Tax Private Business | Director

PwC UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC in Manchester is seeking an experienced Tax Director to join our Private Business tax team. You will work with a spectrum of clients, including privately owned and PE-backed businesses, delivering robust UK and international tax advice.

You will collaborate with the UK tax network, lead engagements, and oversee the delivery of complex tax matters across large corporates, family offices and startups. This role provides opportunities to influence tax strategy and drive business development.

Qualifications

• ACA and/or CTA (or international equivalent) required.
• UK tax knowledge with experience of complex issues facing local and international owned businesses and private equity portfolio companies.
• Proven business development experience to create profitable opportunities for tax services.
• Previous leadership and project management experience.
• Efficient use of technology in managing client relationships and delivering analyses.

Responsibilities

• Build new client relationships and pursue opportunities within the market.
• Develop a diverse portfolio of engagements with large corporates, private equity portfolio companies, and family offices/startups.
• Lead projects within Private Business Tax and coordinate with relevant specialists.
• Provide expert tax knowledge on current developments and participate in client/knowledge events.

Skills

Tax expertise

Leadership

Business development

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACA/CTA

Job description

About the role:

Our growing Manchester Private Business tax team is seeking an experienced candidate to join as a Tax Director. Our tax team specialises in advising privately owned and private equity backed local and international businesses on managing their tax affairs in the UK and abroad.

It's an extremely unique and exciting time to join the team as PwC continues to invest and build out the Manchester Tax team working together jointly, providing a seamless exceptional tax.

Expand your career as Tax Director based in our Manchester office, where you will work collaboratively with the tax team to provide services to existing clients and new.

The role will allow you the opportunity to work within the UK tax technical and national network, therefore having unfettered access to UK tax specialists, enabling you to service your clients with robust value add tax advice. You will bring and gain significant and varied experience in building a business and advising. This role will oversee the breadth of middle market clients including, family-owned businesses, private equity portfolio companies, mid cap and inbound companies and scale up/start up business on a broad range of complex matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with senior stakeholders across the tax networks to build new client relationships, identify and pursue new opportunities from within our market including market activation.
• Build a diverse portfolio of client engagements, including large corporate businesses, private equity portfolio companies and family offices and startups.
• Private Business tax focus - work with a variety of clients and lead projects, introducing the relevant specialists as appropriate.
• Subject Matter Expert - an expert level of relevant tax knowledge, remain up to date with technical developments including changes in tax law and legislation, such that you can advise clients and internal stakeholders on the latest tax technical issues, including delivering sessions at client / knowledge events.

This role is for you if:

The successful candidate will possess expert tax knowledge and the proven ability to work collaboratively with various tax professionals to provide world class tax advice to clients.

• Must possess an ACA and/or CTA (or international equivalent)
• Relevant and up-to-date UK Tax knowledge - varied experience of more complex tax issues facing both locally and internationally owned businesses and private equity portfolio companies.
• Proven experience of business development - new and existing clients or gaps in the market to create profitable opportunities/value propositions for tax services.
• Previous leadership and project management experience
• Efficient use of technology in managing client and contact relationships, pursuing opportunities and overseeing the delivery of analysis and written deliverables.
• Previous experience of scaling efficiencies and continuous improvement/new ways of working across multiple projects and environments to dedicated timelines

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more