Corporate Tax Director (Media)

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Corporate Tax professional with specialist Creative Industry Tax Relief expertise to take a leading role in a growing Media & Entertainment tax practice.

I'm working with a leading accountancy firm looking to appoint a Director to support its Media & Entertainment tax team, advising an interesting portfolio of clients across TV, film and video games.

This is a varied leadership opportunity combining technical corporate tax, creative industry reliefs, international structuring and transaction support, alongside team development and business growth.

The Role

You'll take ownership of client relationships and complex engagements, with responsibility spanning:

• Creative Industry Tax Reliefs: Leading complex claims across television, film and video games, alongside corporate tax compliance and provision work.
• Corporate Tax Advisory: Advising on tax structuring, international expansion and the migration of operations and intellectual property rights.
• Audit of Tax: Leading complex engagements, working closely with audit teams and reviewing technical tax positions.
• Transactions: Supporting deal structuring, tax due diligence and sell-side advisory for media and entertainment businesses.
• Investment Advice: Advising on Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) matters for qualifying media ventures.
• Leadership: Managing, coaching and developing a team of tax professionals, setting high technical standards and supporting recruitment.
• Business Development: Building relationships across the media sector, identifying new opportunities and raising the firm's profile through industry networks and events.
• Portfolio Management: Taking responsibility for financial performance, risk management, billing, recoveries and WIP.

What We're Looking For

• CTA and/or ACA qualified, or equivalent, with significant corporate tax experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of Creative Industry Tax Reliefs across TV, film and video games.
• Experience managing complex corporate tax compliance and advisory engagements.
• Knowledge of international tax structuring and, ideally, transaction-related tax work.
• Proven people management skills and the ability to develop and lead a team.
• Commercial awareness, with the confidence to build client relationships and identify new business opportunities.
• Credibility within the Media & Entertainment sector and the ability to advise senior stakeholders.

Importantly, the firm is open to different technical profiles. While someone comfortable across the wider corporate tax spectrum would be ideal, candidates whose expertise centres on signing off Creative Industry Tax Relief claims will also be considered, working alongside an established Tax Partner or Director.

Why Consider It?

• The opportunity to help shape and grow a specialist Media & Entertainment tax offering.
• Autonomy to develop your own client portfolio and market presence.
• Access to a wider national tax network and specialists across audit and advisory.
• A genuine leadership opportunity with scope to develop both the team and the wider service line.
• Flexible working options and a culture that values collaboration, development and work-life balance.