Personal Tax Manager - Cardiff

Clark Wood - Tax Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable accountancy practice in Cardiff is looking for an experienced Personal Tax Manager to oversee a diverse tax portfolio and lead a team. The ideal candidate will be ATT/CTA or ACA/ACCA qualified, with strong technical knowledge and excellent communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to work in a progressive environment with hybrid working, flexible hours, and a range of lifestyle perks including health and wellbeing support. Contact Eleanor Snow for more information.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Generous family-friendly policies

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Financial protection benefits

Lifestyle perks

Qualifications

• Significant experience in personal tax within a practice environment.
• Ability to manage a large and varied workload.
• Experience supervising and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of compliance work and provide high-level technical advice.
• Review detailed personal tax returns and manage client relationships.
• Contribute to business development activities and prepare proposals.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and support team development.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Relationship-building skills

Sound commercial awareness

Organised and detail-focused

Education

ATT/CTA or ACA/ACCA qualified

Qualified by experience

Job description

Personal Tax Manager - Cardiff

Clark Wood are currently working with a leading, fast‑growing and highly reputable accountancy practice in South Wales who are seeking an experienced and driven Personal Tax Manager to join their successful and expanding Private Client Tax team.

This forward‑thinking firm has built a strong reputation for providing high‑quality advisory and compliance services to a broad range of private clients, including high‑net‑worth individuals, business owners, directors, and families with complex tax affairs. With a modern structure, a supportive culture, and a strong commitment to work‑life balance and professional development, they offer an excellent platform for an ambitious tax professional seeking genuine progression.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will take ownership of a substantial and diverse personal tax portfolio, overseeing the delivery of compliance work and providing high‑level technical advice on a range of complex matters. You will review detailed personal tax returns, manage client relationships, identify advisory opportunities, and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the firm’s exceptional quality standards. You will contribute to business development activities, attend networking events, prepare proposals, and support fee‑winning initiatives.

You will play a key leadership role within the team, supervising and mentoring junior staff, overseeing workflow planning, contributing to departmental training, and supporting the wider management group with elements of people management such as recruitment, holiday approvals, and performance monitoring. You will be a trusted adviser to clients while actively helping to drive efficiencies, championing new technologies, and supporting continuous process improvements across the department.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be ATT/CTA or ACA/ACCA qualified (or qualified by experience) with significant experience in personal tax within a practice environment. You will possess strong technical knowledge, excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, sound commercial awareness, and the ability to make informed decisions within your remit. You should be highly organised, detail‑focused, and able to manage a large and varied workload while supporting the development of your team.

Benefits

This is an outstanding opportunity for a motivated Personal Tax Manager to join a progressive firm offering hybrid working, flexible hours, generous family‑friendly policies, comprehensive health and wellbeing support, strong financial protection benefits, and a wide range of lifestyle perks.

For more information, please contact Eleanor Snow at Clark Wood on 07375 801311 or email [e-mail].

We also offer a £500 referral bonus for any successful introductions.