Real Estate Tax, Associate Director

S&W; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in the UK is seeking an Associate Director in the Real Estate Tax team. This role involves managing client portfolios, leading tax consultancy projects, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should possess significant experience in UK corporate tax within the real estate sector and hold relevant accounting qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contribution

Hybrid working model

Generous holiday package

Fully funded training

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Eye care support

Qualifications

• Experience in UK corporate tax and real estate sector.
• Strong awareness of specialist taxes.

Responsibilities

• Manage own portfolio of clients on tax consultancy projects.
• Lead transactional work on tax structuring and due diligence.
• Mentor and develop junior staff.

Skills

Client management

Project management

Technical skills in tax

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification

CTA or equivalent

Job description

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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.

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

Purpose of Role

As an Associate Director you will be part of the Real Estate Tax team that is undergoing significant growth with Real Estate being a strategic focus sector for the firm.

If you have specific experience in Real Estate and would thrive in a dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment this role could work for you. Candidates should have excellent technical skills that they can apply in both an advisory and compliance capacity, and strong client/project management skills to support senior team members with delivering advice and growing client accounts.

Responsibilities:

• Manage your own portfolio of clients, working with Partners/Directors (or alone) on complex tax consultancy projects & tax compliance assignments for a range of clients across the real estate sector.
• Lead transactional work and manage the delivery of tax structuring and due diligence assignments in connection with client M&A activity, including the co-ordination of work from specialist teams.
• Supporting the Partner/Director team with business development for existing, new, and prospective clients and provide support to your colleagues on chargeable and non-chargeable work when required
• Mentor and develop junior staff through delegation and on the job training, appraisals/monitor staff performance including acting as a Line Manager
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
  
  

Experience and Skills:

• Significant UK corporate tax gained within the profession and/or industry within a Real Estate Team
• Strong awareness of specialist taxes and their application in the real estate sector
• Excellent client management and project management experience and able to work collaboratively across teams.
• Able to demonstrate people management experience
  
  

Additional Information

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

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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