Director – Agri Tax Advisory

 

The Opportunity

A leading professional services firm is seeking to appoint a commercially focused and strategically minded Director – Agri Tax Advisory to support the continued development of its national agri tax function.

This senior leadership role will work closely with Tax Partners and regional offices, ensuring advisory services are delivered consistently, efficiently, and to the highest technical standard. The successful candidate will play a central role in aligning national tax strategy with the evolving needs of agricultural and rural business clients.

This is a high-impact leadership opportunity within a nationally recognised advisory platform.

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The Role

As Director – Agri Tax Advisory, you will:

Commercial & Relationship Leadership

• Act as the primary tax liaison across a nationwide network of offices

• Oversee delivery of advisory retainers, ensuring service excellence and commercial effectiveness

• Identify growth opportunities within the agri and rural business sector

• Maintain strong insight into economic and commercial drivers impacting clients and regional teams

Leadership & Resource Management

• Lead and develop a high-performing advisory team

• Coordinate workflow across multiple offices to optimise efficiency and margin

• Drive accountability, performance standards, and professional development

• Support strategic planning and execution across the tax division

Technical Development

• Champion excellence in agri taxation, succession planning, restructuring, and capital tax matters

• Identify training needs and implement structured knowledge development initiatives

• Contribute to internal technical briefings and external thought leadership

• Support collaboration with professional bodies and sector stakeholders

Quality & Risk Oversight

• Ensure advisory work meets firmwide technical and governance standards

• Oversee review and sign-off processes across the agri advisory portfolio

• Support partners in maintaining robust compliance and risk management frameworks

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Experience & Technical Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years’ post-qualification experience in tax advisory

• Significant exposure to agricultural, succession, capital taxes, and restructuring matters

• Proven experience managing relationships across multiple offices or business units

• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrable experience improving advisory performance

• Excellent knowledge of Irish tax legislation relevant to agri and business structures

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Qualifications

• CTA (AITI Chartered Tax Adviser) essential

• ACA / ACCA or legal qualification advantageous

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About You

You will be:

• A strategic thinker with strong commercial awareness

• An experienced leader capable of influencing at Partner and Director level

• An excellent communicator with strong relationship management capability

• Highly organised with the ability to coordinate multi-office teams

• Committed to continuous improvement and technical excellence

• Passionate about supporting rural and agri-sector clients in achieving long-term sustainability

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What’s on Offer

• Competitive executive-level compensation package

• Employer pension contribution

• Generous annual leave plus additional leave benefits

• Hybrid working model

• Structured progression opportunities

• Professional development and leadership support

• Wellbeing initiatives and employee support programmes

• Social and team engagement activities

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📩 Please send your CV directly to patrick@claritysearchpartners.ie

All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Patrick O’Rourke is a Professional Services Recruitment Specialist, experienced in placing candidates from entry to Partner level. For a confidential discussion around opportunities in the market, please contact me directly – T – 087 190 2963