Tax Director

Blair West are supporting a leading regional accountancy firm to find a Tax Director.

This role sits within a dynamic and forward-thinking accountancy practice, renowned for working with some of the region’s most exciting entrepreneurial businesses.

Reporting directly to a Partner, this is a key position within the firm’s tax function and represents a growth hire in response to continued client demand. 

The opportunity:

• Lead on the delivery of tax compliance and advisory services for a diverse and high-value client portfolio. 
• Advise on a broad range of personal, corporate, and specialist tax matters, including trusts, IHT planning, and corporate restructures. 
• Review and finalise corporate tax computations and collaborate closely with audit and accounts teams. 
• Manage and allocate assignments across the tax team to ensure deadlines and quality standards are met. 
• Take the lead on technical tax research to support advisory projects and partner-led client work. 
• Deliver in-house training sessions and mentor junior team members to build wider team capability. 
• Represent the firm at external networking events and client meetings, building strong professional relationships. 
• Actively contribute to the development and enhancement of internal processes and systems. 

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• A CTA qualification or ACA/ACCA/CA with demonstrable experience in a tax-focused role. 
• Significant practice-based tax experience, including both compliance and advisory work. 
• Strong technical expertise in areas such as corporate tax, IHT, trusts, and R&D tax relief. 
• A track record of managing and developing high-performing teams. 
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to meet competing client deadlines. 
• Confidence in communication and interpersonal skills, including client-facing experience. 
• A proactive, commercially minded approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and growth. 
• Experience using tax systems such as CCH or Iris is desirable. 

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.