Private Client Services – Personal Tax – Director
The Private Tax team at EY acts for a wide range of entrepreneurial, owner‑managed, PE‑backed and AIM listed businesses together with their shareholders, in addition to family offices, ultra‑high net worth individuals, private equity and high‑profile professional partnerships.
We aim to be trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory services, including tax‑efficient value extraction and creation, reorganisations, international tax advisory, transactions and ongoing maintenance of the tax structure of our clients. The team provides both corporate and personal tax services to these businesses, their owners and management.
The services we deliver include tax return compliance services (managed largely from specialist centres in the UK and overseas), advice on residence, domicile and the FIG regime, transaction and reorganisation advice, optimisation of wealth from a tax perspective, and estate and succession tax advice. Our client base is a mix of UK and traditionally non‑UK domiciled individuals, and our international network allows us to undertake a high proportion of cross‑border tax services.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s specialist Private Tax team based in London. The successful candidate will work with our existing clients, build and expand their network, and play a key role in winning new business. EY is investing significantly in the Private Tax team and seeks a Director who has a proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients, developing a book of business, and delivering exceptional client service.
Your key responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with clients
- Proactive business development to win new work
- Manage the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical, business‑driven approach
- Provide development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
- Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team
Skills and attributes for success
- Client‑driven and strategically and commercially aware
- Strong tax technical skills
- Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to deliver quality outputs
- Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinions and handle challenges
- Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
- Effective time management, able to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good knowledge of advising a range of individuals or companies, including AIM listed, PE‑backed, family‑owned and OMB entities
To qualify for the role you must have
- ACA / CTA / Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification, or equivalent breadth of knowledge
- Strong tax technical skills
- Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
- Experience coaching and developing more junior staff
Ideally you’ll also have
- Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
What we look for
- Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
- Outgoing with good relationship skills
- Ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner
What working at EY offers
- Global exposure: work with international clients and EY teams worldwide
- Career progression: opportunity to grow your leadership profile within the UK practice
- Support & coaching: access to senior mentors and tailored development
- Flexible working: hybrid working model with a minimum of three days in the office
- Total rewards package: competitive salary, benefits and EY perks
- Inclusive culture: a workplace that values authenticity, diversity and belonging
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
