Private Client Tax Senior Manager – Remote & Growth

Armstrong Watson; Cockermouth; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Life Cover (4x salary)

Income Protection

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Smart Working Policy

Health Shield Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

CPD support

Professional membership fees

Job summary

Armstrong Watson is recruiting a Private Client Tax Senior Manager to join our Cockermouth office. This full-time role focuses on delivering bespoke tax advisory work, client relationship management, and developing a high-performing tax team.

You will lead complex projects, identify opportunities, draft scopes and budgets, and collaborate with the Tax Leadership team to achieve growth. This is a hands-on role with coaching duties and cross-service support.

Qualifications

• CTA qualification (or equivalent) completed.
• Thought leader with credibility in the external marketplace.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience prioritising workload and meeting deadlines within budget.
• Experience directly line managing staff and delegating work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex tax advisory projects for private clients.
• Identify planning and advisory opportunities from existing client portfolio.
• Draft appropriate scope and budget for each piece of work with Tax Partner.
• Ensure risk management and review procedures on projects.
• Maintain client contact and communicate progress to relationship managers.
• Line manage Tax Seniors / Tax Assistant Managers and develop the team.
• Support other service lines in multi-service proposals and opportunities.

Skills

Thought leadership

Strong communication

Prioritising workload

People management

Education

CTA qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Armstrong Watson is recruiting a Private Client Tax Senior Manager to join our Cockermouth office. This full-time role focuses on delivering bespoke tax advisory work, client relationship management, and developing a high-performing tax team.

You will lead complex projects, identify opportunities, draft scopes and budgets, and collaborate with the Tax Leadership team to achieve growth. This is a hands-on role with coaching duties and cross-service support.