Specialist Tax Advisor

Company details and job overview:

This established and reputable accountancy and business services firm, based in Chester, supports a wide range of clients across multiple sectors, offering bookkeeping, VAT, management accounts, tax, and year-end support. The firm is proud of its professional yet friendly working culture and its long-standing relationships with clients across the region.

The business is seeking an experienced Tax Specialist to join a supportive and collaborative team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive range of tax services in full compliance with relevant laws and regulations, ensuring all deadlines are met. The role involves building strong client relationships and providing high-quality tax planning, consultancy, and specialist advice.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provide expert advice across a broad range of tax matters, including:
- Corporate Tax
- International and Inheritance Tax
- Personal Tax
- Trusts and Estates
- VAT and Indirect Taxation
- National Insurance
• Interpret and apply UK and international tax legislation, delivering clear and actionable guidance to clients.
• Build strong relationships with clients, conducting meetings to gather relevant information and communicate complex tax issues in a clear and accessible manner.
• Represent clients in negotiations with HMRC and other regulatory bodies.
• Advise on tax strategy, business structuring, and long-term financial planning.
• Draft legal and tax-related documents, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and trust agreements.
• Undertake estate planning, including residency, domicile status, and inheritance tax considerations.
• Conduct in-depth research and maintain up-to-date knowledge of evolving tax legislation and compliance requirements.
• Prepare and present detailed tax computations, written reports, and client-facing presentations.
• Support clients with environmental tax obligations, customs planning, and efficient VAT structuring.

Qualifications and Requirements:
• ATT or CTA qualified (or equivalent level of expertise).
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Ability to explain complex tax legislation in clear terms.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication.
• Strong negotiation and client relationship management.
• Commercial awareness and discretion with sensitive information.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing deadlines.

Benefits:
• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays, including Christmas shutdown
• Discretionary flexibility around start/finish times (core hours 7.5 per day)
• Opportunities for professional development and long-term progression
• Supportive, collaborative team culture
• Free on-site parking and excellent location

This vacancy is being handled by Thomas Hoather – Kenton Black Finance.

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.