Take your career to the next level and position yourself for partnerships with a high-quality London Private Client team.

Our client has a strong reputation in the Private Client field, advising an impressive client list of HNW/UHNW entrepreneurs, international families, business owners and senior executives. Many of their clients are UK res non dom with multi-jurisdictional aspects to their affairs. The team continues to attract high quality work and is now undertaking a strategic recruitment exercise as part of ongoing succession-planning.

They are keen to find a CTA qualified personal tax adviser who is ready to take on an Associate Director role. The aim is to support that individual with progression to Director and ultimately partnership.

The role requires strong technical knowledge of the income and capital taxes planning issues facing wealthy individuals and their families. This will include extensive experience of advising on domicile, residence, remittance and offshore trust structures. The position is very much client-facing, requiring excellent relationship management skills. An interest in assisting the partners with networking and business development initiatives would also be desirable.

You’ll be supported by high profile Partners and an experienced team of personal tax ATTs and CTAs. Team management will form another key element of the role.

If you are looking for a route to partnership with a respected London firm, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk for further details quoting Ref 5091

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We are working with the Tax Dispute Resolution team of one of the country’s leading accountancy firms. They have an award-winning Private Client Tax offering, with a highly respected Tax Investigations specialism. Demand for their expertise continues to grow and the team is keen to make a strategic hire at Manager level.

You will assist HNW clients to resolve complex tax disputes with HMRC. Acting as their trusted adviser you’ll work on enquiries, disclosures, litigation and alternate dispute resolution. Managing a portfolio of clients, you’ll need excellent project management skills, as well as the ATT, CTA or HMRC Inspector qualification. A thorough understanding of HMRC’s powers, including enquiries, information requests, assessments/claims, appeals, and penalties is important.

The role would suit a tax investigations Assistant Manager looking to step up to Manager grade, or alternatively a Tax Investigations Manager looking for a new challenge and a supported pathway towards SM grade.

The role will include:

Overseeing a portfolio of tax dispute cases.

Liaising with tax teams across the office network.

Monitoring work-in-progress and ensuring timely completion of tasks.

Regularly engaging with clients to keep them updated on project developments.

Preparing and presenting detailed client reports.

Communicating with HMRC and other third parties regarding cases.

Collaborating with senior team members to deliver high-quality projects.

Supporting and mentoring junior team members, providing training and guidance.

Attending client meetings.

Providing proactive client service by addressing inquiries and responding to questions.

Contributing to the team's business development efforts through internal and external marketing activities.

Helping to drive growth by identifying opportunities and enhancing client relationships.

The role is based in central London but offers homeworking two days a week if one wishes. Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be in the region £63k-£73k + Bens.

To find out more please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting Ref 5197

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We are keen to speak to CTA qualified personal tax Managers and Assistant Managers, who may be interested in a new Manager role in Cambridge.

As a key member of a high-profile Private Client Tax team, you’ll manage a portfolio of HNW business owners, serial entrepreneurs, prominent academics and landed wealth. You'll also have the opportunity to assist with ad hoc personal tax planning projects.

You’ll work closely with respected Partners, developing your technical, managerial and business development experience in what is a friendly and supportive environment. 

The incoming individual will have a strong technical grasp of income tax, CGT and IHT (including the use of trusts), with experience of advising new-money HNWIs. 

The firm has adopted hybrid working and flexible hours, with homeworking possible 2-3 days a week. Salary will be dependent on experience, but is likely to be in the range £55k-£65k + bens + bonus.

This is a super opportunity for a personal tax CTA to develop their career with a respected firm, offering genuine scope for progression to Senior Manager grade.

To find out more please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting Ref 5198

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We are working with one of London’s high quality independent accountancy firms, who are undertaking a partner succession-planning exercise. They are keen to appoint a CTA Personal Tax Director, whom they can support with progression to partnership, as one of their existing private client tax partners retires.

The role involves providing client-facing tax advisory services to HNW entrepreneurs, business owners and their families, as well as assisting with the management and direction of the private client tax team. The incoming Director will also work with the partners on business development and networking initiatives, to ensure the service line continues to maintain its high profile.

This is a great opportunity for a personal tax director or associate director to position themselves for partnership. They will join a friendly and supportive firm, that genuinely values work/life balance. They offer homeworking a couple of days a week and a salary (dependent on experience) in the region £110k-£140k plus benefits.

The successful candidate will be CTA qualified with demonstrable experience of advising HNW private clients (UK and international), on all areas of their income and capital taxation. This could include shareholder planning, extraction of wealth, residence advice and advising on property-related issues. 

The individual also needs to be commercially-minded. They will be an experienced networker and business developer, able to identifying potential new opportunities both internally and externally.

To find out more, just email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 5118

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A super opportunity for a CTA qualified Assistant Manager to join a leading private client tax team in Guildford.

Our client advises London and international HNW/UHNW entrepreneurs, business owners and families from their offices in Surrey. The team is growing and keen to appoint an additional personal tax adviser at Assistant Manager level.

The incoming individual will have the opportunity to handle ad hoc personal tax planning, as well as complex compliance, in very much a client-facing role. Strong technical knowledge of UK income and capital taxation is therefore important, including knowledge of residence and domicile issues. 

In return, our client offers a supported route to Manager grade in a sociable and friendly team. They have also fully adopted hybrid working, so it is possible to work from home a couple of days a week if one wishes.

This is a great opportunity to pursue one's Private Client career in a high quality, high profile team.

To find out more about the opportunity and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting reference 5164

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We are working closely with a high quality Private Client team, that advises an impressive HNW UK and international client base from offices near Tunbridge Wells. They are busy, growing and keen to appoint an additional Trusts & Tax adviser at Senior Manager level (c.£70k-£80k dependent on experience).

The incoming individual will work closely with highly experienced directors and partners, providing holistic tax and trusts planning advice.

The role will involve overseeing a portfolio of offshore and onshore trusts. This will include reviewing/preparing complex trust accounts and trust tax returns, undertaking ad hoc trust planning projects and advising on related personal tax issues, managing third-party relationships and liaising with beneficiaries. 

It is a super opportunity for someone to undertake high-end trusts work without trekking into London. 

The team is embracing hybrid working and there is scope to work from home 2-3 days a week, if one wishes.

To find out more please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting Ref 665

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