Private Client Tax Manager in London

Ideas | People | Trust

We're BDO.

An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We'll broaden your horizons

Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge.

Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world.

By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions.

From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team.

If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry.

As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth.

Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world.

You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals.

Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We'll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice.

That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively.

You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our rapidly growing Private Client Team manage funds, businesses and trusts of individuals, families and entrepreneurs.

Alongside solving a constantly evolving range of technical challenges, working in this team means building strong relationships with individuals so you can become their trusted advisor and oversee their tax affairs in line with what they want to achieve as an individual or business.

We've established a strong global network that is recognised as a leader especially in looking after entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.

You'll need excellent people skills and strong technical ability as you visit clients across the world.

In return, you'll have unparalleled access to partners and opportunities to develop your career in many different directions as you work across a truly diverse portfolio of global clients.

We're looking for someone with:

• Strong understanding of the technical complexities that our clients face and be able to provide clear, concise and practical advice
• Strong technical ability in the field of private client, in particular advising non-UK domiciled individuals and their personal/family structures on their global tax position
• Keen to develop specialist knowledge in the taxation of private equity executives as well as a general ability and desire to deal with complex tax issues
• Ability to maintain an in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation
• Project management experience
• Team management experience.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully managing a substantial client portfolio
• An inquisitive nature, able to identify opportunities to enhance our client offering
• Senior stakeholder management experience.
• CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business.

We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We're in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture.

From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another.

At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices.

BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences.

With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.

We're looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you.

Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise.

We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.