Tax Advisor HNWI

Elesta; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Paid annual leaves and sick days

Medical insurance coverage

Global team-buildings 1–2 times per年

Job summary

Elesta is seeking a senior tax professional to lead strategy and execution of international tax planning for UHNW clients, focusing on cross-border holding structures and wealth structuring across the UK and Spain.

The role requires deep experience in international/private wealth taxation, coordination with local advisors, and handling tax controversy with a pragmatic, confidential approach. Fully remote options are available, with global client exposure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in international/private wealth tax.
• Experience with UK and Spain tax systems and their interaction.
• Proven ability to design and implement cross-border structures.
• Experience coordinating external tax counsel and handling tax controversy.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end tax strategy for UHNW individuals, UK and Spain tax systems interaction, and international structuring.
• Advise on residency planning, wealth structuring, and interfaces with corporate flows.
• Manage risk and readiness for authority inquiries; coordinate external counsel across jurisdictions.

Skills

International tax

Private wealth tax

Cross-border structuring

Tax controversy

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Family Office seeks a senior tax professional with experience in international tax structuring, tax optimization, and UHNW personal taxation across the UK and Spain. The role involves leading end-to-end tax strategy: identifying risks, designing solutions, coordinating local advisors, and delivering implementation-ready recommendations.

Responsibilities

Strategy & Structuring

• Design and iterate cross-border holding / operating / financing structures.
• Optimise WHT/VAT/CT exposures, treaty positioning, and financing flows (interest, fees, royalties, service charges and etc.).
• Advise on substance, beneficial ownership, anti-avoidance risk controls (GAAR/SAAR, ATAD themes, principal purpose tests, etc. at a practical level).

UHNW / UBO advisory

• Advise UBO on residency planning, cross-border personal taxes, and wealth structuring interfaces with corporate flows.
• Review and improve UBO loan structures (taxability, documentation, arm’s-length, disclosure risk, exit/repayment planning).

Risk management & controversy readiness

• Prepare the group for authority/regulator questions: what to disclose, how to respond, and how to keep consistency across filings and financial statements.
• Coordinate external tax counsel in multiple jurisdictions; ensure outputs are consistent and implementation-ready.

Operational

• Maintain a living tax risk register + roadmap (quarterly refresh).

• Provide short weekly async updates + join key calls.

  • 10+ years in international tax / private wealth tax (Big4 Partner / Big Law / top-tier boutique/family office equivalent).
  • Demonstrable experience with UK + Spain tax systems (corporate + personal) and how they interact in practice.
  • Strong track record of group financing, cross-border structuring, and tax controversy/queries.
  • Experience advising UHNW individuals / family offices (not just corporates).
  • Comfort with ambiguity, high confidentiality, and pragmatic execution

Nice-to-haves:

• Dual-qualified (law + tax), CTA/ACA/solicitor background, or equivalent.

• Prior involvement with regulated environments and frequent third-party inquiries (banks, auditors, authorities).

• Experience simplifying complex structures without breaking business reality.

• Fully remote work, giving you the freedom to work from anywhere.

• Paid annual leaves and sick days.

• Medical insurancecoverage to support your well-being.

• Opportunity to be a part of a world-class, high-performance team.

• A dynamic and collaborative work environment.

• Fully sponsored team-buildings 1-2 times per yearin stunning destinations around the world.