Private Business Tax Director

Tax

We help our clients stay ahead of changes that impact their businesses, navigating complexity and risk. We deliver deep tax technical, people and legal expertise, while providing the critical context to make informed and compliant decisions. With clients ranging from multinational organisations and public sector bodies to entrepreneurs and family businesses, the work we do is diverse.

Our Private Business team specialise in advising privately owned businesses, wealthy individuals, families and their businesses and private equity backed portfolio companies on managing their company tax affairs in the UK and abroad. Collaboration with other areas of the business enables us to work holistically with clients to find solutions to achieve their plans.

Our curious minds and collaborative spirit enables us to work together, helping clients navigate the ever changing tax landscape. As part of the team you’ll be actively encouraged to consult, to share specialist knowledge and new ideas as we continue to innovate to deliver best in class service.

The role

You will be attached to our Bristol and Cardiff offices and will be responsible for the delivery of tax advisory services which include managing all aspects of the client relationship with privately or family owned businesses, private equity portfolio companies and business owners on a broad range of complex matters. Projects will be varied and wide ranging so prior experience is essential. You will receive full support from our team of Partners and from internal technical specialists based in the region and nationally. 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Working with our Partners and Director team to develop client relationships, identifying opportunities to fix client problems and build our business; 

• Managing a portfolio of clients, being their primary contact for day to day tax matters; 

• Leading a team of our more junior staff to help them develop and grow;  

• Contributing to the development and sharing of technical knowledge; 

• Being inquisitive, understanding the changing business environment, and considering how this impacts our clients;

• Working with our compliance team to oversee the delivery of tax compliance services;

• Developing internal relationships with our technical and line of services specialists;

• Managing our investment in client and related financial metrics

Essential skills and experience

• Practice-trained finance professional, with relevant qualification (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CTA).

• Experience of advising large corporate clients on UK and international  tax matters.

• Proven client relationship skills and effectively managing internal teams.

• Strong interpersonal skills and sustaining relationships over a period of time.

• Demonstrated business acumen through an interest in and understanding of broader UK and global business issues, and being confident discussing these issues with clients. 

• Analytical skills and an ability to solve complex problems in a collaborative and creative way.

• Evidence of a Business Development mindset and contribution to business development activity. 

• Sound accounting knowledge, including familiarity with accounting principles and ability to understand and interpret statutory accounts.

• Ability to write clear articulate reports, summarising complex tax matters.

• Ability to manage your own time and to manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.

• Commitment to developing self, proactive mindset and desire to make the role your own.

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