Tax Manager – Guildford

Overview

As Tax Manager, you will oversee a diverse portfolio of personal and corporate tax clients, delivering compliance and advisory services. You’ll nurture client relationships and support the wider tax team, contributing to growth and process improvements. The role blends hands-on tax work with mentoring junior staff and coordinating with HMRC. This is a growth‑minded firm where you can shape advisory offerings and build cross‑office impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• enhanced family-friendly benefits
• pension scheme
• regular social events
• flexible / alternative working patterns considered

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of personal and corporate tax clients (predominantly OMBs)
• Provide high-quality tax compliance and advisory services
• Advise on inheritance tax, capital gains tax, estate planning and R&D
• Review tax computations and compliance work prepared by junior staff
• Serve as primary client and HMRC contact
• Coach and develop junior team members
• Manage workloads, deadlines and project delivery
• Contribute to business development and client growth

Key requirements

• ATT qualified
• CTA desirable
• Strong background in an accountancy practice
• Experience across personal tax compliance with some corporate/advisory exposure
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK tax legislation
• Confident managing client relationships and handling queries independently
• Experience reviewing work and supporting junior team members
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills

• client relationship management
• communication
• organisation
• personal tax compliance
• corporate tax and advisory exposure
• knowledge of inheritance tax, capital gains tax, estate planning and R&D

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