Private Wealth and Family Office Tax, Associate Director

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S&W is hiring an Associate Director in Private Wealth and Family Office tax in Guildford to lead a portfolio of high net worth individuals including non-domiciled clients and trusts, manage deadlines and HMRC inquiries, drive sophisticated tax planning onshore and offshore, oversee budgeting and junior staff development, and contribute to business development and client relationships across a family office model. The successful candidate will bring extensive private client tax experience from a professional practice, a track record of delivering tax planning projects, and ACA/CTA qualifications, with strong leadership and relationship skills. To apply, tailor your CV to quantify client wins, demonstrate projects, leadership, and BD potential, and show you fit the collaborative, inclusive culture and the hybrid working environment.

Company Description

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.

Job Description

What will you be doing?

S&W has been serving families and those with significant private wealth since 1881. Across the world and over generations, our advice and services help families protect and pass on their wealth and values.

We provide expert, practical and flexible support as individual as the families we serve. From creation, controls and governance to accounting, tax and technology, our family office experts provide the specialist support families need in the way they want. We can even act as your family office, providing comprehensive services.

Each family office is served by a small, dedicated team and lead expert coordinating services from across S&W’s specialists. We build long-term relationships and a detailed knowledge of each family’s history, dynamics, goals and wealth, including both personal and business assets.

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Private Wealth & Family Office tax team in Guildford at a Senior Manager or Associate Director level.

As Associate Director in Private Client tax, your responsibilities will include among others

• Manage a portfolio of personal clients with complex tax affairs, focusing on non-UK domiciled individuals, HNWIs, and some trusts
• Day to day responsibility for meeting both client and compliance deadlines, monitoring time limits and elections
• Leading tax planning projects such as non-domicile issues, onshore and offshore trusts (and other structures) and, capital gains and inheritance tax issues
• Manage HMRC enquiries together with any disclosures to HMRC via the worldwide disclosure facility or the offshore disclosure unit
• Responsible for billing and monitoring budgets
• Assist with managing junior member of staff including helping them with technical and personal development
• Engage in personal business development activities and support business development activities of the team

To be successful in this role, you should have

• Significant private client tax experience gained within a professional practice
• Demonstrable experience of delivering tax planning/advisory projects
• Solid experience of managing and developing client relationships developing new business into profitable long-term client relationships
• Team and project management skills

Qualifications

• ACA/CTA Qualification

Additional Information

Additional Information

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.