Personal Tax Associate Director

Unfortunately we are unable to provide visa sponsorship. Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.

Hazlewoods Farms and Estates team provides specialist advice to farmers, landowners and agribusinesses, providing you with the opportunities to work with a broad client portfolio.  The team are looking to recruit a Personal Tax Associate Director/Director to join them.  The role will be mixed, with both advisory work and responsibility for compliance.

We are delighted to have won the 2022 Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm in the Tolley’s Taxation Awards, an award we were also winners in 2017 and finalists for in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Our team at Staverton comprises three partners and just over 30 professionals.  With the agricultural industry being so diverse and ever-changing, it’s an exciting time to join the team and work with clients, helping them adapt to these changes.

The right person will:

Manage a portfolio of clients, including business owners, partnerships, sole traders and high net worth individuals and their related companies or trusts, ensuring excellent client service

Advise large scale commercial farming businesses on both business and personal tax issues

Build and maintain client relationships and provide a high level of client service

Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and a commercial approach

Effectively manage, motivate, mentor and develop other members of the team and offer a professional role model, as well as working closely with the Farms and Estates accounts team

Understand technical matters and present them in a clear and practical way

Support Partners on advisory projects and implementation of complex tax planning arrangements for farmers and landowners, including capital gains tax and inheritance tax/succession planning

Actively development the business, winning work by proactively managing existing clients and targeting new clients 

Be involved in formal and informal pitching procedures

Establish a strong network of contacts, internally and externally, including agents, solicitors, bank managers and other professionals working in the rural sector

You will thrive in this role if:

You are CTA and ACCA/ACA qualified

You have experience of working in a personal tax team

You are client driven and commercially aware

You have well-developed supervisory skills, e.g., coaching and motivation of staff

You thrive in a pressurised environment and deal with tight deadlines

You are an excellent communicator in a range of situations, both verbally and in writing

You are enthusiastic and flexible in your attitude to work