An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mixed Tax Associate Director with a strong background working with SME''s. The role is based in Cardiff and involves leading the tax department to ensure efficient tax compliance and advice. Client Details My client is a Top-20 accountancy firm, operating across the UK, Ireland and the Nordics. As a middle-market leader, they specialise in catering to a wide array of OMB''s, SME''s, Start-Ups and Groups. Description Provide a range of compliance and advisory services for a mixed portfolio of SME''s, owner-managed-businesses and HNWI''sIdentify tax sensitive expenditure and wider tax issuesEngage and manage new and prospective clients through your expert knowledge of specialist fieldsLiaising with clients to resolve queriesCommunicating with internal departments to ensure deadlines are met, and overseeing client portfolios to ensure HMRC deadlines are metAssist in managing the Private Client Tax and Corporate Tax teams by hearing the voice of your team members, conduct appraisals, provide coaching of assignments to support the development of team skills and knowledge and continually improve the quality and delivery of workMonitor your own utilisation, productivity and WIPConfident providing guidance and feedback to others in the team Profile ATT and CTA qualifiedOur clients come from all industries, so exposure to multiple sectors would be a distinct advantagePrevious personal/private client Tax or Mixed Tax experience in a similar ro