Family Office seeks a senior tax professional with experience in international tax structuring, tax optimization, and UHNW personal taxation across the UK and Spain. The role involves leading end-to-end tax strategy: identifying risks, designing solutions, coordinating local advisors, and delivering implementation-ready recommendations.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Structuring
- Design and iterate cross-border holding / operating / financing structures.
- Optimise WHT/VAT/CT exposures, treaty positioning, and financing flows (interest, fees, royalties, service charges and etc.).
- Advise on substance, beneficial ownership, anti-avoidance risk controls (GAAR/SAAR, ATAD themes, principal purpose tests, etc. at a practical level).
UHNW / UBO advisory
- Advise UBO on residency planning, cross-border personal taxes, and wealth structuring interfaces with corporate flows.
- Review and improve UBO loan structures (taxability, documentation, arm’s-length, disclosure risk, exit/repayment planning).
Risk management & controversy readiness
- Prepare the group for authority/regulator questions: what to disclose, how to respond, and how to keep consistency across filings and financial statements.
- Coordinate external tax counsel in multiple jurisdictions; ensure outputs are consistent and implementation-ready.
Operational
- Maintain a living tax risk register + roadmap (quarterly refresh).
- Provide short weekly async updates + join key calls.
Requirements
- 15+ years in international tax / private wealth tax (Big4 Partner / Big Law / top-tier boutique/family office equivalent).
- Demonstrable experience with UK + Spain tax systems (corporate + personal) and how they interact in practice.
- Strong track record of group financing, cross-border structuring, and tax controversy/queries.
- Experience advising UHNW individuals / family offices (not just corporates).
- Comfort with ambiguity, high confidentiality, and pragmatic execution
Nice-to-haves:
- Dual-qualified (law + tax), CTA/ACA/solicitor background, or equivalent.
- Prior involvement with regulated environments and frequent third-party inquiries (banks, auditors, authorities).
- Experience simplifying complex structures without breaking business reality.
Benefits
- Fully-remote work.
- Opportunity to work in a professional Family Office.
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment.