Director - Stamp Taxes

SW Group; Park Central; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a qualified accountant to manage their Stamp Taxes practice. The candidate will have significant experience in Stamp Taxes and will be responsible for growing the business while supporting the Real Estate Team. This role requires a strong commercial mindset, project management skills, and client relationship management. The firm offers competitive benefits including private medical insurance and fully funded training towards professional qualifications.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards professional qualifications

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Stamp Taxes gained from practice and/or industry.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA (or equivalent breadth of knowledge).
• Strong awareness of key taxes, especially for the Real Estate sector.

Responsibilities

• Take strategic responsibility for the Stamp Taxes practice and grow the business.
• Support the Real Estate Team and the wider practice.
• Take ultimate responsibility for complex Stamp Taxes assignments.

Skills

Significant experience in Stamp Taxes

Client driven and commercially minded

Excellent project management

Strong awareness of other key taxes

Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA

Law qualification (or equivalent to CTA)

Job description

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description

Our goal is to establish a quality team at scale, positioning ourselves as a top ten firm in the Midlands, specialising in privately held mid-sized corporates.

What you will be doing in the role -

• You will be expected to take strategic responsibility for the Stamp Taxes practice and grow the business through leveraging internal opportunities and building external referral networks.
• Supporting the Real Estate Team and the wider practice
• Working with a variety of people across many parts of the business
• Expected to structured the Stamp Taxes team to faciliate continued training and development for key staff members
• Improving technical enhancement for the practice as a whole
• Establishing good practices for other parts of the business engaging with the Stamp Taxes team and build relationships with HMRC Stamp Taxes.
• You will take ultimate responsibility for the delivery of complex Stamp Taxes assignments for the firm.

Qualifications

Key Experience

• Significant experience in Stamp Taxes gained from practice and/or industry.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
• Client driven and commercially minded.
• Strong awareness of other key taxes and, in particular, for the Real Estate sector.
• Excellent project management, working with various teams.
• Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients.
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.

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