Employer Solutions Associate Director – Share Plans and Rewards

RSM; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting firm in the UK seeks an experienced Employer Solutions Associate Director to lead client discussions and design employee incentive schemes. The role requires expertise in share plans, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage projects effectively. The ideal candidate will have relevant professional qualifications and a track record of producing high-quality work for clients. The position offers hybrid working and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Lifestyle and healthcare benefits

Access to courses on demand

Qualifications

• Experience in a Share Plans / Reward team at a reputable firm.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality work for demanding clients.
• Significant client contact experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead client needs discussions for share schemes and incentives.
• Design new employee incentive schemes.
• Advise on tax treatment of share plans.

Skills

Client handling

Project management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

ATT, CTA, ACA, or Solicitor qualification

Job description

Employer Solutions Associate Director – Share Plans and Rewards

Make an Impact at RSM UK

At RSM, we celebrate individuality, fresh thinking and collaboration. Our culture not only embraces change but also impacts it. We are not a one-size-fits-all firm and work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of RSM and our clients.

We’re excited to be recruiting an Employer Solutions Associate Director who can be based out of one of our national offices. The role involves leading on the needs of a diverse range of clients in providing share scheme and incentive structuring, tax advice, and implementation support. You’ll have significant client contact and provide leadership to more junior colleagues in the team.

You’ll make an impact by :

• Meeting with clients to discuss their business and incentive needs, then working on the design of new employee incentive schemes.
• Build strong capability within teams, recognising and responding to strengths of individuals and client requirements.
• Motivating your team and ensure maximum efficiency of reward spend.
• Providing advice on the tax treatment of a wide range of share plans during implementation and operation, and on transactions.
• Implementing share plan structures, including preparing the necessary legal documentation.
• Advising on the valuation of shares for tax purposes.
• Working alongside our RSM colleagues from across the world to provide advice on international share incentive structures.
• Briefing junior staff on the client’s business and the pre-project instructions, supervising, and controlling the completion of work, and undertaking ‘on the job’ training and appraisals where necessary.

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate :

• Experience of working in a Share Plans / Reward team at a reputable accountancy, law, or consulting firm.
• Relevant professional qualification, for example, ATT, CTA, ACA, or Solicitor.
• Proven experience in client handling and project management.
• Experience in producing exceptional quality work for demanding clients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

What we can offer you :

• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, health, and wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Individual healthcare cover.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse talent development team.

Experienced hire Permanent London Tax 14 / 05 / 2025