Personal Tax Accountant – Develop Your Expertise

Location: Wimborne, Dorset
Salary: £26,000–£32,000 DOE
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Enjoy personal tax and ready to take your knowledge further?

Whether you’re looking to specialise or build on your existing tax experience, this opportunity offers varied client work, exposure to more complex tax matters and full study support towards ATT and CTA qualifications.

We’re recruiting for an established and growing accountancy practice in Wimborne, where you’ll help individuals, high-net-worth clients, sole traders and landlords navigate their personal tax obligations.

You’ll build relationships, develop your technical skills and work towards managing your own client portfolio—with ongoing learning and progression opportunities along the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Preparing and submitting Self Assessment Tax Returns for a varied portfolio.
• Helping clients with personal tax queries and providing practical advice.
• Gaining exposure to buy-to-let property, foreign income, residency and Capital Gains Tax.
• Liaising directly with clients and HMRC to resolve queries and enquiries.
• Keeping client records accurate and ensuring compliance deadlines are met.
• Building trusted, long-term client relationships.
• Developing towards responsibility for your own portfolio.

What You’ll Bring

You enjoy getting the details right, explaining things clearly and helping clients make sense of their tax affairs.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Ideally, at least two years’ experience within an accountancy practice.
• Hands-on experience preparing Self Assessment Tax Returns.
• A good working knowledge of UK personal tax compliance.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confidence communicating with clients and HMRC.
• A proactive, commercially minded approach.
• Experience using tax or accountancy software and Microsoft Office.

IRIS experience and an ATT qualification—or progress towards ATT—would be an advantage, but neither is essential.

What’s in It for You?

• £26,000–£30,000 salary, depending on experience.
• Full ATT and CTA study support to help you progress professionally.
• A generous study budget and ongoing CPD.
• Opportunities to develop your career and manage your own client portfolio.
• Flexible working options.
• Additional leave.
• On-site parking.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Company events and referral incentives.
• Employee discounts and additional benefits.

This could be your next step if you’re a Tax Assistant, Personal Tax Assistant, Accounts Assistant or Accountant with relevant practice and Self Assessment experience, looking to build a career in personal tax.

Ready to explore your next move? Send your CV to Gemma at gemma.solez@irweb.co.uk for a confidential conversation.

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Contact information

Gemma Solez