Associate Director - Boutique Advisory Firm

The Role

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting and growing the firm’s tax advisory capability across:

• Mergers & acquisitions and corporate restructuring
• Delivering strategic tax advice across a diverse client base
• Tax due diligence
• Preparing and reviewing Tax DD reports and advising on M&A and funding structures
• Complex technical research
• Producing clear, commercial insights for clients
• Business development & practice growth
• Identifying opportunities, developing new relationships, and helping broaden the firm’s service offering

This role can be based in Edinburgh or Glasgow, with high levels of flexibility and trust.

This is not a traditional corporate role. Key differentiators:

• Clear progression to Partner with no red tape. A transparent path in a firm where progression is based on contribution and impact—not time served.
• Entrepreneurial, boutique environment. Your ideas are valued, implemented, and shape the firm’s evolution.
• True autonomy and flexibility. Work in a way that suits you while delivering high‑quality client outcomes.
• Independently owned. No private equity, no layers of approval, no rigid structures.
• Significant influence. A chance to help build and grow a practice during an exciting period of expansion.

This will appeal strongly to someone who wants to step out of a large, PE‑backed or overly structured environment and into a role where they can genuinely make an impact.

• CAI (or equivalent) qualified
• CTA qualified with at least two years’ PQE
• Experience in a similar tax advisory or transactions-focused role
• Strong technical tax knowledge with commercial awareness
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent communication and client relationship skills
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise effectively

An entrepreneurial tax specialist who wants to:

• Build something, not just maintain it
• Take on more responsibility and influence
• Work closely with senior leadership
• Operate in a flexible, trusting environment
• Progress rapidly toward partnership