Private Client Tax Director - Manchester

Taxation; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Taxation in Manchester is seeking an experienced Private Client Tax Director to lead the private client advisory practice across the North and shape the business for future partnership opportunities.

You will deliver bespoke private client tax advisory services to business owners, shareholders and high net worth individuals, advising on transactions, succession planning and wealth preservation, while mentoring junior team members and driving growth.

Qualifications

• Must have UK private client tax advisory experience.
• Experience guiding clients through transactions, exits and succession planning.
• Strong network in Manchester and the North.
• Experience running and managing a tax team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke private client tax advisory services to business owners, shareholders and high net worth individuals.
• Advise on transactions including trade sales, private equity investments, MBOs, demergers and business exits.
• Support clients with succession planning, inheritance tax planning, family investment companies and wealth preservation strategies.
• Provide advice on cash extraction and shareholder planning to achieve tax-efficient outcomes.
• Work with partnerships and LLPs, advising partners through transactions and ownership changes.
• Support founders and growing businesses through fundraising, shareholder planning and exit events.
• Build relationships as a trusted adviser on complex tax matters.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to business development.

Skills

Private client tax advisory

Shareholder tax advisory

Team management

Commercial/networking in Manchester

Education

CA

ACCA

ACA

ATT

CTA

Job description

Private Client Tax Director

Manchester City Centre

£100,000 - £130,000 + Benefits + Bonus

We are currently working a leading Big 4 Firm in Manchester who are looking to bring in an experienced Private Client Tax Director to help lead and shape their private client business in Manchester and across the wider North.

This is a unique role at a Big 4 that offers the opportunity for an experienced Senior Manager or Director who wants to be a partner in the future.

Your new role:

• Deliver bespoke private client tax advisory services to business owners, shareholders and high net worth individuals
• Advise on transactions including trade sales, private equity investments, MBOs, demergers and business exits
• Support clients with succession planning, inheritance tax planning, family investment companies and wealth preservation strategies
• Provide advice on cash extraction and shareholder planning to achieve tax-efficient outcomes
• Work with professional partnerships and LLPs, advising partners through transactions, restructurings and ownership changes
• Support founders and rapidly growing businesses through fundraising, growth, shareholder planning and exit events
• Build strong client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser on complex tax matters
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to business development activities

To be successful in this role you'll need:

• Suitable qualification (CA, ACCA, ACA, ATT, CTA)
• Strong UK private client tax advisory experience
• Shareholder tax advisory experience, supporting clients through transactions, exits and other forms of succession planning
• Well networked in the Manchester and Northern market, with the ability to help drive commercial activities.
• Experience running & managing a team

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.