Tax Accountant

TPF Recruitment Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

20 days' annual leave, increasing with

Buy or sell annual leave option

Professional development support (CTA)

Job summary

TPF Recruitment is supporting a well established Guildford practice to recruit a Tax Accountant for a varied portfolio of private client and corporate tax work. You will work closely with senior team members, develop client relationships and guide junior staff.

The role offers hybrid working, opportunities to develop your technical knowledge and progress within a respected firm with a long history in the South East.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects.
• Experience in UK accountancy practice preferred.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of private client tax clients, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements and internal deadlines
• Preparing self assessment tax returns for individuals, trusts and partnerships
• Preparing rental accounts, small self employed accounts and trust accounts
• Advising clients of their tax liabilities and responding to queries, with support from senior colleagues where required
• Managing client correspondence, telephone calls and meetings
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence, enquiries and queries
• Assisting partners and senior team members with technical queries and tax advisory projects
• Providing support and guidance to junior members of the team
• Assisting with capital gains tax planning and returns, including holdover relief and the effective use of losses
• Preparing corporation tax computations for standalone companies and small groups
• Assisting with P11D forms, PAYE Settlement Agreement calculations and submissions, and ATED returns

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

ATT

CTA studies / CTA

Job description

Guildford, United Kingdom | Posted on 20/10/2026

TPF Recruitment is delighted to be supporting a well established accountancy practice in Guildford in their search for a Tax Accountant to join their growing tax team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected firm with a long history and a strong reputation for delivering high quality accountancy and tax advisory services. The practice works with a diverse portfolio of private individuals, businesses and trusts, offering an interesting mix of compliance and advisory work.

The firm is part of a growing Top 40 accountancy group, providing access to a wider network, specialist expertise and opportunities for career progression. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, technology and professional development, this is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious tax professional looking to develop their technical knowledge and build a long term career within practice.

About the Role

This is a varied and hands on position where you will manage a portfolio of private client tax work while gaining exposure to wider corporate tax and advisory matters. You will work closely with senior members of the team, develop client relationships and support junior colleagues where required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of private client tax clients, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements and internal deadlines
• Preparing self assessment tax returns for individuals, trusts and partnerships
• Preparing rental accounts, small self employed accounts and trust accounts
• Advising clients of their tax liabilities and responding to queries, with support from senior colleagues where required
• Managing client correspondence, telephone calls and meetings
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence, enquiries and queries
• Assisting partners and senior team members with technical queries and tax advisory projects
• Providing support and guidance to junior members of the team
• Assisting with capital gains tax planning and returns, including holdover relief and the effective use of losses
• Preparing corporation tax computations for standalone companies and small groups
• Assisting with P11D forms, PAYE Settlement Agreement calculations and submissions, and ATED returns

The role offers a broad mix of private client and corporate tax work, with the opportunity to develop your advisory skills and take on greater responsibility as your experience grows.

Requirements

Who We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will be an experienced tax professional with a background in UK accountancy practice, looking to further develop their technical expertise within a supportive and forward thinking firm.

We would be keen to hear from candidates who have:

• ATT qualification, ideally with an interest in pursuing or already studying towards CTA
• Around 2 to 4 years' UK accountancy practice experience
• Experience across personal tax and corporation tax
• Good knowledge of self assessment tax returns and private client compliance
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in dealing directly with clients
• Strong IT skills and the ability to adapt to new software and technology
• A proactive, commercially minded approach and a willingness to take ownership of their work
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while also managing their own workload independently
• A competitive salary, reviewed annually
• Hybrid working options to support work life balance
• 20 days' annual leave, increasing by one day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of five additional days, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure days
• The option to buy or sell annual leave
• Ongoing professional development and support towards further qualifications, including CTA
• Clear opportunities for career progression and specialisation
• Exposure to interesting tax advisory work and opportunities to develop technical expertise

We’re keen to remain the leading provider of top accountancy talent in the South East. To do this, we’re always looking to expand our network, and we know that great candidates like you can help us connect with other brilliant professionals.

If your friends, family or colleagues are considering a new opportunity and have relevant experience in accountancy or tax, we’d love to speak with them.

As a thank you, for every candidate you refer who we successfully place in a permanent role, we will give you up to £500 in Love2Shop vouchers. (Terms & Conditions apply).