Job Description

Position: Senior Tax Manager

Location: Trafalgar Square, WC2, London

Role: Permanent

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000

Hours: Full Time

Our client is a private client accountancy, tax and law firm that values trust, integrity and excellence. They provide bespoke advice to individuals, families, and businesses in areas such as tax, private wealth, estate planning, and family law. Recognized for their expertise in private and commercial real estate transactions and dispute resolution, they work diligently to deliver the best service to their clients.

This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Tax Manager in the Private Wealth & Tax team in London (part of the wider Private Client pillar). The Senior Tax Manager will be responsible for tax planning, compliance, preparation, and ensuring adherence to UK tax laws. The role involves overseeing tax matters, providing guidance on tax strategy, and ensuring compliance with regulations; it will include much client-facing opportunities, and an expectation to manage a portfolio.

Qualifications

• Tax planning, tax compliance, and tax submission preparation skills

• Knowledge of UK tax legislation

• Experience in managing tax processes and compliance

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

• Relevant accountancy, and or tax, professional qualification (e.g., ACA, CTA)

• Bachelor's degree at 2.1 level or higher

Skills & experience

• Significant experience in preparation of tax submissions to HMRC; literacy and exceptional ability with HMRC Government Gateway and HMRC communications are essential.

• IRIS software (personal & business tax, and accounts production tools) experience useful but not essential.

• Excel and accounting software skills useful but not essential.

• Personal taxation (including capital gains), business taxation, property related taxes, and inheritance tax exposure is essential.

• Some exposure to overseas taxation (US, and European) beneficial but not essential.