Tax Manager in Guildford - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

Your new company Growing firms talk about growth all the time. This one is actually doing it.A well-established, multi-office accountancy firm in the South is expanding its tax team and looking to appoint a Tax Manager as part of its next phase of growth. This isn't a replacement hire, a reshuffle, or a backfill for somebody who's handed their notice in. It's a brand-new role created because the client base, workload and ambition have outgrown the current structure.The firm has built a strong reputation for client service, invests in its people, and offers the sort of long-term career prospects that are becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Your new role
This is a broad, hands-on Tax Manager position with real variety and proper autonomy.You'll manage a mixed portfolio of personal and corporate tax clients (largely OMBs), act as a trusted adviser on more complex tax matters, and play a key role in developing a growing tax team. Yes, there's compliance - but this role leans heavily towards advisory, oversight and leadership, rather than grinding through returns.
You'll be involved in areas such as:

• Personal tax planning and complex compliance
• Corporate and owner-managed business tax advisory
• IHT, estate planning, CGT and R&D exposure
• ERS, P11Ds and ATED
• Reviewing work, mentoring juniors and managing workflows
• Working closely with senior leadership on client matters and department development

In short: this is a proper manager role, not a senior stuck doing everyone else's work.

What you'll need to succeed

• ATT/CTA qualified or active studier
• Around 4-5+ years' UK tax experience
• Strong personal tax and compliance background
• Some corporate tax and advisory exposure
• Experience reviewing work and supporting or managing a tax team
• Commercial, client-facing and confident dealing with HMRC
• Someone who enjoys tax… but doesn't enjoy stagnation

What you'll get in return

• £50,000+ salary, dependent on experience and qualifications
• Full-time role with flexibility considered
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with buy/sell options
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Pension and a genuinely sociable culture
• Clear progression as the firm continues to grow

What you need to do now
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