Tax Manager – Corporate & Personal Tax (Manchester)

About the role

This newly created Tax Manager position offers the chance to shape a role around your strengths within a rapidly growing, independent chartered accountancy firm in central Manchester. You will join a tax team that has expanded five‑fold in seven years, working across corporate and personal tax, compliance and advisory.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a mixed portfolio of corporate and personal tax clients, ensuring deadlines, quality standards and HMRC compliance are met.
• Provide clear, practical advice to owner‑managed businesses, corporates and private clients, and contribute to advisory and planning projects.
• Oversee and support graduate trainees and intermediate staff, sharing technical knowledge across accounts and tax disciplines.
• Help drive the continued growth and development of the wider tax function.

Required profile

• Qualified tax professional trained at a Top 10, 20 or 30 firm, or an accounts background with strong understanding of financial statements.
• Desire to work across both corporate and personal tax, rather than a single specialism.
• Interest in the stability and culture of an independently owned firm.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary range of £52,000 – £58,000 per year.
• Flexibility to shape the role to match your career aspirations.
• Opportunity to work in a genuinely independent firm with a supportive team.