Job description

An international advisory firm is hiring an International Tax & Private Client Manager (Private Client Manager – International / Cross-Border Tax) for its Dubai office on a Permanent contract type with a hybrid workplace type, within the Banking & Financial Services specialism (focus: Private Wealth Management) and industry: Accountancy. The role advises UK-connected high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, entrepreneurs, and internationally mobile families on complex cross-border tax and wealth planning matters with a strong emphasis on UK–UAE considerations, including cross-border UK–UAE tax, residence and domicile, trusts, and succession planning. The Private Client Manager acts as the primary adviser for a portfolio of private clients, managing client relationships end-to-end and delivering UK private client tax advice including residence and domicile, remittance basis planning, pre- and post-departure structuring, trusts, offshore structures, inheritance tax, and long-term succession planning, translating technically complex issues into clear, commercial advice tailored to clients relocating to or operating from the UAE. The position collaborates closely with UK-based tax, compliance, and advisory teams, coordinates regularly with external advisers including lawyers, trustees, banks, and family offices, and structures solutions for asset holding, business ownership, and family wealth preservation across jurisdictions. The role includes a commercial practice-building element by identifying new advisory opportunities, developing relationships with intermediaries and introducers, supporting proposals and pitches, and contributing to market-facing initiatives and thought leadership in the region to grow a developing Middle East private client practice. It also liaises with internal compliance, risk, finance, and bookkeeping teams to ensure robust client onboarding, ongoing KYC/AML, engagement management, billing, WIP, and financial oversight for the Dubai office, and supports development and mentoring of junior team members while shaping internal processes and regional strategy as the practice grows. Requirements specify strong UK private client tax experience at Manager or Senior Manager level, proven track record advising HNW/UHNW individuals and entrepreneurs, solid knowledge of UK residence, domicile, trusts, and estate planning, experience with cross-border or internationally mobile clients, comfort managing client relationships and contributing to business development, and ability to operate autonomously in an international environment. The posting positions the opportunity as suitable for a UK-trained private client tax professional seeking broader exposure, international responsibility, and the opportunity to build and shape a growing advisory presence in the Middle East.