Tax | Private Client Compliance Senior Associate

PwC UK; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the UK is seeking a Tax Compliance Manager to oversee client relationships and ensure compliance. This role involves managing a diverse client portfolio, reviewing tax returns, and mentoring junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a relevant tax qualification, experience in partnership taxation, and strong stakeholder management skills. Benefits include flexible working arrangements, medical coverage, and volunteering opportunities.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Flexible working arrangements

Access to virtual GP

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Possess a tax professional qualification.
• Experience in partner/partnership tax is required.
• Experience managing a client portfolio is necessary.
• Proven senior stakeholder management skills.
• Previous experience in team management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and ensure accuracy of complex personal tax returns.
• Serve as primary contact for client portfolio and mentor team.
• Support financial management of client engagements.
• Coordinate with PwC teams and offices for compliance needs.
• Stay updated on UK and US tax law changes.
• Build networks to identify client opportunities.
• Manage compliance-related advisory work and referrals.
• Adhere to risk management policies.

Skills

Tax compliance management

Stakeholder management

Financial oversight

Technical development

Network development

Risk management

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 U.S.‑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.

• 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 U.S. 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.

This role is for you if

• 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.

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.