Private Client Tax Director

HireIQ; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Performance bonus

Private healthcare

leadership development

Job summary

You will mentor managers and junior staff, collaborate with cross-border teams, and drive new business opportunities, with hybrid working and a comprehensive rewards package designed to support career progression toward Partnership.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in UK Private Client Tax or Personal Tax advisory.
• Strong knowledge of UK taxation including international private client matters.
• Experience advising HNW individuals, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses or private equity-backed businesses.
• Proven business development experience with ability to generate work and build client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex UK and international Private Client Tax advisory engagements.
• Advise HNW and UHNW individuals on personal taxation and wealth structuring.
• Provide advice on residence, domicile, the FIG regime, estate and succession planning.
• Support clients with transactions, reorganisations and tax-efficient value extraction.
• Develop and maintain senior client relationships, identifying and converting new business opportunities.
• Manage technically demanding advisory projects, ensuring high-quality client delivery.
• Lead, mentor and develop Managers, Senior Managers and junior colleagues.
• Collaborate with international tax specialists to deliver cross-border solutions.

Skills

UK Private Client Tax

Tax advisory

Education

ACA/CTA qualification

Job description

Why Apply for This Job?

• Join a growing Private Client Tax team within a leading international professional services firm.
• Advise high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, family offices and private equity-backed businesses.
• Work on complex UK and international tax advisory projects, including wealth planning, transactions and succession planning.
• Play a key role in expanding the practice, developing client relationships and winning new business.
• Work closely with Partners and senior leadership, with opportunities to progress towards Partnership.
• Benefit from international exposure, flexible hybrid working and a competitive remuneration package.

Our client is a leading international professional services firm with a well-established Private Client Tax practice. The team advises entrepreneurs, business owners, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on sophisticated UK and international tax matters. With significant investment in the practice, this is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role within a growing team.

The Role

• Lead complex UK and international Private Client Tax advisory engagements.
• Advise HNW and UHNW individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners on personal taxation and wealth structuring.
• Provide advice on residence, domicile, the FIG regime, estate and succession planning.
• Support clients with transactions, reorganisations and tax-efficient value extraction.
• Develop and maintain senior client relationships, identifying and converting new business opportunities.
• Manage technically demanding advisory projects, ensuring high-quality client delivery.
• Lead, mentor and develop Managers, Senior Managers and junior colleagues.
• Collaborate with international tax specialists to deliver cross-border solutions.

Your Experience

• Extensive experience in UK Private Client Tax or Personal Tax advisory.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK taxation, including international private client matters.
• Experience advising HNW individuals, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses or private equity-backed businesses.
• ACA, CTA or equivalent tax qualification or technical expertise.
• Proven business development experience, with the ability to generate new work and build client relationships.
• Experience leading complex advisory projects and developing junior colleagues.
• Strong commercial awareness, leadership capabilities and communication skills.

The Rewards

• Salary of £120,000–£150,000.
• Performance-related bonus and comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid working arrangements, typically three days per week in the office.
• Exposure to high-profile international clients and complex advisory work.
• Opportunity to play a key role in the strategic growth of an expanding Private Client practice.
• Potential progression towards Partnership.
• Access to international networks, senior-level mentorship and leadership development.
• Private healthcare and wider employee wellbeing benefits.