Tax Director | Private Client and Entrepreneurial Advisory
Location: Durham (hybrid working available)
Full time | Permanent
Highly competitive salary with excellent benefits
Join a leading independent advisory firm with a reputation for delivering exceptional client service across the North East and Yorkshire. This is a practice that values long term relationships over short term gains, and where tax professionals are given the freedom to shape their own path. You’ll be supported by an experienced, high performing team, modern systems and a forward thinking culture that genuinely encourages innovation, growth and collaboration.
With sustained growth and a strong client base of high net worth individuals, owner managed businesses and corporate groups, there is now an opportunity for an ambitious and technically strong tax leader to step into a Director level role. For the right individual, there is a clear and supported career path to Partner.
The Opportunity
As Tax Director, you will work closely with a Partner to deliver both compliance and strategic advisory services to a varied and high calibre portfolio of clients including high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and fast growth businesses. The role offers exposure across both personal and corporate tax matters and the chance to get involved in project-based work such as inheritance tax planning, corporate restructuring and succession planning.
You will play a key leadership role within the firm, managing and mentoring a growing team and helping to shape the future of the tax service offering. The firm offers autonomy, flexibility and a genuine opportunity to make a lasting impact both internally and with clients.
What You Will Be Doing
Deliver advisory work across personal and corporate tax including trusts, IHT, R&D claims and corporate reorganisations
Oversee corporation tax compliance, including review of computations and liaison with audit and accounting teams
Lead and develop team members, allocating workloads and supporting career progression
Advise clients on technical matters including residency, structuring and succession planning
Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners such as legal and wealth management firms
Drive continuous improvement in client delivery, technical development and internal processes
Contribute to wider firm initiatives including training delivery, business development and networkingWhat We Are Looking For
CTA qualified or ACA, ACCA, CA with demonstrable tax experience
Strong personal tax background essential; exposure to corporate tax and advisory work highly desirable
Experience operating at Senior Manager level or above within a practice environment
Excellent communication skills and ability to build trusted client relationships
Confidence leading and developing teams
Strong technical grounding across areas such as trusts, IHT, corporate structuring and tax residency
Proactive, commercially aware and solutions focusedDesirable but Not Essential
Familiarity with tax software such as CCH or Iris
Experience delivering internal or external trainingWhy Join This Firm
This is a highly respected and regionally influential firm with deep roots in the local business community. As an independent advisory-led practice, it offers a supportive and entrepreneurial culture with the flexibility and autonomy many professionals seek at senior level.
Clear and supported career path to Partner for the right individual
Hybrid working and genuine work life balance
Inclusive and collaborative working environment
Access to high quality clients and varied, intellectually stimulating work
Continued investment in people, technology and innovationIf you're an ambitious Senior Manager or early stage Director ready to step into a broader leadership role in a respected and growing firm, this is an exceptional opportunity to do so in a collaborative and forward thinking environment
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