Lead a trusts and estates portfolio for high‑net‑worth clients, advise on CGT, IHT and trust matters, manage compliance and HMRC enquiries, review and mentor junior staff, support Partners on complex work and business development, and drive process improvements and billing delivery.
We’re looking for an experienced Tax Manager with a strong trusts and estates background to join our growing Private Client Tax team. This is a key leadership role, offering responsibility for a varied portfolio of trusts, estates and high‑net‑worth individuals, alongside oversight and development of a team of junior staff.
You’ll play a central role in delivering high quality trust and estate tax advice, leading client relationships, supporting Partners and Directors on complex matters, and helping shape and develop the trusts and estates offering within the firm.
This role can be based in either our City or West End office, with hybrid working available.
You’ll play a central role in delivering high quality trust and estate tax advice, leading client relationships, supporting Partners and Directors on complex matters, and helping shape and develop the trusts and estates offering within the firm.
This role can be based in either our City or West End office, with hybrid working available.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing a trusts and estates‑focused client portfolio
- Acting as the main contact for trustees, executors, beneficiaries and advisers
- Leading trust and estate advisory work, including written reports
- Advising on CGT and IHT planning, including trusts and lifetime transfers
- Overseeing trust accounts and trust/estate tax returns
- Managing WIP, billing and delivery against deadlines
- Supporting Partners with business development
- Reviewing work and mentoring junior team members
- Driving process improvements and efficiency
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- CTA and/or STEP qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Strong background in UK trusts and estates
- Solid technical private client tax knowledge, including anti‑avoidance
- Experience with trust and IHT compliance
- Confident managing HMRC enquiries and settlements
- Strong advisory and technical writing skills
- Proven people management and coaching experience
- Commercially aware and client focused
For full details of the role, please download the full job description.
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About
At Moore Kingston Smith, we believe in the potential of people to make a positive impact, fuelled by the power of genuine understanding. Working with small, medium and large clients, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory, tax and audit firm with expertise across multiple sectors, uniquely positioned to help people realise their ambitions. Our London and regional teams deliver quality results locally and nationally, and worldwide alongside the Moore Global network. Through respect, collaboration and active listening, understanding is at the heart of everything we do with our clients, colleagues and communities. We value people and projects that promote positive change for the future. Come and join us to make a difference.
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