Tax Manager - Trust and Estates
Hybrid London Full-time Manager Tax
At a glance
Manager-level Tax role at Moore Kingston Smith. London · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate £54,430–£80,000 across the United Kingdom.
Estimated pay
Moore Kingston Smith has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
£54,430 – £80,000
What the middle half of mid-level tax roles in the United Kingdom paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 9 postings that stated pay, median £73,100. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.
RoleTax
SeniorityManager
LocationLondon
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
PostedApr 8, 2026
Role brief
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What you'll do
- Manage a client portfolio centered on trusts and estates, including clients with varied income and gains
- Lead personal tax and trust advice, handle one-off assignments, and address capital gains and inheritance tax matters
- Oversee trust accounts and UK tax returns, while tracking work against delivery targets
- Act as a main contact for clients, prepare reports, and lead discussions with current and prospective clients
- Coach and appraise junior colleagues, provide technical training, and improve team processes
What you bring
- CTA or STEP qualification, or equivalent experience
- A strong grounding in UK trusts, estates and private client tax, including anti-avoidance
- Experience handling trust and inheritance tax compliance, plus HMRC enquiries and settlements
- A record of managing and developing staff, with strong advisory writing and client communication skills
Who this fits
This manager-level, client-facing role suits someone comfortable advising trustees, executors, high-net-worth individuals and professional advisers, while overseeing junior staff. You can work from either the City or West End office, with hybrid working available.
From the employer
We are looking for a Manager to join our growing Private Client Tax team, where a significant part of the role will involve advising on trusts, estates and their beneficiaries.
You will play a key role in managing and overseeing the delivery of the trust and estates private client offering for the team, including identifying opportunities to improve internal processes and efficiencies. You will also be involved in driving the delivery of personal tax and trust advisory work, including preparing reports and leading discussions with prospective and existing clients.
You will mentor and oversee junior staff to support their ongoing development, provide technical training, and ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of compliance and advisory services.
This is a key client-facing role requiring you to engage confidently and professionally with trustees, executors, high net worth individuals, and other professional advisers. Strong technical expertise is essential, as is the ability to clearly communicate complex tax matters to non-specialists.
This role can be based in either our City or West End office, with hybrid working available.
For full details of the role requirements, please download the full job description.
You will play a key role in managing and overseeing the delivery of the trust and estates private client offering for the team, including identifying opportunities to improve internal processes and efficiencies. You will also be involved in driving the delivery of personal tax and trust advisory work, including preparing reports and leading discussions with prospective and existing clients.
You will mentor and oversee junior staff to support their ongoing development, provide technical training, and ensure the effective day-to-day delivery of compliance and advisory services.
This is a key client-facing role requiring you to engage confidently and professionally with trustees, executors, high net worth individuals, and other professional advisers. Strong technical expertise is essential, as is the ability to clearly communicate complex tax matters to non-specialists.
This role can be based in either our City or West End office, with hybrid working available.
- Provide support to partners and directors in the effective running of the team and in winning new work.
- Managing a client portfolio, the greater part of which will include trusts and estates, with multiple sources of income and gains.
- Driving the delivery of technical advisory work on the portfolio.
- Dealing with one off advisory and compliance assignments.
- A key point of contact for the client.
- Dealing with a range of capital gains tax and inheritance tax issues.
- Overseeing the accounting and UK tax return filling process for a broad variety of clients.
- Monitoring work progress against targets.
- Providing feedback and giving input into staff appraisals, as well as direct responsibility for appraising staff.
- Monitor progress and encourage the personal development of all team members.
- Ability to produce written work to a high standard.
- Make suggestions and implement changes in order to improve efficiency within the team.
- 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 requirements, please download the full job description.
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