Tax Service Line Lead

**We’re Gravita**: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.
- We’re **growing fast** and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service **tech-enabled** accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.
- Our mission is to become the **UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm** for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us **shape the future of accounting**.

**Lead the Future of Tax at Gravita**
- At Gravita, we’re building the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting partner for ambitious SMEs. As we grow, we’re seeking an exceptional senior leader to guide our Tax service line into its next phase of growth.
- This is a rare opportunity for an established Partner to step into a firmwide leadership role. You’ll lead a group of experienced Partners and Directors, shape the strategic direction and growth of our tax offering, and play a key role in Gravita’s Executive Leadership Team.

**What makes this role different?**

**You’ll lead leaders**
- This role is just about managing a team; it’s about inspiring and aligning a high-performing group of senior Partners and Directors to execute high-impact tax strategy.

**You’ll shape the future**
- From compliance and advisory to R&D and international tax, you’ll define how Gravita develops its tax offering in a rapidly changing landscape.

**You’ll drive commercial growth**
- You’ll own the P&L, set ambitious growth targets, and help generate new revenue streams through service line collaboration, innovation, and strategic client engagement.

**You’ll be Gravita’s voice**
- Whether advising clients, speaking at industry events, or contributing to thought leadership, you’ll represent Gravita at the highest levels.

**You’ll lead transformation**
- From integrating acquisitions to embedding digital solutions, you’ll help drive transformation across the Tax function.

**What you bring**
- CTA-qualified (or equivalent); ACA desirable. STEP or ADIT is a plus
- 15-20 years’ experience in practice or industry, including 5+ years in senior leadership
- Proven success leading multi-office or international tax teams
- Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving revenue and margin growth
- A collaborative, emotionally intelligent leadership style
- Board-level influencing skills and cross-functional gravitas

**What success looks like**
- Sustained growth in fee income and profitability
- Exceptional client satisfaction and retention
- High levels of team engagement and retention
- Strong new business pipeline and cross-service collaboration
- Industry-leading quality and risk management standards

**Why Gravita?**
- We’re ambitious, delivery-focused, and people-first. We care deeply about our teams, our clients, and the impact we make. We’re building a modern, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and succeed.
- At Gravita, you’ll have the autonomy to lead, the platform to grow, and the opportunity to shape the future of a dynamic, fast-growing firm.

**Department**
- Tax

**Locations**
- Oxford, Aldgate Tower, Bristol, Exeter, Essex

**Remote status**
- Hybrid