legacy workflows disguised as software.
Just a single, scalable platform built for ambitious founders who want to move fast, stay compliant, and grow with confidence.
You’ll be joining a business with strong momentum, clear direction, and real opportunity for progression.
- £18m annual revenue, including £9m ARR
- Over 1 million companies formed
- Certified B Corp and Carbon Neutral Business
- Forecast to grow 5x–10x over the next three years
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the specialist tax lead for a portfolio of SME and startup clients, covering corporation tax, VAT, and personal tax as relevant to owner-managed businesses
- Review and support the preparation of tax computations and returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation
- Identify tax planning opportunities and efficiencies for clients, particularly around business structuring, reliefs, and allowances relevant to small businesses and startups
- Act as the key point of contact for client tax queries, escalating complex matters where needed
- Provide cover for small business and startup advisory queries when the primary advisor is unavailable, including guidance on company formation considerations, accounting setup, and early-stage financial best practice
- Stay current on changes to UK tax legislation and proactively flag relevant updates or risks to clients and the wider team
- Collaborate with the accountancy service delivery team to ensure tax considerations are built into day-to-day client account management
- Support onboarding of new clients, advising on the most appropriate tax structure for their circumstances
- Help develop internal guidance, templates, or resources to support consistent tax advice across the AaaS team
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, or client education around tax compliance
Requirements
- part-qualified or qualified tax specialist
Eligibility Criteria
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