Tax Director

We are recruiting for an experienced Tax Director to join a growing professional services team and play a key role in developing its Tax Advisory offering.

This is a senior opportunity for a commercially minded tax professional who enjoys working closely with business owners and senior stakeholders, providing strategic advice and developing long-term client relationships.

The Role

As Tax Director, you will lead the delivery and growth of tax advisory services across a diverse client portfolio.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing high-quality, commercially focused advice on complex UK tax matters.
• Advising business owners, shareholders and senior management on strategic tax planning.
• Supporting clients with areas including business structuring, reorganisations, acquisitions and disposals, succession and exit planning, and shareholder matters.
• Building and maintaining strong, trusted relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Identifying and converting new business opportunities to support the growth of the Tax Advisory practice.
• Leading pitches, proposals and other business development activities.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across accounting, audit, corporate finance and wider advisory teams.
• Providing technical leadership and ensuring advisory work is accurate, practical and commercially relevant.
• Coaching and developing members of the tax team.
• Contributing to the development of new tax advisory services and market opportunities.
• Maintaining high standards of professional, regulatory and risk compliance.

About You

You will ideally have:

• A relevant professional tax qualification with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of UK taxation and experience delivering complex tax advisory work.
• Proven experience acting as a trusted adviser to business owners and senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to translate business objectives into practical tax solutions.
• A proven track record in business development and winning new advisory work.
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing tax professionals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex tax matters clearly.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• A proactive, entrepreneurial and commercially focused approach.

Desirable

• CTA qualification.
• ACA or ACCA qualification.
• Experience working with owner-managed businesses, privately owned groups and/or larger corporate clients.
• An established network of clients, professional advisers or introducers.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Senior role with significant client and commercial responsibility.
• Opportunity to help shape and grow a Tax Advisory offering.
• Exposure to a broad range of complex and interesting tax advisory work.
• Strong opportunities for career development and progression.
• Collaborative working environment with access to wider advisory and professional services expertise.

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