TaxAdvisor

**Family Office** seeks a senior**tax professional** with experience in international tax structuring, tax optimization, and UHNW personal taxation across the **UK** and **Spain**. The role involves leading end-to-end tax strategy: identifying risks, designing solutions, coordinating local advisors, and delivering implementation-ready recommendations. **Responsibilities** **Strategy & Structuring** * Design and iterate **cross-border holding / operating / financing structures**. * Optimise **WHT/VAT/CT exposures** , treaty positioning, and financing flows (interest, fees, royalties, service charges and etc.). * Advise on **substance, beneficial ownership, anti-avoidance** risk controls (GAAR/SAAR, ATAD themes, principal purpose tests, etc. at a practical level). **UHNW / UBO advisory** * Advise UBO on **residency planning, cross-border personal taxes** , and wealth structuring interfaces with corporate flows. * Review and improve **UBO loan structures** (taxability, documentation, arm’s-length, disclosure risk, exit/repayment planning). **Risk management & controversy readiness** * Prepare the group for **authority/regulator questions** : what to disclose, how to respond, and how to keep consistency across filings and financial statements. * Coordinate external tax counsel in multiple jurisdictions; ensure outputs are consistent and implementation-ready. **Operational** * Maintain a living **tax risk register** \+ roadmap (quarterly refresh). * Provide short weekly async updates + join key calls. * **15+ years** in international tax / private wealth tax (Big4 Partner / Big Law / top-tier boutique/family office equivalent). * Demonstrable experience with **UK + Spain** tax systems (corporate + personal) and how they interact in practice. * Strong track record of **group financing, cross-border structuring, and tax controversy/queries**. * Experience advising **UHNW individuals / family offices** (not just corporates). * Comfort with ambiguity, high confidentiality, a