Senior Manager – Private Client Compliance

Company: Hays
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior Manager role, you lead personal tax compliance for a high-net-worth client portfolio and collaborate with experienced tax specialists. You will identify advisory opportunities and guide areas such as inheritance tax, trusts, estates, and succession planning. As a trusted adviser, you’ll support junior team members and contribute to growing the Private Client service. The position offers hybrid working, exposure to high-quality compliance and advisory work, and a stake in the firm’s expansion of a fast-growing tax practice.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • benefits package
  • employee share reward scheme
  • flexible hybrid working
  • work-life balance
  • career development

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery of personal tax compliance for a diverse client portfolio
  • Identify and pursue advisory opportunities within clients’ tax needs
  • Provide guidance on inheritance tax, trusts, estates and succession planning
  • Act as trusted adviser to clients and professional intermediaries
  • Support and develop junior team members and contribute to service line growth

Key requirements

  • Significant experience in a Private Client or Personal Tax environment
  • Strong technical knowledge across personal tax issues
  • Proven ability to build lasting client relationships
  • Ability to manage a varied portfolio and multiple priorities
  • Experience in mentoring or managing others
  • CTA preferred; ACA, ATT or equivalent qualifications with substantial relevant experience considered
  • client-focused
  • relationship-building
  • mentoring
  • personal tax compliance
  • trusts and estates
  • inheritance tax

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Posted: October 1st, 2026