Tax Associate Director – Inheritance & Trust Specialist Join to apply for the Tax Associate Director – Inheritance & Trust Specialist role at BDO UK 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Ideas | People | Trust We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We’ll broaden your horizons. Our rapidly growing Private Client Team manages funds, businesses and trusts of individuals, families and entrepreneurs. Alongside solving a constantly evolving range of technical challenges, working in this team means building strong relationships with individuals so you can become their trusted advisor and oversee their tax affairs in line with what they want to achieve as an individual or business. We’ll help you succeed. Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. The Trust specialists in our Private Wealth team deal with tax planning and compliance for UK and offshore trusts, estates and UK private grant‑making charities and they have ambitious growth plans with a significant part of the work being ad‑hoc consultancy. We’re looking for someone who:

Has proven specialist technical private client experience, and the ability to deal with complex tax issues, gained within a practice environment Has strong experience and the ability to lead projects, with support from senior members of the team, in succession planning for multi‑generational families and provide support to the wider private client team as a technical expert on a wide range of inheritance tax matters Has an in‑depth, up‑to‑date knowledge of taxation, including Trust and IHT related matters Experience of reviewing Trust accounts and associated tax aspects Experience advising in the trusts and estates specialist area and working with trustees and wealth advisory teams on the tax considerations Experience of dealing with client senior management Can guide and supervise less experienced colleagues Some experience of seeking opportunities for developing new clients and for selling new services to existing clients Staff management experience Leads projects of varying scale and complexity Educated to degree level, and CTA and/or STEP qualified Consult with colleagues and Partners on technical and risk matters. Operate at the highest level of technical excellence and knowledge.

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