Corporate Tax Director

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. You'll take ownership of key client relationships, provide high level tax advice, and help build a high performing team around you.

If you're currently operating at Director level (or you're 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).

As Corporate Tax Director, you will:

• Lead and develop key client relationships, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders
• Own a significant corporate tax portfolio, with responsibility for delivery quality, governance, and fee growth
• Provide strategic advice across areas such as corporate 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, including workflow, resourcing, and capability development

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

This role includes genuine people leadership. You will:

• Mentor and develop senior team members, supporting career 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

To be successful, you'll typically have:

• 8 to 12+ years' UK corporate tax experience gained within a UK accountancy practice (or equivalent advisory environment)
• Experience operating at Director level, or clear evidence you're ready to step up from Senior Manager (portfolio ownership, leadership, and business development)
• Strong technical experience across:
  • Corporate tax compliance and advisory for UK companies and groups
  • Reviewing complex computations/returns and leading engagement delivery
  • Advising on transactions, reorganisations, structuring, and tax risk
  • Managing and influencing senior stakeholders, including challenging conversations where needed
• A track record of winning work / growing fees and delivering excellent client outcomes
• Strong leadership skills: coaching, delegation, performance management, and building team capability

You will hold (or be qualified by experience with strong supporting evidence):

• CTA / ATT / ACA / ACCA / CA (part or fully qualified)

• Swansea (hybrid working available)
• You should be able to attend the Swansea office as required for leadership visibility, team collaboration, and client needs.

Salary guide: £85,000 to £115,000 depending on experience, portfolio size, and leadership scope, plus bonus.

A comprehensive benefits package is available and typically includes:

• Performance related bonus
• Hybrid working and flexible approach to hours
• Enhanced holiday allowance (often with buy/sell options)
• Pension scheme
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance
• Paid professional subscriptions and strong CPD support
• Leadership development and a clear pathway to wider regional / national leadership (and Partner track where applicable)

For a confidential conversation or to apply, contact:

Diane Shaw

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If you're 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.