Tax | Private Client Compliance Manager

PwC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in London is looking for a Tax Compliance Manager to handle personal tax compliance and manage client relationships. The successful candidate will review tax returns, coach junior team members, and engage in compliance advisory work. A professional tax qualification and experience in partnership taxation are essential for this role, which offers an opportunity to enhance networking and technical skills in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in tax with a recognized body.
• Experience in partnership tax and managing client portfolios.
• Ability to lead and manage teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Review complex personal tax returns prepared by junior team members.
• Serve as the primary contact for a client portfolio.
• Support financial management of client engagements.
• Coordinate with PwC relationship managers and teams.
• Stay updated on UK and US tax law changes.
• Build internal and external networks for business growth.
• Manage compliance-related advisory work.
• Ensure adherence to risk management policies.

Skills

Tax compliance management

Client relationship management

Stakeholder management

Technical tax knowledge

Network development

Education

Tax professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ATT, CTA, CA, ACCA)

Job description

About the Role

Our specialist tax compliance team is responsible for ensuring UK compliance and managing client relationships on behalf of partners at some of the largest firms both in the UK and internationally. This diverse and dynamic client base offers an excellent platform for prospective candidates to enhance their client relationship skills while delivering high-quality compliance work and ad hoc consultancy within a well-respected team.

What your days will look like

You will have the opportunity to work with a variety of clients, focusing on areas such as personal tax compliance, tax reserving, and internationally headquartered firms including US-based companies. Your role will involve liaising with client finance teams and attending partner surgery days. You will also manage a broad range of complex compliance requirements throughout the annual compliance cycle, including the preparation and completion of self-assessment tax returns.

Key Responsibilities

• Tax Compliance Management: Review complex personal tax returns and calculations prepared by junior team members, ensuring accuracy and timely compliance with filing and payment deadlines.
• Stakeholder/People Management: Serve as the primary contact for a client portfolio whilst coaching and mentoring a team.
• Financial Oversight: Support financial management of client engagements by maintaining efficiency, managing work in progress, identifying opportunities, and raising invoices.
• Internal Collaboration: Coordinate and communicate effectively with PwC relationship managers, teams, and offices.
• Technical Development: Stay updated on UK and US tax law changes, deepen expertise in partner and partnership taxation, and build reputation as a technical specialist.
• Network Development: Build internal and external networks to enhance reputation, identify client opportunities, and support business growth.
• Compliance Advisory: Manage compliance-related advisory work including projections, modelling, tax reserving, and provide referrals for specialist advice when needed.
• Risk Management: Ensure strict adherence to all internal and external risk management policies and procedures

The skills and experience we\'re looking for

• You possess a tax professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ATT, CTA, CA, ACCA (or an international equivalent)
• Experience in partner/partnership tax.
• Experience in managing a client portfolio.
• Senior stakeholder Management
• Previous experience managing teams