Roles

This multi award-winning Private Client Tax team advises an impressive new and old money private client list, including Times Rich List names, international families, serial entrepreneurs, business owners and family offices.

The profile of the team ensures a steady flow of high-quality personal tax work and the opportunity for a talented CTA to advise on a broad range of personal tax planning issues. The team is growing and keen to appoint a Manager with strong experience of providing CGT, IHT, trusts and domicile advice.

The role will involve ad hoc advisory projects, working alongside some of the profession’s leading Private Client partners, as well as overseeing the compliance on a portfolio of UHNWIs (reviewing the work of a team of junior CTAs).

Scope exists to get involved with marketing, networking and business development activities if one wishes and the role is very much client-facing, as a key point of contact.

Genuine scope exists to progress towards Senior Manager and Director grades, in an environment that offers a supported career pathway.

Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be in the region £63k-£73k + bonus and benefits. The firm has adopted hybrid working and flexible hours, with most of the team in the office three days a week on average. Ref 5144

Some of London’s best Private Client Tax teams are located within the medium-sized and smaller firms. They offer high quality work, respected partners and advisers, swift progression, better work/life balance and the opportunity to have a voice. Many CTAs are attracted by the chance to be more than a face in the crowd and to build a name for themself. Some are looking to position themselves for director and partner grades.

We’re working with one of London’s mid-sized accountancy firms, who have built a strong reputation in the private client field. They advise an impressive client list of HNW entrepreneurs, business owners, international families, family offices and trusts. Many of their clients are international in nature. The Private Client Tax team is keen to recruit a Senior Manager, to perform a broad-ranging, client-facing role:

• Provision of income and capital taxes planning advice to UK and international HNWIs
• Ongoing management of client relationships including identifying planning opportunities
• Assisting Partners with new client development and third-party networking
• Welcoming and onboarding new HNW clients
• Billing and WIP management responsibilities
• Overseeing junior advisers and the annual tax compliance process

The CTA qualification is a pre-requisite, along with extensive experience of advising on CGT and IHT planning issues, including those relating to domicile, residence and remittance.

In return, you’ll be supported with your development towards Director grade and be give the responsibility and opportunity to grow as an adviser.

The firm encourages a healthy work/life balance and has adopted hybrid working 2-3 days a week. This is a supportive and sociable environment, with a strong track record of hiring and developing advisers from across the larger London firms.

Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be in the region £80,000 - £90,000 + benefits. Ref.5179

Our client offers high quality, new-money entrepreneurial Private Client Tax work without the commute into London.

You’ll join an established and high-profile team, advising regional, London and international wealth. The client base includes PE executives, HNW business owners, serial entrepreneurs and wealthy families. The team undertakes  income and capital taxes planning, shareholder planning, exit strategies for business owners, property-related advice, residence/domicile issues and succession planning.

The team is busy, growing and keen to appoint an additional CTA at Senior Manager or Associate Director level. You will take responsibility for a portfolio of HNW/UHNW individuals and their families, as their key trusted adviser. This will predominantly involve identifying and advising on ad hoc personal tax planning projects. You’ll have the opportunity to work with experienced partners and to build a name for yourself in the region. There is also scope to work with partners and directors on networking and business development initiatives. 

The role would suit an experienced London Manager or Senior Manager looking to pursue their Private Client Tax career outside the Capital. Alternatively, a CTA from a strong regional practice locally. Either way, support will be provided with progression towards AD and Director grades. Some PE-related personal tax experience would be helpful, but is not essential. Strong previous experience of income and capital taxes planning for HNWIs is important.

Salary will be dependent on experience, but is likely to be in the region £75k-£90k + bens.

The firm encourages a healthy work/life balance culture, including hybrid working. So if you’re looking to take your career forward whilst also enjoying life in Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding Kent countryside, drop me an email for further details using Ref 5141

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 contact us quoting reference 5164

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-£120k 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

An opportunity to play a strategic role in the Private Client Tax team of one of Bristol’s leading accountancy firms.

Working with high profile Partners and assisted by an experienced team, you’ll undertake ad hoc income and capital taxes planning for an impressive private client base of HNW entrepreneurs, business owners and their families. You’ll be their key point of contact and advise on a range of issues from succession-planning and extraction of wealth, to trusts, property and transaction-related work.

The role requires excellent client relationship management skills and a strong technical grasp of IHT and CGT planning. You’ll need to be a confident communicator and also enjoy working with colleagues on networking and business development initiatives. 

You are likely to be an Associate Director or Director seeking a new challenge and the opportunity to really make a difference. Top end Senior Managers with relevant experience, who are looking to step up to Director will also be considered. The CTA qualification is a pre-requisite.

In return you’ll join a top-tier firm, offering a supportive environment that values work/life balance. Scope exists to work from home 2-3 days a week and flexible hours can be accommodated. You’ll also have the opportunity to really stretch yourself in what is a genuine meritocracy. Ref 5139

We are working on a new opportunity based in the award-winning Private Client Tax team of a high-profile accountancy practice.

Working alongside some of the profession’s leading personal tax and trusts advisers, you’ll advise UK and international UHNW individuals and families on inheritance tax, succession planning and the use of on and offshore trust structures. As a key member of the broader Private Wealth team, the role requires:

• Experience of leading IHT and estate planning projects relating to multi-generational families
• The ability to act as one of the Private Client team’s ‘go to’ advisers on IHT-related matters
• Experience of managing HNW clients from introduction and engagement, to nurturing ongoing relationships and identifying new planning opportunities
• Experience of building third-party networks and developing new clients

This is very much a client and third-party facing role as a key point of contact and therefore requires excellent relationship management skills. The role also involves supervising, mentoring and developing junior staff.

It is likely that the successful candidate will be CTA/ACA qualified (possibly also STEP) and will certainly possess a strong technical understanding of inheritance tax and estate planning.

Based in the West End, the role offers hybrid working 2-3 days a week.

This is a great opportunity to play a high-profile role in a thriving and growing Private Client team. Ref 5180

To find out more and to request a full job description, just email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk

This is a super opportunity for a CTA personal tax professional to play a key role in one of Cheltenham's leading Private Client teams. 

Our client has built a strong reputation in the Personal Tax field, in particular advising landed wealth, entrepreneurs, business owners, farming & bloodstock clients and HNW families. Demand for their expertise continues to grow and they now seek an additional personal tax Associate Director or Director.

The incoming individual will take responsibility for a portfolio of clients, undertaking ad hoc income tax, CGT and IHT planning work, as well as overseeing complex personal tax compliance. 

Working alongside high profile partners, it is a chance for a talented CTA to build a 'name' for themselves as one of the prominent private client advisers in the region. Support will also be provided with development towards Director grade.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of advising on capital taxation, succession of wealth and income tax issues affecting HNW landed/farming clients. They will be a confident client-facing adviser, who also enjoys building third-party relationships.

Our client is embracing agile/hybrid working and offers home working 2-3 days a week, if the individual wishes.  

Salary is likely to be in the region £75,000 - £90,000 p.a. + benefits, dependent on experience. 

This is a genuine career option for a talented CTA looking to build their Private Client career in the Cheltenham area. Ref 5155

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. Ref 665

Join a respected private client tax team, specializing in advising UK and international HNWIs on all areas of their income and capital taxation. You’ll be an integral member of the team, performing an advisory-focused, client-facing role. You'll collaborate closely with well-known partners and liaising directly with third parties.

Your clients will include:

• HNW business owners
• Serial entrepreneurs
• Wealthy families
• Family offices
• Trusts

Many of the team’s clients are international with multi-jurisdictional aspects to their affairs. Experience of advising on remittance, domicile and residence is therefore important.

Key responsibilities include:

- Managing a portfolio of HNW clients as their key point of contact

- Undertaking personal tax planning projects on areas including CGT, IHT, property-related issues, use of trust structures, extraction of wealth from businesses etc

- Mentoring, managing and supporting junior team members

- Identifying new client relationships and assisting in business development initiatives

- Overseeing compliance work undertaken by more junior advisers

Ideal candidates will be CTA / ACA qualified, with extensive UK private client tax experience. Some evidence of personal tax advisory work is important. Strong communication and client relationship management experience is essential.

The team is keen to support the incoming Manager with progression towards Senior Manager and Director grades. They offer hybrid working 2-3 days a week and foster a healthy work/life balance culture.

Salary will be dependent on experience, but is likely to be in the region £63k - £73k + benefits. Ref 5058

For further details of the opportunity, just email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  

An opportunity to join the award-winning Private Client team of a high-profile accountancy firm.

Our client is recognised as one of London’s premier providers of private client tax and trusts advice to domestic and international UHNWIs. Their Trusts team is growing and is keen to appoint an additional Tax & Trusts adviser at Manager level.

The role will involve taking responsibility for a portfolio of offshore and onshore trusts, acting as their primary point of contact. You will work closely with Directors and Partners on ad hoc trust structuring, IHT planning, estate/succession advice, establishment and winding up of trusts. In addition, you will oversee the preparation and review of trust accounts and trust returns by junior staff.

The successful candidate is likely to be STEP qualified (potentially also CTA) and will certainly have demonstrable experience of advising on trust taxation, IHT and estate planning. They will be looking for a modern, supportive environment in which to develop their career towards Senior Manager and Director grades.

The firm is embracing hybrid working and scope exists to work from home 2-3 days a week, if one wishes. Ref 663

A great opportunity for a CTA qualified Manager (or top end 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 Manager level. The role would suit an AM ready to step up, or an existing Manager looking to develop their career in a high-end private client environment.

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 Senior 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.

Salary will be dependent on experience but is likely to be in the region £60k-£70k.

To find out more about the opportunity and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 5181

If you're a personal tax CTA looking to move into an advisory-focused role, our client offers the opportunity to handle high quality private client tax planning work from their offices in either Canterbury or Chatham. There's also scope to homework a couple of days a week.

You'll work closely with high profile partners and senior managers, providing ad hoc income and capital taxes planning advice to HNW families, entrepreneurs and business owners. This is an advisory-focused role (90%), requiring the CTA qualification and a strong technical understanding of CGT, IHT and income tax issues. Some previous personal tax planning experience would be helpful but is not essential. 

As this is very much a client-facing role, excellent communication and relationship management skills are essential.

Salary will be dependent on experience, but is likely to be in the region c.£45k-£55k + bens.

This is a super opportunity to leave most of the tax return work behind and to progress your personal tax career in the HNW planning field. To find out more and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 5189.

Our client is one of London's premier Private Client Tax teams. They advise UHNWIs on all areas of their income and capital taxes planning, with particular expertise in advising UK res non doms. 

The team is busy, growing and keen to recruit a CTA qualified Senior Manager or Associate Director. You will provide ad hoc personal tax planning and asset structuring advice to new-money entrepreneurs, business owners and wealthy families, many with multi jurisdictional aspects to their affairs. 

They'll help you to develop your technical and non-technical skills, whilst working closely with some of the profession's leading private client tax practitioners. The team is multi award-winning and offers genuine scope to progress to partnership.

The firm has fully adopted hybrid and flexible working practices, so there is scope to work from home 2-3 days a week, if one wishes. 

Salary will be dependent on experience and grade but is likely to be in the region £80k-£100k.

To find out more about this opportunity and to request a full job description, please email michaelhowells@howellsconsulting.co.uk  quoting reference 5143

This is a super opportunity to manage a portfolio of HNW US-connected private clients, as their key trusted adviser.

Our client has built a reputation as a leading adviser to HNW/UHNW individuals. Their Private Client Tax offering includes a specialist US/UK team that provides personal tax advice to wealthy private clients (business owners, entrepreneurs and their families). 

Demand for their expertise continues to grow and they are keen to recruit an EA/ATT dual-qualified Manager, to provide personal tax advisory and compliance services as a strategic member of the team.

You’ll work closely with some of the profession’s leading Partners and be supported with your own progression towards Senior Manager and Director grades.

You’ll need to have a strong technical grasp of US and UK personal taxation, gained in a leading UK tax team. Demonstrable UK experience of advising US HNWIs on their personal tax position is essential. 

You’ll also have gained the EA and ATT qualifications. The CTA would be a bonus but is not essential. The role requires excellent client relationship management skills, as well as a commercial approach to WIP, recoverability and identifying new business opportunities.

The firm has adopted hybrid working, with many of the team coming into the office 2-3 days a week. However, there is scope to work more remotely if one wishes.

Salary will be dependent on experience and grade but is likely to be c.£65k-£75k + Bens Ref 852

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