Transactions Tax Director

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.

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Corporate Tax team in London, which is responsible for providing high quality compliance and advisory services to our portfolio of corporate clients and private equity houses. This role requires an experienced corporate tax professional who can take responsibility for client relationships and delivering projects as well as providing leadership and direction across the team.

As a Director your responsibilities will include among others

• Providing suitable strategic and technical advice and guidance to clients with regard to their tax affairs
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and business focused approaches are taken
• Taking overall responsibility and accountability for a group of clients. Leading and managing the relationship with clients, with the aim of developing new business from your current client base and beyond.
• Ensuring compliance, quality and risk policies are adhered to
• Responsible for the day to day management of your direct reports and providing leadership and mentoring for junior members of the team

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have

• Extensive experience of providing complex business tax services to clients within a variety of sectors, gained within a professional services firm
• Strong technical knowledge of UK corporate tax legislation and advisory best practices.
• Demonstrable experience of generating and developing new business and key relationships
• Strong technical leadership
• Experience and knowledge of staff management

Professional Qualifications and Education

• UK Qualified accountant (ACA) and/or UK tax advisor (CTA) or UK solicitor

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.