Tax by day, lambing by my coffee break

Meet Henry, a Senior Associate who originally joined our Private Business team as a higher apprentice in 2019, before moving permanently to our Deals Tax team at the start of 2021, allowing him to broaden his knowledge and build on his existing experiences.

“In my current role, I assist clients with pre and post deal advisory services, besides managing any tax compliance or consulting projects they have. I’m also studying towards the ACA/CTA professional accountancy qualification.”

When Henry first joined the firm in 2019, he studied for and completed the ATT qualification, and has now moved on to study on the ACA/CTA joint programme. Having had the opportunity to work towards both qualifications is something that Henry really values, and he’s glad to be in a career path that allows him to continuously upskill.

Working in Tax is something that Henry really enjoys - and is vastly different from the career he expected to have when growing up. 

“My family’s history is rooted in the agricultural industry, so working at a global firm in an office environment is very different from what I experienced when I was younger! Farming and agriculture is still something I’m passionate about though, and you can often find me at home in Gloucestershire, tending to my flock of sheep. 

As the team I sit in are based in London, I’m away from home most weeks. This has meant it’s been slightly more difficult to balance my PwC role with breeding and keeping my sheep. I spoke to a Senior Manager in my team to discuss the option of flexible working in order to balance my lambing commitments for a short time during the spring. My whole team was really supportive and we created a plan around how we could make it work for myself, the team and our clients.”