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Head of Private Client Tax – Law firmBrewer Morris • Greater London, England, UK
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Head of Private Client Tax – Law firm

Head of Private Client Tax – Law firm

Brewer Morris • Greater London, England, UK
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Head of Private Client Tax & Accounting – International Law Firm

The Practice

The private client practice advises high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees and related structures on a wide range of tax, fiduciary and advisory matters.

The Tax & Accounting team plays a key role in delivering this offering, with responsibility for:

  • Personal tax compliance for UK and international clients
  • Trust administration and tax reporting
  • Regulatory reporting and interaction with tax authorities
  • Supporting wider advisory work across private client matters

The team works with a diverse client base including entrepreneurs, senior executives and globally mobile individuals with complex financial affairs.

The Role

This is a leadership role with responsibility for managing the personal tax and trust accounting function, including supervision of a small specialist team.

The successful candidate will take ownership of a mixed portfolio of private clients and play a critical role in supporting broader advisory work across the practice.

The position offers a high degree of autonomy, with direct interaction with senior stakeholders and involvement in complex, high-value client matters.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading the personal tax compliance function, including oversight of annual reporting cycles
  • Managing a portfolio of UK and international private clients
  • Advising on complex technical matters, including:
    • Statutory residence and domicile
    • Remittance basis and international tax considerations
    • Estate and inheritance tax matters
  • Overseeing trust accounting and tax compliance, including:
    • Periodic and exit charge reporting
    • Capital gains tax considerations
    • Trust registrations and ongoing regulatory obligations
  • Supervising and supporting trust and tax team members, providing technical guidance and oversight
  • Managing interactions with tax authorities, including enquiries, investigations and disclosures
  • Overseeing international reporting requirements (e.g. AEOI frameworks)
  • Providing technical input to support legal/advisory colleagues on complex client matters
  • Delivering bespoke tax and accounting support on ad hoc projects

Candidate Profile

  • Professionally qualified (e.g. ACA, CTA, STEP or equivalent)
  • Extensive experience in personal tax compliance
  • Strong technical knowledge of UK tax, with exposure to trusts and fiduciary structures
  • Experience advising high-net-worth and/or internationally mobile clients
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a team and oversee complex workflows

Skills & Attributes

  • Strong technical and analytical capability
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
  • Commercial and pragmatic approach to problem solving
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Organised, proactive and capable of managing competing priorities
  • Collaborative, hands‑on leadership style

Opportunity

  • Senior leadership role within an established private client practice
  • Exposure to complex and high-value client work
  • Opportunity to shape and develop a key function
  • Close collaboration with senior stakeholders across the business
  • Scope for growth and long‑term career progression

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