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Escape tax returns, billing and compliance! Our client’s growing Tax Technical Knowledge team is seeking to appoint an additional CTA Senior Manager.

The team acts not only as a technical resource but ensures that the right systems are in place to share knowledge effectively, uphold best practices and enhance the firm's reputation within the tax profession.

This is an exciting opportunity for a CTA with a strong technical tax background to not only to deepen their expertise, but also to share it with others. It would suit a client-facing adviser looking to move into an internal technical role, or an existing tax technical professional looking for the next step in their career.

The firm advises an impressive client list of HNW private individuals, owner-managed businesses, large corporates, and non-profits. The successful candidate will have a strong Personal Tax, Corporate Tax or Mixed Tax background and also be comfortable advising on and researching tax issues effecting a broader range of private and corporate clients.

The role will involve clear communication in various formats (written, online, and face-to-face) to the firm’s Tax teams. There’s also the opportunity to engage with HMRC and professional bodies on emerging tax policies, as well as collaborating with external partners to ensure the Tax department has the right resources to operate effectively.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of tax risk management and quality control procedures within the business.
• Enhancing and maintaining the firm’s internal tax knowledge database.
• Staying current with tax issues and developments relevant to the firm’s clients, and identifying opportunities to communicate these internally or externally.
• Creating tax-related content for internal and external audiences, including technical bulletins, newsletters, website content, email alerts, and press articles.
• Supporting the development and delivery of internal tax training programs.
• Drafting responses to HMT/HMRC consultations on issues that affect the firm’s client base.
• Developing templates, precedents, and checklists for use in client services.

Requisite Expertise:

• CTA qualified with a deep technical understanding of UK taxation, gained in either a client-facing or internal tax technical role.
• Strong ability to quickly grasp complex tax developments and communicate them clearly to a variety of audiences.
• Advanced skills in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• An interest in how technology can support knowledge management and improve information sharing, including creating user-friendly experiences for client-facing staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor your approach to different audiences and subject matters.

Salary will be dependent on grade and experience, but is likely to be in the range £75k-£9085k + bens + hybrid working.

To find out more about this opportunity and to request a full job description, simply email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting ref 5279

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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 Senior 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 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 Manager looking to step up to Senior Manager grade, or alternatively a Tax Investigations Senior Manager looking for a new challenge and a supported pathway towards Director 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 dependent on experience but likely to be in the range £80,000 - £90,000 + Bonus. Ref 5279

To find out more about this opportunity please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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Our client has built a strong reputation in the Private Client field, acting for an impressive HNW client list of new-money entrepreneurs, business owners, multi-generational families and landed wealth. Demand for their personal tax expertise continues to grow and they are now keen to appoint an additional CTA at Manager level.

You will join a thriving and growing team in Taunton. Performing very much a client-facing role as a key point of contact, you’ll take responsibility for a broad portfolio of HNWIs and their families. You’ll oversee their annual compliance, as well as identifying and advising on ad hoc personal tax planning opportunities. Working closely with senior managers and partners, you’ll undertake capital taxes advisory projects and also have the opportunity to assist with networking and marketing initiatives.

You’ll need to be CTA qualified and currently working either as a Manager or Assistant Manager in a respected Private Client Tax team. You’ll be looking for the next step in your career and be keen to join a supportive environment where you’ll be encouraged to develop your technical and non-technical skills.

Demonstrable experience of advising HNWIs on income tax, CGT, IHT and succession planning is essential. You’ll also need strong communication and interpersonal skills as this is a key client relationship management role.

Based in Taunton, the role offers homeworking two days a week, as well as flexible hours. Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be c.£52k-£62k + Bens. Genuine scope exists to progress on to Senior Manager grade.

If you would be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email me quoting Ref 5277 - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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A rare opportunity for a Partner to join one of the region’s most respected Private Client Tax teams.

Our client has built a particularly strong reputation for advising HNW entrepreneurs, business owners, multi-generational families and landed wealth. Their Private Client team is thriving, growing and looking to the future. A strategic part of their plans is the recruitment of an additional Partner with strong personal tax planning skills.

The incoming individual will work closely with fellow private client tax partners, as well liaising across the wider firm. They will undertake a broad range of income tax, CGT and IHT planning work, in very much a client-facing role. They will also be involved with the day-to-day management of the team and the strategy for its ongoing success.

A portfolio of clients awaits the incoming Partner, but an important element of the role will be ongoing networking and business development. This is a high-profile team and offers the opportunity for an experienced adviser to build a name as one of Cambridge’s leading Private Client Tax experts.

This well-established, modern and forward-thinking firm offers a talented adviser hybrid and flexible working arrangements, as well as a route to equity participation in due course. Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to initially be in the region £110,000-£140,000 p.a.

To find out more about this opportunity please email - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

Howells Consulting – Specialists in Private Client Tax & Trusts Appointments

We are on the lookout for a Personal Tax Partner (or top-end Director ready to step up), for a highly respected team in Surrey.

The team handles London and international HNW/UHNW private client tax advisory work, so would be an ideal option for a London adviser looking to maintain their quality of work, without the commute.

The incoming individual will co-lead the Private Client Tax offering in the region, perform a client-facing advisory role, manage a team of experienced personal tax advisers and undertake networking and business development activity.

The client base includes new-money serial entrepreneurs, business owners, PE clients, multi-generational families, trusts and international UHNWIs.

This is a high-profile role, offering a talented adviser a route to equity.

To find out more, just email me at michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

Our client, a specialist tax boutique in London, is seeking an Associate Director to join their established and growing team. This is an exceptional opportunity to manage a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals with a strong international focus, providing ad-hoc advisory services and an element of compliance review.

This high-end, independent firm offers not only a great range of personal tax and trusts planning work, but also values genuine work/life balance.  The team is proud of the trusted advisor relationships they’ve built, but burning the midnight oil is not encouraged.

The Opportunity:

As Private Client Tax Associate Director, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of high-net-worth individuals, with a focus on international clients.
• Provide expert advice on complex tax matters, including:
  • Residence, the statutory residence test and the FIG regime
  • Double Tax Treaties
  • Remittance Basis and Anti-Avoidance Provisions
  • UK tax implications for offshore trusts and beneficiaries (including motive defence, taxation of distributions, and UK real estate ownership)
  • Implications of Finance Act 2025 changes for non-doms and offshore trustees
  • IHT planning, including APR, BPR, Family Investment Companies, and Family Investment Partnerships
• Combine ongoing complex compliance work with ad-hoc advisory projects. The compliance element can be tailored to the incoming individual and their experience/preferences.
• Communicate complex tax concepts clearly and concisely as a key client-facing adviser.
• Collaborate within a supportive team environment.

About You:

• CTA qualified and possibly also STEP.
• Possess a strong technical background in UK tax and trusts, with a focus on international private clients.
• You are eager to expand your knowledge and skills in a constantly evolving field.
• You have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and can explain complex tax issues in plain language.
• You are a flexible team player, capable of managing your own portfolio while supporting colleagues.

The team operates hybrid working and can offer a salary to £110,000 p.a. (dependent on experience).

To find out more about the opportunity, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting Ref 5249

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Handle high-quality private client tax work as a key member of a respected team near Gatwick.

One of the region’s leading accountancy firms is looking to make a strategic hire into its thriving Private Client Tax team. They are keen to appoint a CTA qualified personal tax Manager, to handle a broad range of capital taxes planning and complex personal tax compliance review work.

You’ll look after a HNW portfolio of dynamic business owners, wealthy families, landed clients and trusts. In particular, you’ll utilise your knowledge of CGT and IHT planning to preserve wealth and ensure successful succession planning.

The role also involves supervising junior members of the team, overseeing their compliance work and performing very much a key client-facing role.

This is a supportive and sociable environment in which you will be encouraged to progress your career on towards senior manager grade. Based in the Gatwick area, the role offers homeworking a couple of days a week.

To find out more and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 5268

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Are you looking to progress your private client tax career with a respected and supportive team, handling high quality, HNW personal tax work?

An opportunity has arisen to join the Private Client Tax team of a high-profile firm in Chichester. They advise a broad range of new and old money private clients, including HNW entrepreneurs, business owners and international families. The team is thriving, growing and keen to appoint an Assistant Manager to handle a mix of personal tax compliance and ad hoc planning work.

Ideally CTA qualified (or ATT and looking to study for CTA), the incoming individual will perform very much a client-facing role. Supported by an experienced team, they will gain exposure to a broad range of income and capital taxes issues and be encouraged to progress their career towards Manager and Senior Manager grades.

Based in Chichester, the role offers homework two days a week.

To find out more about the opportunity and to request a full job description, just email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting reference 5269

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We are handling a Senior Manager opportunity with the internal Tax Technical Training and Knowledge Management team of one of London’s leading accountancy firms.

The team supports the fee-earners by providing on-going tax technical updates, seminars and training, to ensure they deliver cutting edge, accurate and timely tax advice.

The CTA qualification is a pre-requisite, along with a demonstrable background in HNW personal tax. Knowledge of the tax issues effecting OMBs and companies would also be useful, but it is the willingness to broaden one’s knowledge beyond a deep understanding of private client tax that is important.

Previous tax training or knowledge management experience would be helpful, but is not critical.

Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential, as the incoming individuals will be liaising with tax advisers from across the firm, from new joiners to partner level.

The opportunity would be ideal for an existing Tax technical training Manager looking to grow their role, but CTAs currently working in a client-facing tax practice role will be considered.

The position offers flexible hours and homeworking three days a week.

To find out more, just email me at - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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Are you a CTA personal tax Assistant Manager looking to escape busy season, time sheets and billing? Or do you currently work in a tax training or tax knowledge role and are looking for the next step in your career?

We are handling an Assistant Manager opportunity with the internal Tax Technical Training and Knowledge Management team of one of London’s leading accountancy firms.

The team supports the fee-earners by providing on-going tax technical updates, seminars and training, to ensure they deliver cutting edge, accurate and timely tax advice.

The CTA qualification is a pre-requisite, along with a demonstrable background in HNW personal tax. Knowledge of the tax issues effecting OMBs and companies would also be useful, but it is the willingness to broaden one’s knowledge beyond a deep understanding of private client tax that is important.

Previous tax training or knowledge management experience would be helpful, but is not critical.

Excellent communication and presentation skills are essential, as the incoming individuals will be liaising with tax advisers from across the firm, from new joiners to partner level.

The opportunity would be ideal for an existing Tax technical training Assistant Manager looking to grow their role, but CTAs currently working in a client-facing tax practice role will certainly be considered.

The position offers flexible hours and homeworking three days a week.

To find out more, just email me at - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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A rare opportunity for a senior Trusts and Tax professional to join the multi award-winning Private Client team of a high-profile accountancy firm.

This is a strategic appointment working closely with some of London's most respected Private Client Tax Partners.
The role is advisory focused and will involve a number of key elements:

• Provision of ad hoc trust planning advice (both on and offshore trusts), requiring strong trust taxation, structuring and accounting knowledge.
• Advising on succession-planning for UHNW multi-generational families.
• Acting as a key technical resource for IHT planning matters.
• Performing very much a client-facing relationship management role.
• Acting as the principal point of contact for trustees and third party advisors.
• Overseeing a team of experienced and qualified trusts professional, their workload, profitability, development and training.
• Assisting partners with private client networking and business development initiatives.

The role would suit a CTA and/or STEP qualified Trusts & Tax Senior Manager seeking a new challenge and the opportunity to progress their career towards Director, within a firm where Private Client Services maintain an extremely high profile. 

Salary dependent on experience but likely to be in the region £90k-£110k p.a. 

To find out more about this opportunity please email  michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  Ref 739

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A great opportunity to join one of Bristol’s leading, independent accountancy firms at an exciting time in its growth.

Our client has built a strong reputation in the Private Client field, acting for an impressive HNW client list of new-money entrepreneurs, business owners, multi-generational families and landed wealth. Demand for their personal tax expertise continues to grow and they are now keen to appoint an additional CTA at Manager level.

You will join a thriving and growing team in Bristol. Performing very much a client-facing role as a key point of contact, you’ll take responsibility for a broad portfolio of HNWIs and their families. You’ll oversee their annual compliance, as well as identifying and advising on ad hoc personal tax planning opportunities. Working closely with senior managers and partners, you’ll undertake capital taxes advisory projects and also have the opportunity to assist with networking and marketing initiatives.

You’ll need to be CTA qualified and currently working either as a Manager or Assistant Manager in a respected Private Client Tax team. You’ll be looking for the next step in your career and be keen to join a supportive environment where you’ll be encouraged to develop your technical and non-technical skills.

Demonstrable experience of advising HNWIs on income tax, CGT, IHT and succession planning is essential. You’ll also need strong communication and interpersonal skills as this is a key client relationship management role.

Based in Bristol, the role offers homeworking two days a week, as well as flexible hours. Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be c.£55k-£65k + Bens. Genuine scope exists to progress on to Senior Manager grade.

If you would be interested in learning more about this opportunity, please email me quoting Ref 5276 - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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Are you an EA qualified US/UK dual-handler in London, looking to build your tax career with a leading team, offering exposure to ad hoc advisory work?

We are working with a high-profile US/UK private client tax team that is looking for an Assistant Manager to oversee a portfolio of HNW/UHNW individuals and families. 

Very much a client relationship management role, the work will include overseeing annual compliance, as well as handling ad hoc planning projects. 

The team is growing and offers a supported pathway to Manager and Senior Manager grades. They also offer hybrid working, with most of the team in the office three days a week.

Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be c.£54k-£62k + Bens.

To find out more and to request a full job description, please email me quoting Ref 868 at - michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

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Our client is one of London’s premier US/UK expatriate tax teams. They offer the opportunity to work with growing entrepreneurial companies, their directors and senior executives, as a key trusted adviser. The team doesn’t handle huge assignment projects, but instead undertakes advisory and compliance work for mid-sized and smaller firms, building key, long-term relationships.

The team is busy, growing and keen to appoint an additional US/UK dual-qualified Expatriate Tax Senior Manager. The position offers significant client exposure as a key point of contact and the opportunity to really make a strategic difference to a client’s business. You’ll also maintain a high profile within the team, making a significant contribution to the ongoing success of the practice.

Many of the team are ex-Big 4, attracted by the quality of work, swift progression, less hours and the opportunity to feel that they are actually making a difference.

The role will involve managing a portfolio of clients from a range of industries, overseeing their annual US/UK expat tax compliance (assisted by qualified and experienced junior staff), as well as undertaking ad hoc planning projects with some of the profession’s most respected expat tax Partners.

Scope also exists to get involved with presentations, networking and broader business development initiatives.

The team are keen to find someone whom they can support with progression towards Director grade. Hybrid working 2-3 days a week is also on offer.

To find out more about this opportunity and to request a full job description, just email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 869

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A strategic appointment by one of London’s premier, multi award-winning Private Client Tax teams.

Our client advises UHNW multi-generational families on all areas of their personal taxation including IHT and CGT advice, succession planning, cross-border wealth planning, property-related issues and the use of trusts. They maintain a high profile both internally and externally and their expertise continues to attract work of the highest quality.

The team now seeks to recruit an additional personal tax adviser at Director level. The successful candidates is likely to be a CTA qualified Associate Director or Director and able to demonstrate deep expertise in advising multi-generational families on CGT, IHT, estate planning, trusts, FICs and potentially the FIG regime. They will also have experience of managing complex client relationships as the key point of contact.

Scope exists to position oneself for partnership. Alternatively, those seeking an interesting and varied role, without the responsibility of partnership, can be accommodated within the Tax Principal band.

This is a tremendous opportunity to join a high-profile Private Client team and to work closely with some of the profession’s leading Private Client Partners.

Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be in the region £140k-£150k + bens and bonus. The team operates hybrid working with most advisers in the office three days a week.

To find out more and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk quoting Ref 5219

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