Job Profile: Tax Manager
Company Overview
Bridge, Chartered Accountants is a growing accountancy practice focused on delivering a bespoke, efficient, effective and personal service to its clients.
A client-focused practice, we pride ourselves on delivering expert accounting and business advice while maintaining a supportive and collaborative working environment. If you’re looking for a role where your skills will be valued, your development supported, and your contribution recognised, we’d love to hear from you!
The Role
We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Tax Manager to join our growing tax team.
You will manage a diverse portfolio of clientsincluding owner-managed businesses (OMBs), SMEs, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), and corporate entities.
This role offers an exciting split between compliance and tax advisory work. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, assist on strategic tax planning, and help mentor junior team members.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Tax Manager or Tax Senior who is ready to take the next step in their career. Working with a varied portfolio of clients, you will build on your existing technical expertise while gaining increased exposure to client management, tax planning, advisory work, and staff supervision.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and submit corporate and personal tax returns, P11Ds, and income and expenditure accounts for a diverse portfolio of clients.
- Review personal and corporation tax computations, ensuring compliance with current UK tax legislation and staying up to date with developments in corporation tax, personal tax, and HMRC regulations.
- Manage and support HMRC enquiries, providing technical guidance and resolving tax matters efficiently.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships through effective communication, proactive advice, and expectation management.
- Identify and develop tax planning and advisory opportunities, contributing to the growth of the firm’s tax services.
- Provide specialist tax planning advice, including capital gains tax, inheritance tax, remuneration planning, and profit extraction strategies.
- Supervise, train, and mentor junior team members, ensuring high-quality service delivery and supporting their professional development.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues across the practice to deliver a comprehensive and client-focused service.
- Manage a portfolio of clients, ensuring deadlines are met and work is completed accurately and efficiently.
Required Skills and Experience
- Professional qualification such as CTA, ACA or ACCA or be working towards similar
- Proven experience in a mixed tax compliance role.
- Strong analytical ability
- A strong understanding of tax regulations, current UK Tax legislation and familiarity with various tax software packages
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Right to work in Northern Ireland
The successful candidate will be a confident, ambitious character who is keen to learn and progress in a career in tax.
Location:
Bridge Chartered Accountants, Unit G, Forestview Office Park, Purdys Lane, Belfast
Benefits
- Competitive salary, based on experience
- 36.5 hour working week
- Flexible working / hybrid options considered
- 22 days annual leave + 11 public statutory holidays
- Employer pension contributions
- 2pm Finish on Fridays
- Excellent Work-Life Balance
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’, wed love to hear from you!
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