Real Estate Tax, Manager

Company Description

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. 

Job Description

As a Real Estate Manager you will be part of the Real Estate Tax team that is undergoing significant growth with Real Estate being a strategic focus sector for the firm.

If you have specific experience in Real Estate and would thrive in a dynamic and entrepreneurial working environment this role could work for you. Candidates should have excellent technical skills that they can apply in both an advisory and compliance capacity, and strong client/project management skills to support senior team members with delivering advice and growing client accounts.

Purpose of Role

To manage the delivery of tax advisory & compliance services for a range of clients across the real estate sector. You will be expected to assist on transactional work and manage the delivery of tax structuring and due diligence assignments in connection with client M&A activity, including the co-ordination of work from specialist teams. You will be expected to manage junior team members, utilising the team to deliver on projects and develop junior staff through delegation and coaching. You will need to work with the senior team to manage client accounts and help to build-out prospective opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Client work

• Manage a portfolio of complex tax advisory projects and compliance assignments
• Deliver robust technical research for complex assignments
• Provide exceptional client service, and help manage and develop client relationships
• Co-ordinate transactional work, delivering tax structuring and due diligence for real estate M&A activity
• Co-ordinate the delivery of specialist tax advisory work (e.g., VAT, Stamp Taxes, Capital Allowances)
• Project manage international tax assignments, working with our CLA Global network
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell other services to existing clients
• Ensure compliance with the firm's quality assurance and risk management procedures.

Staff Management and Development

• Liaison with senior team members.
• Counsel and develop junior staff through delegation and on the job training
• Appraisals/monitor staff performance including acting as a Line Manager
• Work collaboratively with peers in the team and across firm to ensure a joined-up approach

Practice Development

• Involved in business development activities/profile raising
• Actively use network of established relationships to drive new business opportunities and cross referral of services
• Building your own client and internal relationships

Key skills experience

• UK corporate tax gained within the profession and/or industry
• Client driven and commercially minded
• Strong awareness of specialist taxes and their application in the real estate sector
• Excellent project management, working with various teams including cross-border work
• Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
• Excellent communicator
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally

Key Competencies

• Client focus - ability to deliver consistently excellent client service
• Commercial awareness - delivers value to client and team profitability
• Teamwork - organises and supports others
• Good communicator - both written and oral
• Problem solving - positive attitude to solving problems and deliver outcomes
• Enthusiastic and keen business developer

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) and/or CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)

Additional Information

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.