Director of Tax Strategy & Advisory

Thomas & Co is seeking a highly experienced and commercially driven Director of Tax Strategy & Advisory to lead and scale our growing tax advisory department. This is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for overseeing a high-performing team of UK and international tax professionals, ensuring technical excellence, driving revenue, and delivering best-in-class client outcomes.

You’ll work directly with the CEO and leadership team to shape the vision, performance, and profitability of the advisory function, while maintaining the strategic integrity of our Tax Efficiency Audits — comprehensive planning engagements designed to optimise our clients’ business and personal tax positions.

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone with the technical authority, management experience, and commercial acumen to lead at the highest level.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the Tax Advisory Department, including corporate, personal, and international tax planning.
• Lead and develop a team of Corporate Tax Advisors — providing technical review, mentorship, and performance management.
• Maintain oversight of all strategic tax work, ensuring quality, compliance, and client clarity.
• Collaborate with the CEO on department KPIs, growth targets, and revenue goals.
• Identify commercial opportunities within the client base and drive advisory-led revenue growth.
• Shape the evolution of the Tax Efficiency Audit process and supporting services.
• Stay ahead of UK and international tax developments and ensure technical leadership across the team.
• Act as the senior technical contact for complex client cases and structural planning reviews.
• Drive operational improvements to increase output, turnaround times, and team efficiency.
• Report directly to the CEO and act as the point of accountability for the performance of the advisory team.

What We’re Looking For

• Vast experience in UK and international tax advisory, ideally within entrepreneurial or fast-growth firms.
• Proven leadership experience — managing teams of tax professionals with strong commercial results.
• CTA-qualified (or equivalent); ACA/ACCA additional qualifications welcome.
• Deep understanding of corporate, personal, and cross-border tax strategy.
• Proven ability to review and sign off high-value planning work.
• Commercial mindset — understands how tax advice supports broader business and personal objectives.
• Exceptional communication skills — able to advise founders, directors, and high-net-worth clients with confidence.
• Ambitious, self-motivated, and performance-driven — thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels, with a clear eye on growth, quality, and value creation.

Advisory Planning Areas You’ll Lead

• UK and international company structuring
• Profit extraction strategies
• Residency and domicile planning
• Holding companies and group structures
• Shareholder reorganisations and demergers
• Family Investment Companies (FICs)
• Trusts and estate planning for IHT mitigation
• Cross-border planning
• Double tax treaty utilisation
• Intellectual property structuring and licensing
• Overseas asset ownership
• Personal service company restructuring
• Business exit planning

Why Join Thomas & Co?

Thomas & Co is a strategy-led advisory group supporting mainly seven-to-nine figure entrepreneurs across the UK and internationally. We blend tax strategy, finance, and business transformation into a high-value service that delivers clarity, profit retention, and long-term structure.

• Work directly with high calibre entrepreneurs globally
• Lead a talented team in a role with full ownership and autonomy
• Operate remotely, with a high-performance, output-focused culture
• Be rewarded through a combination of salary, profit share, and growth incentives
• Make a defining career move with significant impact, visibility, and upside
• Join the leading voice in our industry — our social platform is the most followed and engaged in the UK tax advisory space, with 130,000+ followers and over 50 million views in the last 12 months. Our content is regarded as the most valuable and trusted in the market, driving a consistent pipeline of high-calibre inbound opportunities.

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