Corporate Tax Director
Job Summary
Job Description
Corporate Tax Director
Salary: 85000 to 115000 bonus
Location: Swansea (hybrid)
Lead a major portfolio and shape a growing tax team
This is a senior leadership role for a Corporate Tax specialist who wants real influence across client delivery team development and business growth. Our client is a large well-established UK accountancy practice with a strong national presence and an ambitious regional growth plan in South Wales. Youll take ownership of key client relationships provide high-level tax advice and help build a high-performing team around you.
If youre currently operating at Director level (or youre a high-performing Senior Manager ready to step up) this role offers the chance to lead from the front develop a strong market profile and progress towards broader leadership responsibilities (including Partner track where applicable).
The Role: Strategic client leadership
As Corporate Tax Director you will:
- Lead and developkey client relationships acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders
- Own asignificant corporate tax portfolio with responsibility for delivery quality governance and fee growth
- Provide strategic advice across areas such ascorporate tax compliance and advisory group structuring reorganisations transactions and tax risk management
- Act as an engagement lead on complex assignments anticipating issues and managing risk proactively
- Work closely with other service lines to deliver a joined-up service and identify cross-selling opportunities
- Contribute to departmental planning includingworkflow resourcing and capability development
Business Development: Drive growth and strengthen the firms profile
You will play a visible role in expanding the practice by:
- Building and leveraging an external network to generate new work and referrals
- Leading proposals pitches and client conversations with a clear commercial focus
- Supporting pricing discipline and ensuring minimum pricing initiatives are followed
- Identifying service improvements and supporting digital transformation to improve quality and efficiency
Leadership: Develop people and raise standards
This role includes genuine people leadership. You will:
- Mentor and develop senior team members supportingcareer pathways and progression
- Set high standards for quality professionalism and ethical behaviour
- Support recruitment and workforce planning forecasting future resource needs
- Promote a positive collaborative environment with a focus on wellbeing and performance
What our client is looking for
To be successful youll typically have:
- 8 to 12 years UK corporate tax experiencegained within a UK accountancy practice (or equivalent advisory environment)
- Experience operating atDirector level or clear evidence youre ready to step up from Senior Manager (portfolio ownership leadership and business development)
- Strong technical experience across:
- Corporate tax compliance and advisoryfor UK companies and groups
- Reviewing complex computations/returns and leading engagement delivery
- Advising ontransactions reorganisations structuring and tax risk
- Managing and influencing senior stakeholders including challenging conversations where needed
- A track record ofwinning work / growing feesand delivering excellent client outcomes
- Strong leadership skills: coaching delegation performance management and building team capability
Qualifications
You will hold (or be qualified by experience with strong supporting evidence):
- CTA / ATT / ACA / ACCA / CA (part or fully qualified)
Location & working arrangement
- Swansea(hybrid working available)
- You should be able to attend the Swansea office as required for leadership visibility team collaboration and client needs.
Salary & benefits
Salary guide: 85000 to 115000 depending on experience portfolio size and leadership scope plus bonus.
A comprehensive benefits package is available and typically includes:
- Performance-related bonus
- Hybrid workingand flexible approach to hours
- Enhanced holiday allowance(often with buy/sell options)
- Pension scheme
- Private medical cover
- Life assurance
- Paid professional subscriptionsand strong CPD support
- Leadership developmentand a clear pathway to wider regional / national leadership (and Partner track where applicable)
Apply / enquire confidentially
For a confidential conversation or to apply contact:
If youre unsure whether this is the right step Diane can talk you through the team structure portfolio mix and progression route before you commit.
Confidentiality statement: All applications and conversations will be handled in strict confidence.
Required Experience:
Director