Accounts and Tax Manager

Cripps Recruitment; Banbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Medical cash plan

Flexible working policy

Enhanced maternity

Death in service cover

Range of voluntary benefits

Job summary

Cripps Recruitment Limited is seeking an Accounts & Tax Manager for its Banbury office. The role focuses on delivering bespoke accountancy and tax planning services to rural clients, including landed estates and equine/bloodstock interests.

ACCA/ACA qualification or CTA is preferred, with opportunities to develop the team and contribute to business development. The successful candidate will drive client service, manage a portfolio, and lead a growing rural advisory team within the firm.

Qualifications

• ACCA or ACA qualification and/or CTA as preferred
• Experience in accountancy and tax advisory is required
• Strong client-facing and team development skills

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of rural clients with tax computations and advisory
• Provide robust tax advice and reporting to clients
• Develop and lead the accounts & tax team, including appraisals and feedback
• Oversee WIP, billing, and ensure file quality and client onboarding
• Identify advisory opportunities and support partners on complex matters
• Collaborate on firm-wide projects and technology initiatives

Skills

ACCA/ACA

Education

ACCA/ACA/CTA

Job description

Our client, a successful and growing accountancy practice is recruiting for an Accounts & Tax Manager to join the rural accounts and advisory team at the firm's Banbury office. The ideal candidate will be ACCA or ACA qualified, and /or CTA.

This growing firm will offer a salary in line with experience with regular reviews, and a good benefits package including

• private medical cover
• medical cash plan
• flexible working policy
• enhanced maternity
• death in service cover
• a range of voluntary benefits

The varied client base includes landed estates, farms and rural businesses, and equine and bloodstock and as Accounts & Tax Manager you will provide a bespoke accountancy and tax planning services to each client.

The successful candidate will also play a key role in developing the team, both through business development and staff development.

As Accounts & Tax Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Manage a portfolio of rural clients which will involve significant internal liaison, meetings with clients, approve technically robust tax computations, identify technical issues, deliver complex tax advisory outcomes, maintain technical knowledge, and provide exceptional client service in line with the firm's Service Charter
• Demonstrate exceptional technical knowledge and deliver this to clients through robust, effective advisory reporting and guidance
• Manage and develop the team, conduct reviews, provide feedback, delegate appropriately, and build a confident, technically capable team
• Drive process efficiency and technology adoption, oversee WIP and billing, maintain compliance trackers, drive team productivity through recoveries and chargeable output, ensure files meet quality standards, and support client onboarding
• Identify advisory opportunities both within existing clients and new clients, support partners on complex client matters and attend external events to build personal and the firm's profile
• Collaborate with other teams and contribute to wider firm initiatives including best practice and technology projects

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.