Inheritance Tax Specialist

£competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2401TX

The Firm:

A large, ambitious accountancy firm with an excellent reputation for delivering high-quality private client services is looking to expand its Inheritance Tax (IHT) capability. This is an exciting time to join as the firm grows into new markets, broadens its service offerings, and continues to build on a strong, loyal client base. The culture is collaborative and forward-thinking, with a clear focus on supporting career progression and fostering technical excellence.

The Role:

As an Inheritance Tax Specialist, you will provide comprehensive advice to high-net-worth clients, their families, and trustees, ensuring effective tax planning aligned with clients’ wider wealth objectives. You’ll manage your own portfolio of clients, take ownership of complex IHT planning assignments, and work closely with Partners and the private client team to deliver tailored solutions. Typical responsibilities include:

• Providing technical IHT advice and guidance to clients and their advisers

• Structuring estates and wealth transfers to minimise liabilities

• Reviewing wills, trusts, and succession plans

• Advising on lifetime gifts, trusts, and charitable giving strategies

• Supporting business succession and family wealth planning

Experience Required:

• CTA-qualified, ACA-qualified, or equivalent professional credentials

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in private client tax, with proven experience advising on inheritance tax planning

• Strong technical knowledge of IHT legislation, trusts, and estate planning

• Ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with high-net-worth clients

• Strong communication and advisory skills, with the confidence to manage complex matters independently

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Office based with an element of hybrid working with flexible hours

• Ongoing professional development

• Exposure to a varied and high-profile client base

• Opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, supportive team during a period of strategic growth

• Various company benefit choices to select

This is a career-defining opportunity for an inheritance tax specialist seeking to take their expertise to the next level within a growing, forward-thinking firm.

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Indirect Tax Advisor

£competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2390IT

The Firm:

A large international accounting and advisory firm with one of the largest professional service networks in the world are looking to appoint an experienced Indirect Tax Advisor to their growing Newcastle office to join a team of specialist advisors in all aspects of Indirect tax.

The Role:

We are looking for a confident and capable Indirect Tax professional to join the team as a Senior, specialising in VAT. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a wide range of clients, helping them improve their indirect tax compliance and efficiency.

You’ll be involved in advising how VAT impacts clients’ supply chains, financial processes, and accounting systems, while supporting them to improve reporting, reduce errors, manage working capital, and minimise costs.

You’ll work closely with senior team members to deliver tax projects, build strong client relationships, and contribute to winning new work. This is a varied and hands-on role where no two days are the same.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting senior colleagues in building and maintaining client relationships

• Delivering high-quality VAT advisory and compliance services

• Managing the day-to-day liaison with clients, ensuring expectations are met

• Identifying areas of risk and knowing when to escalate

• Contributing to business development through managing existing clients and identifying new opportunities

• Ensuring work is delivered with technical excellence and a practical, commercial focus.

Experience Required:

• Proven UK VAT experience, gained within practice or an in-house tax team

• Strong technical VAT skills with a genuine interest in developing your expertise further

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt to different audiences

• Commercially aware and client-focused, with the ability to build strong relationships

• A collaborative team player who can work effectively at all levels

• ATT / ACA / CA / CTA or equivalent tax qualification preferred, but not essential — relevant experience will be fully considered

• Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training or equivalent knowledge are also encouraged to apply

Benefits:

Extensive and varied benefits package alongside agile working and an opportunity to forge a long-term career with a leading accountancy practice.

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Corporate Tax Assistant Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2352TX

The Firm:

A top 20 accountancy firm with Newcastle city centre offices is looking to appoint a Corporate Tax Assistant Manager to join their tax compliance team. A firm driven by ambition, they have built recent success by providing strong expertise on a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance and corporate finance. They have created a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration locally, enjoying success with new client wins whilst managing to create a healthy work life balance for all team members. They offer their staff great autonomy and hybrid working combined with fast-track career progression.

The Role:

Joining the tax compliance team as an Assistant Manager you will be responsible for the following:

• Compliance focused work ensuring procedures processes are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance.

• Esuring department billing and recovery targets are met

• Staff management and development including appraisals and monitoring staff performance.

• Training and mentoring junior staff.

• Give exceptional client service and be responsible for maintaining regular contact with client team

Experience required:

• Significant corporate tax experience gained within the professional services environment

• Demonstrable technical compliance skills

• Demonstrable experience of managing people

• Strong IT skills

• Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA) or international equivalent.

Benefits:

• Higher than average salary combined with a range of benefits (including additional holiday purchase scheme, private health, Life Insurance, enhanced & shared parental leave, subscriptions paid) and bonus.

• Progression to Manager and beyond is available for those who can demonstrate their ability.

• Great work life balance with both full and part-time hours available.

• A positive, friendly and vibrant team to be part of.

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Audit Director RI

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2317AU

The Firm:

A large regional firm with offices further afield that hold a clear strategy of growth across all their service lines. They are fully focused upon providing a progressive approach and driving impactful results for all of their clients. As such they are looking to appoint an RI Audit Director to help grow their audit business.

The Role:

As an Audit Director, you will be a vital member of the senior leadership team, overseeing the delivery of high-quality audit services to a diverse client portfolio. You’ll take the lead on complex audit assignments, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Instrumental to the role is the development of your client relationships, offering strategic financial guidance, and contributing to the growth of the audit practice by delivering insights that add true value to clients.

• Leading audits from planning to reporting, ensuring efficient and compliance delivery.

• Managing client relationships with professionalism, as a trusted advisor.

• Mentoring and developing a high-performing audit team, promoting a collaborative and supportive culture.

• Identifying growth opportunities within the audit practice and supporting strategic planning for development

Experience Required:

We are looking to welcome and experienced audit professional with RI status who is able to lead client audits and maintain regulatory compliance.   As a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA or equivalent) you will be able to demonstrate a significant level of audit experience in managing complex audit engagements.  Alongside your technical expertise you will be a natural leader, able to unite and align teams that can grow successfully. With a client-first mindset you will easily forge relationships quickly and be able to contribute to the firms growth plan by identifying and seizing opportunities within the audit function.

Benefits:

A comprehensive benefits package that encompasses but is not limited to the following:

• Life Insurance

• Income Protection

• Private Medical Insurance

• Health Plan

• 26 days holiday + bank holidays

• Holiday purchase scheme

• Volunteer days

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Discounted gym membership

Applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK and be based locally.

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Audit Assistant Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
NEWcaSTLE | BGC2343AU

The Firm:

A UK accountancy firm with a strong network of offices across the UK including Newcastle where they are looking to appoint a newly qualified Accountant into the position of Audit Assistant Manager. They work with a wide range of local clients, both businesses and charities, offering a professional service for all of their accounting needs.

Following expansion and significant growth in the local audit market they have created the opportunity for a newly qualified Auditor to join the Newcastle audit team in their first managerial position. This is an exciting chance to elevate your position as a qualified accountant where you will be responsible for planning, performing, and completing the audit process for each assignment.

The Role:

Supporting the Manager and Partnership group within the firm you will be required to establish relationships with your key client contacts, these can be tailored to your experience but will expose you to both corporate and not for profit entities. Leading on audit assignments you will spend time both on site as well as working remotely on some audits. You can also spread your time between home and office with flexibility afforded to suit your working week.  You will be expected to identify issues and agree resolutions internally ensuring your Manager / Partner is up to date on job progress. Your previous experience in audit will equip you well to be aware of commercial aspects of clients businesses and their impact, alongside the ability to identify and highlight opportunities for the wider firm to undertake further services.

Experience Required:

You will be fully ACA/ACCA qualified with UK audit experience within an accounting firm.  You must be able to demonstrate audit and accounts experience from a professional services firm and be used to liaising with clients direct. Naturally you will have good communication skills and enjoy the interaction this role brings. You must have the capacity to manage projects and deadlines wit strong organisation skills.

Benefits:

Working on local clients means you will not be required to undertake long-distance travel or overnight stays. You will have the flexibility to work your week as the role requires giving you flexibility across home and office. A strong newly qualified salary is on offer alongside professional membership fees paid, private medical insurance, life assurance, generous holidays (plus the option to purchase more) and shared parental leave.

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