UK - International Private Client, Manager or Senior Manager
International Private Client Tax Manager / Senior Manager
Location: Nationwide, Scotland, Leeds, Manchester, London
Package: Up to £75k
The role
A Private Client Senior Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing client projects, managing client relationships, and delivering strategic advisory services across private client.
We are seeking an experienced and ambitious Senior Tax Manager to join our growing Private Client International Tax team. This is an exciting opportunity for a tax professional who enjoys combining high-level advisory work with the management of complex compliance affairs for internationally mobile individuals, high-net-worth families, entrepreneurs, executives and trustees.
The successful candidate will work closely with partners, wealth managers and other professional advisers to deliver strategic tax advice while overseeing a diverse portfolio of UK and international private clients. The role offers exposure to a broad range of cross-border planning matters, making it ideal for someone who enjoys technical complexity, client interaction and developing long-term trusted adviser relationships.
The role combines technical expertise, leadership, and business development to provide holistic, forward-thinking solutions that preserve and grow client wealth. A Senior Manager acts as a trusted adviser, overseeing complex engagements while mentoring internal teams and contributing to the firm’s growth strategy.
Advisory
- Provide UK and international tax advice to high-net-worth individuals and families
- Advise clients on UK tax residence, domicile and international mobility issues
- Support clients relocating to or from the UK, including pre-arrival and departure planning
- Advise on offshore structures, trusts, estates and family wealth planning
- Assist with inheritance tax, capital gains tax and income tax planning strategies
- Provide advice on cross-border investment and pension matters
- Identify tax planning opportunities and deliver practical, commercially focused solutions
- Work collaboratively with legal advisers, wealth managers and overseas tax professionals
- Contribute to business development initiatives and thought leadership content
Compliance
- Manage a portfolio of complex UK and international private client tax returns
- Review personal tax, trust and partnership tax compliance work
- Ensure compliance obligations are met accurately and on time
- Oversee reporting of foreign income, gains and overseas assets
- Manage HMRC enquiries and correspondence
- Monitor changes in UK and international tax legislation and assess their impact on clients
Leadership and client management
- Act as a trusted adviser to clients and maintain strong long-term relationships
- Manage and develop junior members of the tax team
- Review technical work and provide coaching and mentoring
- Support partners in managing client relationships and winning new business
- Participate in internal training and technical development initiatives
Essential requirements
- ATT/CTA qualified or equivalent
- Significant experience in private client taxation gained within professional practice
- Strong knowledge of UK personal taxation, capital gains tax and inheritance tax
- Experience managing complex compliance portfolios
- Proven ability to provide technical tax advice to private clients
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience managing client relationships and supervising staff
Desirable experience
- International private client tax experience
- Knowledge of cross-border tax planning and double tax treaties
- Experience advising non-UK residents and internationally mobile individuals
- Trust and estate taxation experience
Benefits
- Annual leave plus public holidays, with the option to buy or carry over leave
- Enhanced parental leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
- Paid volunteering day
- Private medical insurance, with the option to cover family members
- Employee Assistance Programme for 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Death in service benefit and life assurance
- Competitive pension scheme
- Hybrid working, flexible hours and modern office spaces