Corporate Tax Senior Manager

£Competitive | Full-time | Permanent
County Durham  | BGC2448

The Firm:

Our client is a leading accountancy firm with a strong national presence, complemented by a well-established network of regional offices. The firm is recognised for its collaborative culture, high-quality client service and commitment to developing its people.

With a diverse SME client base and a growing tax offering, the firm provides an excellent platform for ambitious tax professionals looking to progress their careers within a supportive and well-resourced environment.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Corporate Tax Manager (or an experienced Tax Manager ready to step up) to join a highly regarded tax team.

You will take ownership of your own portfolio of corporate clients, overseeing compliance while playing a key role in delivering advisory services alongside the Tax Partners. In addition, you will support the day-to-day management of the team, helping to plan workflow, mentor junior staff and ensure the delivery of high-quality work.

This is a varied and commercially focused role, offering the opportunity to build strong client relationships, contribute to business development activities and play a key part in the continued growth of the tax function.

Experience required:

The successful candidate will:

• Be CTA / ACA / ACCA / CA qualified (or equivalent)

• Have experience in corporate or mixed tax within an accountancy practice

• Be operating at Manager level or above, or ready to step into a Senior Manager role

• Have strong technical knowledge and enjoy working on complex tax matters

• Be confident managing client relationships and delivering a high level of service

• Have experience working with SME clients

• Be proactive, commercially aware and keen to contribute to team development

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary (above market average)

• Hybrid and flexible working options

• Free parking

• Professional subscriptions paid

• Comprehensive benefits package

• Clear progression opportunities to Director & Partner within a growing firm

• Supportive and collaborative team environment

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Senior Tax Manager / Advisor

£Neg | Full-time | Permanent
COunty Durham | BGC2437TX

The Firm:

Our client is a highly respected and long-established professional services firm with a strong reputation for high-quality private client work. The firm acts for a wide range of individuals, families, landowners and business owners, and is known for its technical excellence, discretion and long-standing client relationships.

With a collaborative and people-focused culture, the firm offers a supportive environment where specialists are encouraged to develop their expertise and contribute to the long-term growth of the business.

The Role:

Due to increasing demand, the firm is seeking an experienced Private Client Tax Adviser or Senior Manager to join and strengthen its established Trust & Estates offering.

This is a varied and client-facing role, combining trust administration, tax compliance and advisory work. You will manage your own portfolio, working closely with senior colleagues and professional contacts to deliver high-quality tax and estate planning services.

There is genuine scope to help shape and grow the tax function, making this an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys private client work and wants to play a key role in developing a specialist offering within a respected firm.

Experience Required:

• The successful candidate will ideally have:

  • Experience in trust and estate tax compliance

  • A strong understanding of IHT, CGT and income tax in a private client context

  • Experience administering and managing trusts

  • Confidence dealing directly with clients and professional advisers

  • A proactive mindset and interest in developing a growing team

  • ATT/CTA/STEP or qualified by experience

Benefits:

This is a rare opportunity to step into a strategic, influential role within a high-quality private client practice, offering both stimulating technical work and the chance to help build something meaningful for the future. The position offers high quality complex private client work and long-term career development within a stable and well-regarded firm.

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Audit Senior

£36-42,000 | Full-time | Permanent
Durham | BGC2416AU

The Firm:

Based in Durham and working with both local and national clients this accounting firm are looking to appoint an Audit Senior to join their audit service line which boasts a wealth of experience from Partner to trainee and offers a great opportunity for the ambitious individual to progress their career to Manager, Director and beyond.

The Role:

As an Audit Senior you will be responsible for a portfolio of clients as you support the Audit Manager to ensure client satisfaction is at the forefront, forging good client relationships you will get to work with a large variety of businesses whilst ensuring that the delivery of audit to target and budget is achieved.

You will be involved in the completion of audit fieldwork/planned substantive and analytical audit procedures, predominantly on client site, taking responsibility for the planning and completion of audit assignments, whilst ensuring audit files have appropriate and sufficient documentation.

You will prepare statutory financial statements from client data, bringing to attention any level risk areas or matters of concern to the Partner whilst using a significant degree of your own judgement.

You will also plan the execution and finalisation of the audit assignments for Partner review.

Experience Required:

We are seeking a qualified Accountant either ACA, CA, ACCA with UK based audit experience and working knowledge of IFRS/UKGAAP. You will have gained audit experience during your training either in a pure audit department or mixed audit and accounting environment. You will be comfortable working with a variety of industries and coaching more junior members of the team. Whether you are newly qualified or holding more experience and seeking some future progression this role can tailor to your needs.

Benefits:

A huge array of benefits are on offer from day to day high quality audit exposure and Partner led training.

Progression to Audit Manager with the future training to become RI if of interest

Flexible hybrid working

Health and medical benefits

All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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Tax Senior

Upto £38,000 | Full-time | Permanent
County Durham | BGC2296TX

The Firm:

With a growing demand for private client tax services this accountancy practice close to Bishop Auckland are looking to appoint a Tax Senior to join their team. Based in their office on a day to day basis you would support the Tax Partner with the overall delivery of tax compliance and advisory services for the practice.

The Role:

• Completion, preparation and filing of a wide range of income tax returns for Directors, HNWI’s, Partnerships and Sole Traders

• Supporting the Tax Partner with tax planning, provision of day to day advice on all aspects of personal taxation and OMB, including tax codings, capital gains, inheritance tax, capital allowances,  self assessment liabilities, payments on account and payroll queries

• Dealing with personal tax and OMB clients face to face in meetings and via telephone  to discuss a wide range of tax issues

• Dealing with HMRC regarding penalty appeals, interest objections, enquiries, adjustments and general day to day issues.

Experience required:                                           

• A minimum of 2- 3 years experience completing personal tax returns in a professional services environment        

• A working knowledge of CCH or similar tax software    

• Enjoy liaising with clients both on the telephone and in face to face meetings

• A strong communicator verbally and with excellent report writing skills

• Organised to be able to ensure deadlines for reporting requirements are met

• Able to use your own initiative to explore planning research projects

• ATT qualified or part-qualified would be desirable

The successful applicant will be office based gaining invaluable learning opportunities to your knowledge from the Tax Partner.

Benefits:

• Flexible start and finish times.

• Study support if required

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays

• AE Pension

• Free car parking
  

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