Digital Tax Compliance Lead - 6 months Fixed Term Contract

At S&W, we help our clients thrive by simplifying the complex, illuminating new paths, and shaping solutions that make a difference. As one of the UK’s top 10 fastest-growing accountancy firms, we have been a trusted partner since 1881—helping businesses and individuals meet challenges and seize opportunities across generations.

Built on expertise and driven by ambition, we provide a comprehensive range of services, including tax and accountancy, advisory and assurance, corporate finance, and restructuring. We are defined by our purpose—to help navigate challenges, unlock potential, and achieve the extraordinary.

What will you be doing?

We're seeking a talented individual to join our Digital Compliance Team in Bristol, although we will be flexible on location for the right individual. The team are responsible for continuous improvement within the internal business process to improve efficiencies, reduce risk and create a catalyst for change.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with colleagues at all levels including Partners and Directors and gain considerable exposure to different areas of Tax, software and technology. You’ll be liaising with and managing communications with Partners to drive change within the business and identify improvements that can be put into action. Reporting to the Digital Director you’ll be responsible for driving innovation, developing automation and data analytic solutions.

This is a Fixed Term Contract role for 6 months to be based at our Bristol office with office attendance expected to be 2 days per week as a minimum.

As the Digital Tax Compliance Team Lead, your responsibilities will include among others,

• Coordination of the tax technology solutions team on multiple projects, ensuring that teams are completing projects on time and working closely with technology vendors to ensure delivery of projects
• The delivery of project work with key stakeholders; taking a lead role in the digitisation of the tax businesses, driving change within the business and building relationships to provide required support and training
• Designing, developing and managing multiple compliance projects
• Developing knowledge of new software and automation to support compliance processes
• The production of reporting for weekly/ monthly stakeholder meetings
• Staff & Stakeholder Management: management of secondees in the team, liaising with vendors and managing external projects

Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role, you should have,

• Demonstrable experience of tax compliance projects and processes
• Proven experience managing a project portfolio and evidence of working on process automation projects with the ability to present complex digital solutions simply to the wider Tax practice
• IT skills including practical knowledge of Microsoft Office packages; Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint and project planning software
• Experience in staff management/supervisory roles

Desired

• Tax/ Technology/ Project Management Qualifications or equivalent are desirable, but not essential
• Any Personal Tax project / delivery experience is highly beneficial

As a colleague here at S&W you will have access to benefits that include

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension contribution
• Hybrid working model (role dependent)
• Generous holiday package
• Option to purchase additional holiday
• Shared parental leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Eye care support

We are proud to value the differences that a diverse workforce brings, representative of society and our clients. At S&W we have a wide range of highly active employee resource groups and we’re delivering multiple diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the organisation. It is our commitment to provide a workplace where all colleagues, regardless of identity, background, or circumstance, feel respected as individuals and feel that they can achieve their full potential and work in a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate for your needs throughout the application process. Please let your Recruiter know.