Private Business Senior Manager

PwC UK; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC UK's Private Business team seeks a tax professional to own a diverse portfolio of client engagements, advising on UK and overseas tax issues for privately owned and PE-backed businesses.

You will build market relationships, work with Private Business Partners and Directors, and stay updated on tax law while guiding projects and teams across the firm. The role emphasizes collaboration, complex advisory work, and developing long-term client relationships.

Qualifications

• ACA and/or CTA qualification (or international equivalent).
• Relevant UK tax knowledge, including cross-border issues.
• Experience with privately owned, family-owned, or private equity portfolio companies.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple client projects.
• Stakeholder management and coaching ethos.
• Excellent written communication, including reports and technical memos.

Responsibilities

• Own a diverse portfolio of client engagements advising on tax issues for privately owned and PE-backed companies.
• Develop significant market relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate across the firm to deliver complex tax projects and events.
• Maintain expert UK (and overseas) tax knowledge, tracking changes in tax law.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Business development

Education

ACA or CTA qualification

Job description

About The Role

Our Private Business team specialise in providing corporate tax advice to privately owned and Private Equity backed businesses together with owners and management teams on all aspects of tax in the UK and abroad including shareholder issues.

Our curious minds and collaborative spirit enables us to work together, helping clients navigate the ever changing tax landscape. As part of the team you’ll be actively encouraged to consult, to share specialist knowledge and new ideas as we continue to innovate to deliver best in class service.

A key role in a growing team, working closely with experienced Private Business Partners and Directors to develop new client relationships (including many well-known household names), identifying, and pursuing new opportunities from within our market.

What Your Days Will Look Like

• Ownership for a diverse and broad portfolio of client engagements, including privately owned and private equity portfolio companies advising on tax technical issues
• Developing significant market relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
• Collaborating across the firm when delivering complex projects / events
• Maintaining an expert level of relevant tax knowledge (both UK and overseas) staying including changes in tax law and legislation.

The successful candidate will possess initiative, drive, and the proven ability to work with and help lead a growing team, possessing the personal skills to maintain deep, trusted long-term relationships with our clients and contacts in the market.

• Must possess a ACA and/or CTA qualification (or international equivalent)
• Relevant and up-to-date UK (and some overseas) tax knowledge
• Varied experience of more complex tax issues facing privately or family-owned businesses, private equity portfolio companies and business owners.
• Project management skills - able to manage several client projects simultaneously
• Stakeholder management and coaching ethos
• Excellent written communication - including reports, technical memos

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

• empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site
• private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
• six volunteering days a year and much more