Private Client Tax Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Sw-Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Generous holiday package

Option to purchase additional holiday

Shared parental leave

Fully funded training towards profes­s

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Job summary

S&W in Edinburgh is seeking a Manager for the Private Client Tax Team to lead complex tax work for private clients and ensure timely, budget-conscious delivery. You will oversee a portfolio, collaborate with other service lines, and guide junior colleagues.

The role requires ACA/CTA qualification and substantial private client tax experience, with strong communication and leadership skills essential for client success.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant and/or Chartered Tax Adviser (ACA/CTA).
• Extensive experience in private client tax and complex capital gains tax cases.
• Ability to communicate complex tax messages to clients clearly.
• Experience in tax planning and advisory projects; manage complex compliance.
• Demonstrated people management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver work to clients within timelines and budgets.
• Manage a client portfolio and review junior team members' work.
• Coordinate with other service lines to deliver client work.
• Monitor WIP and draft fee notes.
• Maintain strong client relationships and identify new business opportunities.
• Develop junior staff through feedback and training.

Skills

Tax Advisory

Client Relationship Management

People Management

Communication

Education

ACA/CTA Chartered Accountant

Job description

• Full-time
• Office Location: Edinburgh (Quality Street)

Company Description

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

Job Description

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Private Client Tax Team in Edinburgh. It's our vision to be the go-to professional services firm for sophisticated businesses and private clients with complex needs and our success hinges on our people. We are a team of highly skilled and passionate professionals, who are empowered to achieve their career aspirations, as we continue to build our business.

As Manager, your responsibilities will include among others

• Responsibility for delivering work to clients in line with agreed timelines and budgets.
• Managing a client portfolio reviewing the work of junior team members.
• Liaising with other service lines to deliver work to clients, for example: Accounts & Corporate Tax work.
• Monitoring of WIP and drafting fee notes
• Maintaining strong relationships with clients and supporting senior members of the team to identify opportunities for new work.
• Developing the more junior team including providing timely feedback and assisting them with technical and personal development

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should

• Be a qualified Chartered Accountant and/or Chartered Tax Adviser - ACA / CTA
• Have significant experience gained within another professional services firm and will have a sound knowledge and understanding of a variety of private client tax issues dealing with complex capital gains tax and inheritance tax matters.
• Have proven technical knowledge and capability to communicate complex messages to your client base with the ability to ask the right questions.
• Possess the abilityto think beyond the technical elements of your work and consider the client's overall landscape.
• Demonstrateexperience of delivering tax planning/advisory projects as well as managing complex compliance issues.
• Have people management and organisational experience

Additional Information

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.