Tax Manager (ATT/ACCA & CTA) | City of London | Leading Legal 500 Ranked Law Firm
Are you an experienced Tax professional looking to take the next step in your career within a leading legal environment? This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly regarded London law firm, working alongside respected Tax Partners on a broad range of advisory, compliance and disputes work, with a particular focus on advising global Indian families and entrepreneurial clients.
The Firm
This Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked law firm has built an outstanding reputation for delivering high-quality work across a broad range of sectors, including Corporate, Commercial, Real Estate, Private Wealth, and Technology. With an established international presence and rankings across more than 16 practice areas, the firm continues to go from strength to strength.
Despite its growth and success, the firm has retained a genuinely collegiate and supportive culture, placing a strong emphasis on professional development, flexibility, and employee wellbeing. Employees benefit from access to excellent-quality work within an environment that is ambitious, collaborative, and down-to-earth.
The Tax team is highly regarded and consists of a Head of Team, two Partners, a Senior Manager, three Managers, an Assistant Manager, a Tax Executive, and a dedicated Team PA. The team advises a broad range of UK and international clients across Tax Advisory, Tax Compliance, and Tax Disputes, with particular expertise in advising international private clients, entrepreneurs, and family offices.
This role offers the opportunity to work closely with a highly respected Tax Partner, developing a particular specialism advising global Indian families on complex UK tax matters. You will work alongside award-winning lawyers across the firm’s Corporate, Private Wealth, Real Estate and Commercial teams, giving you exposure to sophisticated cross-border matters within a genuinely collaborative environment.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Tax Manager to join a growing and ambitious team, taking on a varied advisory-focused role with significant client responsibility from day one.
Working closely with the Tax Partner, you will advise a diverse client base, with a particular emphasis on global Indian families, entrepreneurial businesses and international private clients.
The role offers a genuine mix of high-level advisory work, client relationship management and business development, making it ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical excellence with commercial client interaction.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting detailed tax advisory reports across a range of UK tax matters.
- Undertaking technical research into UK tax legislation, HMRC practice and relevant case law.
- Advising global Indian families on a broad range of UK tax planning and structuring matters.
- Managing client matters from initial meetings through to delivery of advice, including scoping work, fee management and ongoing relationship management.
- Acting as the principal point of contact for clients, family offices and third-party professional advisers.
- Assisting with complex tax compliance and tax dispute matters where required, including drafting white space disclosures, advising on treaty relief and supporting motive defence claims.
- Preparing marketing materials and thought leadership focused on India-related tax issues and international private client matters.
- Supporting the continued growth of the practice through networking, business development and client relationship management.
- Mentoring junior members of the Tax team, supporting their technical development and contributing towards performance reviews as you progress towards Senior Manager.
- Delivering an exceptional standard of client service at all times.
You will benefit from working alongside highly experienced Partners who are committed to developing their team, offering significant autonomy, regular exposure to complex international matters and a genuine pathway towards Senior Manager and beyond.
Requirements
- Degree educated (minimum 2:1).
- ATT or ACCA qualified, together with CTA qualification.
- At least 8 years’ experience within Tax Advisory.
- Strong experience advising entrepreneurial, international or private clients on complex UK tax matters.
- Proven experience drafting high-quality tax advisory reports.
- Excellent technical knowledge of UK tax legislation and HMRC practice.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues clearly.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and tax legislation accurately.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- A proactive, commercially minded and client-focused approach.
- Experience mentoring or supervising junior team members would be advantageous.
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to join one of London’s leading law firms in a highly visible Tax Manager position, offering exposure to sophisticated international advisory work, direct client relationships, and the opportunity to develop a recognised specialism advising global Indian families.
With high-quality work, close Partner exposure, genuine progression opportunities and a collaborative culture, this role offers an outstanding platform for an ambitious Tax professional looking to take the next step in their career.
Apply now for confidential consideration or contact JMC Legal Recruitment to learn more about this excellent opportunity.
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