Tax Accountant

Hamilton Woods; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Woods is seeking an experienced Tax Accountant to join the Finance team on a permanent hybrid basis. You will own a broad tax portfolio across UK and international operations, shaping compliance, governance, and risk management while advising stakeholders on commercially-driven tax strategy.

In this role you will partner with Finance leadership and HR, Payroll, and Legal to ensure accurate tax obligations, drive process improvements, and influence tax-related decisions across the

Qualifications

• CTA/ACA/ACCA qualification with significant tax experience.
• Strong technical knowledge across a broad range of tax disciplines.
• Experience covering corporate, partnership, VAT and international tax.
• Ability to interpret complex tax legislation into practical commercial advice.
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Proactive approach to risks, process and controls improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax governance, compliance, reporting and risk management.
• Support corporate and partnership tax computations and provisions.
• Oversee UK and international VAT compliance and registrations.
• Coordinate international tax matters including transfer pricing.
• Partner with HR/Payroll to manage employment taxes and benefits.
• Provide commercially focused tax advisory for strategic projects.

Skills

CTA / ACA / ACCA qualification

Broad tax disciplines

Corporate, partnership, VAT & intl tax

Interpreting tax law into commercial ~

Senior stakeholder engagement

Proactive risks & process improvement

Education

CTA/ACA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 DOE

Locations: Northampton, Manchester, Birmingham or London

Working pattern: Hybrid

Position: Permanent

Tax Accountant | Professional Services

I'm currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an experienced Tax Accountant to join the Finance team of a leading professional services organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong tax professional to take ownership of a broad and varied tax portfolio, working across UK and international operations.

You’ll play a key role in shaping tax compliance, governance and risk management, whilst providing commercially focused advice to stakeholders across the business.

The opportunity

Working closely with Finance leadership and teams across HR, Payroll, Legal and the wider business, you’ll be responsible for ensuring tax obligations are met accurately and efficiently, whilst supporting the organisation's wider tax strategy.

The role offers plenty of variety, combining hands‑on technical tax work with business partnering, advisory responsibilities and opportunities to influence and improve processes.

Key responsibilities

• Tax Governance & Compliance: Lead tax compliance, reporting and risk management, oversee legislative changes and manage relationships with HMRC and other tax authorities.


• Corporate & Partnership Tax: Support corporation tax computations, tax provisions, LLP tax reporting and partner tax matters.


• VAT & Indirect Tax: Lead UK and international VAT compliance, registrations, returns and provide practical VAT advice across the business.


• International Tax: Coordinate overseas tax compliance, transfer pricing, withholding taxes, permanent establishment and international tax matters.


• Employment Taxes: Support PAYE, National Insurance, benefits and expenses compliance, working closely with HR and Payroll.


• Business Partnering & Advisory: Provide commercially focused tax advice, support strategic projects and identify opportunities to improve tax processes, controls and systems.

What we're looking for

• CTA qualified, or ACA/ACCA qualified with significant relevant tax experience.


• Strong technical knowledge across a broad range of tax disciplines.


• Experience covering corporate, partnership, VAT and international tax matters.


• The ability to interpret complex tax legislation and translate it into practical commercial advice.


• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and working collaboratively across different business functions.


• A proactive approach to identifying risks, improving processes and driving best practice