Private Client Tax Assistant Manager

MHA | London

Are you an ambitious Private Client Tax professional ready to take the next step in your career? At MHA, you’ll join a people-first firm where your expertise, ideas, and perspective are genuinely valued.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our London Private Client Tax team, working on complex, high-value matters for high-net-worth individuals, families, and trusts while developing your technical and advisory skills in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

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Why Join MHA?

MHA is one of the UK’s top 15 accountancy firms and the independent UK member firm of Baker Tilly International, the world’s 9th largest global network. That means you’ll benefit from both strong local expertise and international reach.

What truly makes us different, however, is our commitment to people. We are proud to foster a culture where individuals are supported, developed, and empowered to grow. Our investment in learning, career development, and well-being is at the heart of everything we do.

What sets us apart

• People-first culture where every individual is recognised and supported

• Access to a global network of knowledge and opportunity

• A collaborative, ambitious team environment

• Award-winning development programmes designed to help you progress

• Proud recipients of Gold Investors in People accreditation

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About the Role

As a Private Client Tax Assistant Manager in our London office, you will work with a broad and sophisticated client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and offshore structures.

This role offers a varied mix of compliance, advisory, and dispute resolution work, with particular exposure to more complex cases. You’ll also have the opportunity to broaden your expertise across international and cross-border matters, inheritance tax planning, and owner-managed business restructuring projects.

We are looking for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, building trusted client relationships, and contributing to a team that goes beyond compliance to deliver meaningful insight and value.

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What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you will contribute across a wide range of responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Preparing, reviewing, and submitting annual tax returns for delegated clients

• Advising clients on a range of private client tax matters, including international and cross-border issues

• Managing and supporting a diverse portfolio of clients, including:

• High-net-worth individuals

• Wealthy families

• Trusts and offshore structures

• Ensuring tax returns are fully compliant with current regulations

• Liaising directly with HMRC and clients on personal tax matters

• Managing HMRC interventions, including:

• s9A enquiries

• other investigations

• voluntary disclosures

• Maintaining and developing your technical expertise through continuing professional development

• Identifying opportunities for advisory work and helping to generate new business

• Supporting business development and marketing initiatives

• Coaching and supporting junior team members in their development

• Assisting senior staff and partners on complex advisory projects

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Exposure You Can Expect

Our London team has a strong focus on complex and intellectually rewarding work. Depending on your experience and interests, there is flexibility to tailor your involvement in specialist areas such as:

• International tax matters, including offshore trusts and structures

• Inheritance tax planning

• Owner-managed business restructuring, including:

• mergers

• demergers

• acquisitions

• tax due diligence

• profit extraction

• succession planning

This is an excellent opportunity to deepen both your **technical capability** and your **commercial awareness** while gaining hands-on exposure to high-level client work.

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Who We’re Looking For

We’re keen to hear from professionals who are either ready to step into an Assistant Manager position or already operating at Assistant Manager level and looking for their next challenge in a firm that will support long-term growth.

Key requirements

• Experience in Private Client Tax

• CTA / ACA / ACCA qualified or equivalent

• Strong interest in developing both technically and professionally

• Confident using Excel, Word, and tax software

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to supervise and support junior team members

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise effectively

• Good client focus and commercial awareness

• Sound problem-solving and decision-making ability

• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment

• A positive, committed, and professional approach when working with both clients and colleagues

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What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will thrive if you are:

• Curious and eager to keep learning

• Relationship-focused, with a passion for delivering excellent client service

• Commercially aware, able to identify opportunities beyond the immediate task

• Collaborative, enjoying working closely with colleagues across levels

• Ambitious, with a clear desire to progress your career

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Rewards and Benefits

At MHA, we know that people perform at their best when they feel supported, recognised, and empowered. Our benefits package is designed to help you succeed both professionally and personally.

What we offer

• Agile working with core hours from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

• Two home working days to support work-life balance

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

• Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days

• Competitive salary package

• Employee recognition awards, including:

• Outstanding Performance Award Bonus

• discretionary annual bonus

• additional recognition initiatives

• A strengthened succession planning programme

• A supportive management structure focused on helping you reach your potential

• Employee Assistance Programme, including:

• free confidential 24-hour support

• unlimited counselling sessions

• access to virtual doctors for you and your family

• And much more

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Why This Opportunity Matters

This is more than a tax role. It is an opportunity to join a firm where you can make a genuine impact, build meaningful client relationships, and develop a career with breadth, depth, and international exposure.

If you want to be part of a business that celebrates individuality, encourages innovation, and invests in your future, MHA could be the ideal next step.

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Apply Now

Take the next step in your Private Client Tax career with MHA in London.

Apply now and become part of a team where your contribution is valued, your development is supported, and your future is full of opportunity.