Tax Accountant – Tunbridge Wells

Overview

In this Tax Accountant role, you will deliver expert tax advice across diverse areas for a wide client base, combining advisory and compliance work. You join a collaborative, high-performing firm that values problem-solving and responsibility, offering opportunities to influence client outcomes and firm direction. You’ll act as a technical resource, mentor juniors, and drive proactive tax planning on meaningful restructuring projects. This is a hands-on position with autonomy in a supportive culture, ideal for a technically strong tax professional seeking impact.

Pay / Benefits

• Death in Service Insurance (5x salary)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Stable, supportive team and culture
• Interesting, varied tax work
• Autonomy and responsibility

Responsibilities

• Providing expert tax advice across income, corporate, inheritance, capital gains, estate planning, and group restructuring
• Preparing and reviewing tax returns and computations for individuals, owner-managed businesses, and corporate groups
• Supporting colleagues with tax queries and acting as a technical resource across the firm
• Providing proactive tax planning and advisory support to optimise clients’ tax positions
• Handling HMRC correspondence and resolving enquiries and disputes
• Monitoring tax legislation changes to keep processes and client affairs compliant
• Mentoring junior team members with technical and professional guidance
• Contributing to high-value advisory and restructuring projects

Key requirements

• CTA qualified (or qualified by substantial experience)
• Strong all-round tax knowledge gained in a practice environment
• Confident communicator with ability to build trusted client relationships
• Commercially minded, technically strong, and solutions focused
• Highly organised with attention to detail and a proactive approach
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and advise colleagues at all levels

• strong communication
• problem solving
• team mentoring
• income tax
• corporate tax
• inheritance tax

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