Transaction Tax Senior Manager in London

• Transaction Tax Senior Manager
• London | Hybrid working

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced corporate tax professional to join a highly regarded transactions tax team, advising major private equity, credit and corporate clients on complex UK and international deals.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys the pace and commerciality of transactions and wants exposure to significant, high-value deals while taking on greater responsibility for clients, team development and business development.

The opportunity

You will work alongside senior tax professionals on a broad range of transactions, supporting private equity houses, credit investors, financial institutions and corporate clients throughout the investment lifecycle.

The work is varied and genuinely deal-led, with exposure including

• Buy-side tax due diligence and structuring.
• Sell-side and vendor due diligence.
• Acquisition and disposal structuring.
• Refinancing and restructuring.
• Tax modelling.
• Reviewing transaction documentation from a tax perspective.
• International and cross-border transactions.
• Supporting businesses and investors throughout different stages of the deal lifecycle.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues across tax, corporate finance and other specialist areas, as well as lawyers and advisers in the UK and internationally.

The role

At Senior Manager level, you will take significant responsibility for both transaction delivery and client relationships.

Your responsibilities will include

• Leading and managing complex transaction tax projects.
• Working closely with Partners and Directors on high-profile deals.
• Acting as a key point of contact for clients, lawyers and other advisers.
• Reviewing and preparing detailed tax advice across UK and international tax matters.
• Analysing financial and tax information to identify risks and opportunities.
• Translating technical tax findings into clear commercial advice for clients.
• Reviewing the tax implications of financial models and transaction structures.
• Coordinating input from UK and international tax specialists.
• Managing multiple workstreams and ensuring transactions progress efficiently.
• Coaching and developing more junior members of the team.
• Building relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Contributing to proposals, pitches and new business opportunities.
• Keeping ahead of relevant UK and international tax developments.

Why consider it?

This is a strong opportunity for someone looking to build a long‑term career in transactions tax and gain broader exposure to the private equity and investment market.

You will have the opportunity to work across the complete transaction lifecycle rather than focusing on one narrow aspect of a deal, combining technical tax work with commercial problem‑solving and regular interaction with senior stakeholders.

The position also offers plenty of scope to develop beyond technical delivery.

You will have increasing ownership of client relationships, responsibility for developing junior colleagues and the opportunity to build your profile within the transactions market.

About you

You are likely to be an experienced transactions or corporate tax professional who enjoys working in a fast‑moving, commercial environment.

Ideally, you will have

• ACA, CA, CTA or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong UK corporate tax knowledge.
• Transaction tax, M&A or relevant corporate tax advisory experience.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• The ability to identify the commercial implications behind technical tax issues.
• Confidence communicating with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• An understanding of wider accounting and tax considerations within transactions.
• The ability to manage and develop junior colleagues.
• A genuine interest in private equity, transactions and the wider deals market.

You will be commercially minded, ambitious and comfortable taking ownership, while enjoying working collaboratively as part of a wider transactions team.

The next step

For someone already working in transactions tax, this offers the opportunity to take on greater ownership of deals and client relationships while continuing to build towards Director level.

Equally, it could be an attractive move for a strong corporate tax professional with relevant advisory experience who wants to develop a deeper specialism in transactions.

If you are interested in the private equity and deals market and want a role combining technical tax expertise with commercial exposure, senior client interaction and high‑quality transaction work, this would be well worth exploring.

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