Tax Senior

TN Recruits; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

23 days' holiday + bank holidays

Paid time off between Christmas and NY

Parking

Training and development opportunities

Exam bonuses

Employee Assistance Programme

Social events

Job summary

TN Recruits is seeking a Tax Senior for a well-established accountancy practice in Sevenoaks. You will lead a portfolio of personal tax clients, handling a mix of compliance, advisory, and planning work while gaining exposure to Tax Managers and Partners.

Join a supportive team with strong development opportunities, a healthy work-life balance, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your professional growth.

Qualifications

• Three years' experience in personal tax is required.
• Strong personal tax compliance knowledge.
• Excellent attention to detail and client communication skills.
• Confident when dealing directly with clients and HMRC.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review personal tax returns and MT D submissions with minimal supervision.
• Manage a portfolio of personal tax clients and act as day-to-day contact.
• Prepare, review, and submit P11Ds and calculate benefits in kind.
• Identify tax planning opportunities and liaise with HMRC as needed.
• Review junior staff work and manage workflow across the portfolio.

Skills

Attention to detail

Client communication

Excel

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tax Senior

Are you an experienced Personal Tax professional ready to take greater ownership of your own client portfolio?

Would you like more exposure to advisory and tax planning work, rather than focusing purely on compliance?

Looking for a supportive accountancy practice where you can develop your career, work closely with Managers and Partners, and still enjoy a healthy work-life balance?

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Tax Senior to join a highly established and supportive accountancy practice in Sevenoaks.

This is an ideal move for a personal tax professional who wants more than simply processing returns. The successful Tax Senior will manage their own portfolio, work across a varied mix of compliance, advisory and tax planning assignments, and gain direct exposure to Tax Managers and Partners.

With excellent development opportunities, a strong benefits package and a genuine focus on work-life balance, this could be the next step in a long-term tax career.

About the role

Joining an established and growing tax department, the Tax Senior will take responsibility for a portfolio of personal tax clients while handling increasingly complex and interesting assignments.

Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and reviewing personal tax and Making Tax Digital (MTD) returns with minimal supervision
• Managing a portfolio and acting as a key day-to-day contact for clients
• Preparing, reviewing and submitting P11Ds
• Calculating benefits in kind and employer Class 1A NICs
• Producing accurate income tax and capital gains tax computations
• Identifying tax planning opportunities
• Handling inheritance tax, capital gains and non-resident matters
• Liaising directly with clients and resolving queries
• Dealing with HMRC correspondence, enquiries and disclosures
• Reviewing junior team members' work and providing guidance
• Managing workflow and deadlines across the client portfolio
• There is also scope to continue developing professional knowledge and qualifications, including ATT, CTA and ACA.

What we are looking for

The successful Tax Senior will ideally offer:

• At least three years' experience in personal tax
• Strong personal tax compliance knowledge
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confidence dealing directly with clients
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel

What's in it for you

This is an opportunity to build a career within a supportive, established practice that invests in its people.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 23 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Paid time off between Christmas and New Year
• Parking
• Training and development opportunities
• Exam bonuses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Social events and payday lunches

About the company

The successful Tax Senior will join an established accountancy and business advisory practice. It offers a friendly, collegiate and supportive working environment where employees are encouraged to:

• Develop professionally
• Put forward their own ideas
• Take ownership of their careers
• Work alongside experienced professionals
• Build long-term client relationships
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance