Senior Manager - Private Client Tax - International

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations. 

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary. 

S&W's International PCTS Team

We are recruiting for senior manager candidates to join our highly skilled and experienced industry leading international private client team who will work specifically to provide pragmatic, commercial tax advice tailored to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families and their complex structures.

Our team accesses non-UK advice working with our partners in the Global CLA network, where we have offices and teams across the world as well as with other highly regarded intermediaries.

S&W's international PCTS team advises high net worth and ultra-high net worth UK based individuals and families with international structures, interests, assets and roles; internationally mobile individuals and families with UK and offshore structures, interests, assets and roles; offshore trustees, fiduciaries and directors where they have UK resident or long-term resident beneficiaries, clients and shareholders with both UK and non-UK assets, or offshore beneficiaries, clients and shareholders where there are UK assets and interests; and international individuals and families either looking to move to the UK or looking to invest in or own assets or other interests in the UK, or to manage their residency positions.

Purpose of Role:

To manage your own portfolio of clients, working with Directors/Partners on complex consultancy and advisory projects with a centred on the International Private Client Tax market.

The role will also entail managing the compliance and tax advice for the complex clients in your portfolio and helping to grow and manage the wider team and deliver bespoke advice.

There will be scope to undertake business development of existing and new clients as well as further developing your own International technical and sector knowledge and expertise whilst also having the opportunity to develop new areas of interest.

S&W have offices around the UK and we are open to flexible working arrangements.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage portfolio of complex compliance cases and prepare ad-hoc advice
• Technically strong across a breadth of international private client tax issues
• Identifying opportunities within the client portfolio and utilising wider networks to generate new client opportunities
• Involved in business development activities/profile raising locally
• Ensuring procedures are followed taking account of institute and HMRC guidance, where relevant

Education/Qualifications:

• Qualified tax adviser (CTA) and/or accountant (ACA/CA) with private client experience

Key Experience/Skills:

• Significant International Private Client Tax experience gained within the profession
• Technically excellent tax adviser who can manage complex client work
• Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
• Project management experience
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include:

• Competitive salary 
• Private medical insurance 
• Life assurance 
• Pension contribution  
• Hybrid working model (role dependent) 
• Generous holiday package 
• Option to purchase additional holiday 
• Shared parental leave 
• Fully funded training towards professional qualifications 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Season ticket loan 
• Eye care support 

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.  

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.