At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage your own client portfolio and ensure timely tax compliance.
- Company: Join AAB, a leading professional services firm with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, private medical insurance, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Opportunities for mentoring and career progression in a dynamic team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while growing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Professional tax qualification and 2-3 years of relevant experience required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
AAB is a leading professional services firm operating across the UK, Ireland, and the USA. We specialise in the mid-market, supporting individuals, family businesses, and organisations with a full suite of services including audit, tax, corporate finance, payroll, people consultancy, and wealth management. With 1,000+ team members, we deliver expert support to clients all over the world.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We succeed together as one team, building strong client relationships through passion, empathy, and straightforward advice. That’s what makes AAB different. We invest in brilliant talent across every area of the business, offering tailored training, professional qualifications, and continuous support to help you grow.
Your growth matters to us. We’ll give you the tools, encouragement, and opportunities to lead, learn, and make an impact. Guided by our six core values, we foster a culture where collaboration, trust, and enthusiasm thrive.
At AAB, your career is what you make it. We are here to help you turn ambition into action, whether that’s becoming a technical expert, a future leader, or someone who simply makes a difference every day. If you're ready to be part of a team that’s united by purpose and driven by values, we’d love to hear from you.
ESG Commitment
We take our responsibility seriously. From reducing our environmental impact, to supporting education through training and talent programmes, to giving back to our local communities with our charitable initiative ABBIE- ESG is part of who we are.
Role Purpose
- Responsibility for managing your own client portfolio, being the main point of contact for those clients and ensuring completion of any related MTD quarterly reporting, Final Declarations and Self-Assessment tax returns by the relevant filing deadlines each year.
- Responsibility for following AAB Tax Compliance processes, as well as other internal processes required in the performance of your duties. This includes the use of technology to improve efficiency within the business, maintaining accurate client data, and the accurate and real time completion of timesheets and all workflow/job management tools.
- Financial Management of own portfolio including review and management of own WIP, proposals for new work, raising fees and proposing fee uplifts for additional work where required.
- Identifying opportunities for additional work within your client portfolio and cross-selling services as and when required.
- Meeting targets for winning new work as set by the leadership team each year.
- Reviewing work prepared by junior team members.
- Undertaking the preparation of ad hoc advisory work arising within your own client portfolio, including but not limited to Real time CGT reporting, Remuneration planning, CGT calculations, Trust Registrations, IHT returns etc.
- Liaising and working with the Tax Advisory team and other Business Units including but not limited to BAG, as and when required.
- Line management responsibilities for junior members of the team.
- Mentoring, support and training junior members of team to aid their development and career progression opportunities.
- Help embed change and the use of new technology within AAB processes.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential:
- Relevant professional tax qualification (e.g. CA, ATT, CTA, STEP or similar)
- At least 2-3 years post qualification tax compliance experience in an Assistant Manager role or higher.
- Experience in dealing with Trust and Estate Tax Compliance, TRS, Trust administration and IHT Returns is essential, although client portfolio will also include other clients.
- Ability to undertake independent technical research
- Track record of handling a client portfolio with strong client engagement
Desirable:
- Estate Administration
- Experience using CCH Personal Tax, CCH Trust Accounts and related applications.
- Good knowledge in the use of Excel and Word.
What AAB Offer
We want you to feel supported inside and outside of work. That’s why we offer a benefits package designed for your wellbeing, lifestyle, and career.
- Annual leave (plus public holidays), with the option to buy or carry over leave
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- Paid volunteering day to support causes that matter to you
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for you and the option to cover family members
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Death in Service benefit
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance policies to support you and your family
- Hybrid working model
- Agile working culture that supports flexible hours and smarter working
- Modern office spaces designed for collaboration, focus, and wellbeing
Private Client Compliance Trust Tax Manager/Senior Manager in Leeds employer: AAB
AAB is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and supportive work culture, making it an ideal place for Strategic HR Consultants to thrive. With a strong emphasis on professional development and mentoring, employees are encouraged to grow their skills while contributing to meaningful client advisory projects in the vibrant city of Belfast. The hybrid working model further enhances work-life balance, allowing for flexibility and innovation in delivering HR consulting services.
