About Crowe Crowe is a leading national firm offering audit, tax, advisory, and consulting services with global reach and local expertise. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks worldwide, we have access to over 40,000 professionals across 140+ countries and more than 800 offices globally.
Role Overview
We have a vacancy for a Professional Practice & Private Client tax manager to work in our Kent office tax team. This is a full‑time permanent role with flexible working and progression opportunities. You will work closely with the tax partners and other managers and will manage the delivery of private client tax work to our Kent client base, advising sole traders, directors of owner‑managed businesses and family businesses, high net worth individuals and trusts. You will be involved in a variety of private client self‑assessment compliance work, tax advisory work, and project‑based planning and structuring work. You will also contribute to business development initiatives and help generate new work.
We expect you to be qualified ACA/CTA (or equivalent) with relevant, practical, private client compliance and advisory experience. Trust taxation experience is preferred, although not essential. You should use your initiative and work well as part of a team, liaising with other tax specialists and departments such as audit and our business solutions team.
The Role Requirements
* ACA/CTA or equivalent qualification essential.
* Experience in the professional and private client sector, particularly in managing a compliance portfolio and providing tax advisory services to clients.
* A passion for client service.
* Display an energy and enthusiasm and focus on achieving results.
Your Direct Client Responsibilities
* Developing and managing the private client relationship with clients.
* Leading work and actively involved in the provision of advisory projects to clients (proactively and reactively), including clients of other departments and offices. Reporting directly to tax partners and directors.
* Reviewing advice prepared by more junior members to a standard ready for partner approval.
* Tax compliance services:
* Managing the personal tax relationship on your client portfolio.
* Overseeing the personal tax compliance cycle for your portfolio (including tax computations, returns and payments) and liaising with the client and HM Revenue & Customs.
* Delegating preparatory aspects of personal tax work to junior members and reviewing their work.
* Liaising with other agents and third parties such as investment managers, stockbrokers and banks where necessary.
* Dealing with HM Revenue & Customs enquiries into tax returns on client portfolio and on other clients as appropriate.
* Actively communicating with clients regularly and discussing tax changes that may affect their circumstances.
* Active liaison with Partners to raise awareness of changes in the business and personal situations of mutual clients.
* Prioritising and organising own work to be acceptable to all Partners with whom you work.
* Leading and supporting business development initiatives, including identifying opportunities to provide additional services to clients and contacts.
* Taking primary responsibility for the financial performance for the work performed on your clients and on other project work.
* Billing responsibility for your work, balancing the requirement to maximise recovery and manage client expectations.
* Considering and managing risk in all interactions with clients.
* Showing a sense of urgency and understanding of how the delivery of work (speed, attention to detail, quality) impacts the Firm’s ability to serve our clients.
Your Personal And Team Responsibilities
* Demonstrating personal commitment to your work and team success; showing a positive attitude and enthusiasm for work and taking initiative to make improvements when appropriate.
* Consistently treating colleagues with fairness and respect.
* Providing and being receptive to regular and constructive feedback that improves self and others. Continually developing skills and knowledge.
* Coaching team members by sharing experience and knowledge.
* Providing on‑the‑job training for developing colleagues.
* Participating in service line, office and firm‑wide activities.
Qualities We Are Looking For
* Enthusiasm, proactivity and happy to be challenged by a variety of different work.
* Ability to execute work efficiently, delivering excellent service and bringing the full breadth of Crowe’s capability to support our clients.
* Delivering work to the highest quality.
* Strong tax technical compliance and advisory knowledge.
* Ability to correctly interpret client information and other source documents to identify tax risks and opportunities.
* Demonstration of the ability to effectively understand and manage risk matters.
Following changes to government policy in April 2024, we only accept applications from individuals with an existing, permanent right to live and work in the UK.
Closing Date
28 May 2026
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