Job Description
Tax Associate – Private Client Team
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Working for long-established, forward thinking firm with a strong reputation for delivering expert legal / tax advice with a personal touch. Our Private Client team continues to grow, and we are seeking a skilled Tax Associate to support our busy and collaborative department. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected regional firm offering high quality work, professional development, and a supportive team culture.
About the Role
As a Tax Associate within our Private Client team, you will play a key role in delivering high quality tax compliance and advisory services to a broad range of clients. Your responsibilities will include:
• Completing Self Assessment Tax Returns for estates and individual clients
• Managing Capital Gains Tax reporting, including 60 day filings
• Preparing Inheritance Tax (IHT) returns, including those relating to estates and lifetime transfers
• Working closely with Trustees, partners, and colleagues to provide clear, expert tax guidance
• Supporting the wider Private Client team with technical tax input where required
While the role is ideally based in our Poundbury office, we are open to candidates working from other locations, with hybrid flexibility available.
Requirements
Essential
• ATT and/or TEP qualification
• Strong experience in personal tax compliance
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage deadlines
• Confident communication skills and a client focused approach
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
Desirable
• AAT (or equivalent) qualification
• Experience working in a legal or professional services environment