Senior Private Client Tax Director - Growth & Advisory

Platinum Recruitment Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Platinum Recruitment Group is seeking a Tax Director for its Private Client / Tax Advisory practice in Manchester. This senior role blends technical advisory work with influential client relationships and leadership to grow the advisory offering.

You will lead complex assignments, develop new opportunities, and work with owners and senior stakeholders to shape strategic tax solutions within a growing firm. This is a high-impact, client-facing leadership position.

Qualifications

• Significant post-qualified experience within professional services, accountancy or tax advisory.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK taxation and experience delivering complex advisory solutions.
• Track record of developing senior client relationships and acting as a trusted adviser.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect tax advice with wider business objectives.
• Proven business development experience, including identifying opportunities and converting new work.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing tax professionals.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex tax matters clear and commercially relevant.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial and commercially driven approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, commercially focused tax advisory assignments and provide practical solutions to challenging client requirements.
• Build trusted, long-term relationships with business owners, shareholders and senior management.
• Advise on strategic areas including business structuring, reorganisations, acquisitions and disposals, succession and exit planning, shareholder matters and wider tax planning.
• Identify and develop new opportunities across both existing relationships and the wider market.
• Lead pitches and proposals and play a visible role in growing the Tax Advisory offering.
• Work alongside colleagues across Corporate Finance, Accounting, Audit and Business Advisory, creating a joined-up service for clients.
• Provide technical leadership while coaching and developing talented tax professionals.
• Help shape the future direction of the Tax Advisory proposition, identifying new services, markets and opportunities for growth.

Skills

UK taxation

Client relationship development

Business development

Leadership

Communication

Education

CTA desirable

ACA/ACCA qualifications

Job description

Platinum Recruitment Group is seeking a Tax Director for its Private Client / Tax Advisory practice in Manchester. This senior role blends technical advisory work with influential client relationships and leadership to grow the advisory offering.

You will lead complex assignments, develop new opportunities, and work with owners and senior stakeholders to shape strategic tax solutions within a growing firm. This is a high-impact, client-facing leadership position.