Tax Accountant or Tax Manager

  • Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
  • King's Lynn, Norfolk
  • Nov 14, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

  • Tax Senior or Manager
  • Norfolk
  • Full-time or part-time

Are you an experienced tax professional looking for a role that can be shaped around your strengths, experience and future ambitions?

Hays is working with an established and growing accountancy practice that is looking to strengthen its tax team. Rather than taking a rigid approach to the appointment, the firm is focused on finding the right person and is open to tailoring the responsibilities accordingly.

Whether your background is predominantly in personal tax, trusts, Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax, estates or probate, the role can be adapted to make the best use of your experience. It could suit someone ready to step up and broaden their responsibilities, or an established Tax Senior looking for greater flexibility and a supportive long-term move.

The role

Depending on your experience and interests, your responsibilities may include:

  • Managing a portfolio of personal and business tax clients
  • Preparing and reviewing personal tax returns and computations
  • Advising individuals, families and owner-managed businesses on tax planning
  • Supporting Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax and Income Tax matters
  • Assisting with trusts, estates, succession planning and probate-related tax work
  • Preparing Inheritance Tax accounts and liaising with HMRC
  • Reviewing work and supporting more junior colleagues
  • Building strong relationships with clients and professional contacts
  • Playing a part in the continued development of the tax offering.

You do not need to have experience across every area. The client is open-minded about the background of the successful candidate and will tailor the position around the skills they bring.

About you

You will have previous tax experience gained within an accountancy practice. You may hold ATT, CTA, ACA or ACCA, be working towards a qualification, or be qualified through experience. Experience in areas such as personal tax, trusts, Inheritance Tax, estates or probate would be valuable, but the priority is finding someone who is proactive, client-focused and keen to develop.

What's on offer

  • A role tailored to your experience and career goals
  • Full-time or part-time working
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Ongoing professional development and qualification support
  • Career progression and the opportunity to take on greater responsibility
  • A friendly, collaborative working environment
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • Free parking
  • Pension and enhanced sick pay
  • Funded professional memberships
  • Employee wellbeing support and regular team social events

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive practice where the emphasis is on finding the right fit rather than expecting candidates to match a fixed job description.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Cara Whyte at Hays.

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