Manager, Corporate Transaction Tax, UK - Nationwide

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We’ve got an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions tax team, working within our International Transaction Tax Service (ITTS), who are recognised as being leaders in cross border M&A. You will be working with some of the largest corporations in the world, advising them on their M&A deals.

The opportunity:

• You will get wide-ranging experience in all the core areas of the deal cycle, including tax structuring, sell and buy side tax due diligence, funds flows, SPA reviews and refinancings.
• As deal advisers, International Transaction Tax team members not only get good UK tax technical experience but also get a commercial understanding of what is important to our clients in a deal context.
• You will also have an early introduction to international structuring techniques and overseas tax regimes.

Your key responsibilities:

• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding transaction tax projects for clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business focus approach taken.
• Pursuit of business development opportunities.
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring.
• Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team.
• Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Technical and practical tax knowledge.
• Client focused, strategically and commercially aware.
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients.
• Negotiation skills.
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• M&A tax experience or UK/international tax advisory experience.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• ACA / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification.
• Strong tax technical and project delivery skills.
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff.
• Knowledge of the tax elements of Mergers & Acquisitions helpful but not a pre-requisite for the role.

What we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.