Job 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.

What will you be doing?

We’re seeking a talented individual to join our Financial Services tax team in London, which is responsible for providing a wide range of tax and consulting services to a broad range of companies within the FS sector.

Through establishing close relationships with our clients, we ensure that we are able to deliver the most comprehensive business tax advice, and also ensure we are aware of the key opportunities and risks faced by our clients.

As a Senior Manager your responsibilities will include among others

• Managing your own portfolio of Financial Services clients and handling a variety of complex advisory and compliance cases
• Undertaking corporate tax provisioning, compliance, and advisory work for your portfolio
• Getting involved in variety of business tax work (e.g. ad-hoc advisory, international tax matters, R&D tax credits, awareness of VAT and employment tax aspects)
• Assisting with transactional and due diligence work
• Acting as trusted adviser and engage with clients on wider commercial and strategic issues
• Giving exceptional client service, taking the lead in managing and developing client relationships
• Identifying opportunities on client portfolio
• A significant part of the role will be business development of existing and new clients as well as developing a specialist field of technical and/or sector knowledge and expertise

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CA) and/or tax advisor (CTA)
• Significant corporate tax experience gained within the profession and/or industry
• Technically capable tax adviser who is able to manage complex client work
• Demonstrable experience of managing people and clients
• Existing business development skills and appetite to grow business
• Project management experience
• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders both internally and externally

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.