Private Capital Director

BDO UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in England seeks a Tax Advisor to provide advisory services to various businesses, from start-ups to FTSE listed multinationals. The role requires a strong knowledge of Private Client taxation, excellent people skills, and relevant qualifications like CTA or ACA. The ideal candidate will enjoy a dynamic work environment with opportunities for career development and agile working arrangements.

Benefits

Health and Wellness Programmes

Pension Plan

Private Medical

Income Protection Plan

Holidays

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of Private Client taxation.
• Expert in specialist field and complex tax issues.
• Demonstrable appropriate post-qualified experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups.
• Build long-lasting relationships with clients.
• Identify opportunities for enhancing service delivery.

Skills

People skills

Technical ability

Tax expertise

Education

Degree qualification or equivalent

CTA or ACA qualification

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially‑spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team moves with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Tax is a dynamic, ever‑changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it’s advising clients on high‑profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world.

You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start‑ups and scale‑ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and, in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our rapidly growing Private Client Team manage funds, businesses and trusts of individuals, families and entrepreneurs. Alongside solving a constantly evolving range of technical challenges, working in this team means building strong relationships with individuals so you can become their trusted advisor and oversee their tax affairs in line with what they want to achieve as an individual or business.

We’ve established a strong global network that is recognised as a leader especially in looking after entrepreneurs and owner‑managed businesses. You’ll need excellent people skills and strong technical ability as you visit clients across the world. In return, you’ll have unparalleled access to partners and opportunities to develop your career in many different directions as you work across a truly diverse portfolio of global clients.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Maintain an in‑depth, up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant aspects of Private Client taxation.
• Acknowledged as an expert in their specialist field and able to deal with complex tax issues.
• Educated to degree level; and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent.
• Demonstrable appropriate post‑qualified experience.
• Excellent people skills and strong technical ability.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

• Health and Wellness Programmes – We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.
• Pension Plan – A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.
• Private Medical – Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.
• Income Protection Plan – Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.
• Holidays – Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.
• Bike to work scheme – A convenient, environmentally friendly and tax‑effective way to acquire a bike for travelling to and from work.