Tax Manager

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days' annual leave

Birthday off

Flexible and hybrid working

Pension scheme

Group life assurance

Health cash plan

Car parking

Employee benefits portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Referral bonus

Training and development support

Social events

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is seeking a Tax Manager for a mixed compliance and advisory role in Northampton with a true hybrid working pattern.

You will manage a diverse client portfolio, deliver tax returns and planning assignments, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with Partners and Directors to raise opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have managerial experience in a mixed tax role (compliance and advisory).
• Qualified in CTA/ACCA/ACA/ATT or by experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication with client-facing skills.
• UK-based with rights to work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse client portfolio across owner-managed businesses, HNWIs, partnerships, trusts, and corporates.
• Review and oversee high-quality delivery of tax returns and computations, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Identify risk areas, improve processes, and maintain consistent standards across the portfolio.
• Deliver advisory assignments such as planning opportunities, restructuring support, transactions support, and wealth planning considerations.
• Spot opportunities in the client base and proactively raise them with Partners and Directors.
• Translate complex tax information into clear, practical advice for clients.
• Coach and support junior team members, reviewing their work and developing capability across the team.
• Contribute to a collaborative culture and strengthen technical and service delivery standards.

Skills

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Team leadership

Education

CTA/ACCA/ACA/ATT or equivalent

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.