Global Employer Services Tax Associate Director

RSMUK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Director for its Global Mobility team. You will manage client relationships, lead advisory projects, and ensure compliance with UK tax and social security regulations. The ideal candidate must have strong experience in expatriate tax, be ATT or CTA qualified, and demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills. This role supports flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Strong experience in expatriate tax and international social security.
• Ability to articulate technical matters to non-tax specialists.
• Demonstrated project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and expectations across multiple accounts.
• Lead advisory projects ensuring technical excellence.
• Coordinate UK global mobility programs and compliance.

Skills

Expatriate tax

International social security

Project management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

ATT and/or CTA qualification

Job description

About the department

When you become part of our team, you'll discover a culture celebrating individuality, fresh thinking, flexibility and collaboration, whilst not only embracing change but impacting it. We're simply 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. As Ali Sapsford (our Head of Tax) states, "personality and fun are as big a part of our culture as is our passion for delivering a premium service to our clients... That sense of team is what attracts clients and staff alike to RSM, and it's one of the things I love about RSM!"

Within the National Employer Solutions Service Line, you will work with a strong and growing team of Global Mobility experts alongside our UK Employment Tax and Reward specialists. We service clients across a variety of business types and industries, including start-up enterprises, mid-market organisations, public sector bodies and large corporations.

One of the key drivers of our success has been partnering our national network of specialists with the market-based teams. We work closely with colleagues across the firm, especially those within the wider People Advisory Services group, which also covers Employment Law, Payroll Services and HR Consultancy, ensuring we provide a joined-up service, combining all our expertise.

About the role

As a result of the continually growing demand for our specialist services, we are looking for an individual to join our expanding Global Mobility team in the National Employer Solutions department, as a compliance and advisory Associate Director.

We are looking for a self-starting individual who is happy with responsibility, wants to work in a dynamic environment and has the flexibility to take the lead, managing multiple engagements with different teams on a simultaneous basis.

You will be responsible for providing advisory and compliance services within Global Mobility to a wide range of clients. This will involve actively building relationships and aiding senior members of staff in both client work and in the management of the group, as appropriate. You will lead a dedicated team, delegating tasks while mentoring, supporting, and nurturing their professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Actively working across a number of client accounts simultaneously, ensuring a premium client service is consistently provided by managing day-to-day client relationships and expectations.
• Leading the successful delivery of advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence but also applying a practical and commercial approach.
• Leading the UK tax and social security compliance programs across a client portfolio (tax returns, payroll, tax briefings, social security compliance), ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Co-ordinating UK headquartered global mobility programmes.
• Working alongside Partners and Directors to help develop new business whilst identifying opportunities to expand on existing client work, involving other colleagues, departments and/or services when appropriate.
• Handling day-to-day financial requirements of running a client portfolio, and acting as the first point of management within that process.
• Make time to coach, mentor, develop and conduct appraisals of team in a timely manner as well as identifying talent within the team and ensures they are given stretching work and development opportunities.
• Contribute positively to training and development activities of team and more broadly across the office/firm, as well as providing constructive feedback to develop and strengthen performance of team members.
• Maintaining an advanced level of technical knowledge through appropriate reading and courses, ensuring clients\' tax affairs comply with statutory requirements and fulfilling professional bodies\' CPD requirements.
• Carrying out any other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the role and its grading, as requested by the line manager, Head of Department or any Partner.

About the ideal candidate

This opportunity is suited to a self-starting individual who proactively takes responsibility and wants to work in a dynamic environment. You will possess strong experience in expatriate tax and international social security, including an understanding of the complexities relating to a range of clients in both large and small organisations who have cross-border workers. You will be ATT and/or CTA qualified, or equivalent, with the ability to articulate technical matters to non-tax specialists. You will have proven experience of taking the lead on queries and managing multiple engagement with difference teams simultaneously.

• Strong organisation with demonstrated project management skills, with evidence of the ability to plan and prioritise work, meeting deadlines.
• Exhibit strong risk awareness with the ability to carry out effective reviews and know when to refer upwards.
• Clearly commercially aware with the ability to monitor and adhere to financial parameters.
• Excellent communication in a range of situations, both written and oral, and the proven ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Good experience of coaching, supervising and motivating team members.
• Team player, possessing the ability to work within a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture, building effective working relationships at all leaves.

Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the role. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and will be subject to amendment in consultation with the individual.

About the Service Line Head

Anne-Marie Welch, Head of Employer Solutions Tax: "I moved to RSM (Baker Tilly at the time) a decade ago after having spent most of my career up until then at the Big 4, and the difference is huge. At RSM there is a fantastic sense of everyone working to get the best out of each other and support one another\'s careers, whether they\'re a new graduate or someone working towards becoming a partner. There is a massive variety of work and clients to get involved in and in my experience of RSM everyone has the opportunity to be part of whatever interests them most and push their career in the direction they want. I am a big believer in developing talent and RSM\'s grow our own approach resonates strongly with me; it is a point of personal pride to see people I have worked with for years making great strides in their careers as a direct result of the nurturing environment at RSM. It\'s been an added privilege for me as a national service line head in recent years to see this happening nationally on an even bigger scale.
In my mind, RSM has consistently proven it is an excellent place for someone to develop their career, whatever stage they are at or their circumstances."

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Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client\'s needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That\'s why we\'re working together to ensure our firm\'s principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.