Job Description:

Tax Manager

Location: Northampton

Salary: Competitive, depending on experience

Working Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week)

Working Pattern: Flexible, hybrid working

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within a growing tax team for a Tax Manager to join their team in Northampton in a true mixed tax role spanning compliance and advisory work.

This role is an ideal opportunity for a hands-on manager who enjoys variety, client contact, and problem-solving, with clear scope to develop advisory exposure and progress within the team.

Unlike a traditional role, you will manage a diverse client portfolio, lead on tax compliance delivery, and support-and increasingly own-advisory projects across a broad range of tax matters.

The practice works predominantly with owner-managed businesses, HNWIs, partnerships, trusts, and corporates, providing a varied client base and excellent opportunity to deliver bespoke support and advice to ambitious business owners.

Tax Manager Job Overview

• Manage a diverse client portfolio across a range of client types (e.g., owner-managed businesses, HNWIs, partnerships, trusts, corporates).
• Review and oversee high-quality delivery of tax returns and computations, ensuring technical accuracy and deadlines are met.
• Identify risk areas, improve processes, and ensure consistent standards across the portfolio.
• Support and deliver advisory assignments, such as planning opportunities, restructuring support, transactions support, succession/wealth planning considerations, international/UK issues, and HMRC correspondence/enquiries.
• Spot opportunities in the client base and proactively raise them with Partners and Directors.
• Translate complex tax information into clear, practical advice that clients understand.
• Coach and support junior team members, reviewing their work and developing capability across the team.
• Contribute to a collaborative culture and help strengthen technical and service delivery standards.

Tax Manager Job Requirements

• Proven experience at Manager level (minimum) within an accountancy practice, with a track record across mixed tax compliance and advisory.
• Hold a relevant qualification such as CTA, ACA, ACCA, ATT, or be qualified by experience.
• Strong client-handling skills and the confidence to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Technically curious and commercially minded with an enjoyment for advising alongside filing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• A solution-focused attitude with a desire to continuously develop technical capability and client service standards.
• Must be based in the UK with existing rights to work without requirement for sponsorship.

Tax Manager Benefits

• Competitive salary depending on experience.
• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Your birthday off.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Pension scheme.
• Group life assurance ().
• Group income protection.
• Health cash plan.
• Enhanced paternity and maternity policies.
• Car parking available.
• Access to employee benefits portal (cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Referral Bonus scheme.
• Continuous training and development support for professional qualifications and personal goals.
• Quarterly functions, team events, and socials.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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