Private Client Tax Senior Manager – London

Creative Tax Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Tax Recruitment is seeking a Senior Private Client Tax Manager in London to lead a growing private client tax practice. You will guide a team, engage directly with high‑net‑worth clients, and shape the firm’s personal tax advisory approach with partner collaboration.

The role focuses on delivering high‑quality advisory work, developing staff, and maintaining strong client relationships in a collaborative, partner‑led environment.

Qualifications

• Senior Private Client Tax experience with team leadership.
• Experience in private client tax advisory and trusts/estate planning.
• Client-facing role with partner interaction.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team.
• Oversee the delivery of client work across a portfolio.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients.
• Support and mentor more junior staff.
• Work closely with partners on client relationships and planning.

Skills

Team management

Client relationship management

Mentoring

Advisory tax

People development

Job description

This is an opportunity to join a well-established London advisory firm with a strong heritage in private client and owner-managed business work, but importantly, they’ve grown significantly in recent years with a sizeable private client tax team. That growth has come with investment in their advisory capability and a broader client base, so it’s very much a firm that’s evolving rather than standing still.

From a market perspective, they sit in an interesting space — larger and more sophisticated than smaller independent firms, but without the structure and internal layers you tend to see in the larger Top 6 firms. That tends to translate into better access to partners, more visibility on clients, and a less process-driven way of working.

The Private Client team reflects that.

The work is built around long‑term relationships with HNWIs, entrepreneurs and families, with a good mix of trusts, estate planning and broader personal tax advisory. It’s not a volume‑driven compliance environment — managers tend to be involved in client discussions and advisory work, rather than sitting behind layers.

The team itself is collaborative and partner‑led, with a strong reputation internally. One of the consistent bits of feedback is how accessible the partners are, and how early individuals are given visibility and responsibility.

You’re not boxed into a rigid role either — there’s flexibility to play to your strengths, whether that’s leaning more into advisory work or maintaining a broader mix.

The Role

At the Senior Private Client Tax Manager level, the focus is not just about technical delivery.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing and developing a team
• Overseeing the delivery of client work across a portfolio
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients
• Supporting and mentoring more junior staff
• Working closely with partners on client relationships and planning

The Environment

• Collaborative and supportive culture
• Partner‑led with good access to decision‑makers
• Sensible approach to workload and work‑life balance
• Less focus on internal pressure, more on client outcomes

Who It Suits

This tends to appeal to Private Client Tax Senior Managers who:

• Enjoy managing and developing people
• Want to step into a more visible role within a team
• Are looking for high‑quality work without a high‑pressure environment