Managing Director - Transaction Tax (London)

Job Title: Managing Director – Transactions Tax

Business Function: Corporate Finance – UK Tax

Job Status: Permanent

Location: London

Reporting to: Senior Managing Director, Corporate Finance – UK Tax

About Tax Advisory:

We provide business tax advisory services to leading private equity and infrastructure fund houses, and major corporations across a broad suite of tax services and technical specialisms. We are an independent expert-led tax practice with definitive expertise across many areas of tax and a commercial approach to advising our clients. Our senior management team members are leaders in their field, qualified in accounting, tax, law, and surveying, and the team also includes valuations and technology experts and economists.

About the Role:

The Corporate Finance Practice in FTI Consulting is seeking a Managing Director to lead in building the M&A and transactions tax service offering as well as leading tax workstream on transactions (including transaction advisory, structuring, and due diligence on projects). The tax team is involved in many transaction and due diligence projects which are generated from a variety of sources including the tax client base, part of wider projects with our Transaction Services and Restructuring teams, referrals from our international network, WTS Global, and referrals from other international parts of the FTI firm including our own transaction tax teams in the US and UAE. The role is to join as a senior member of the tax team and to lead the M&A and transactions team alongside leadership to build and grow the team both internally and outwardly to the market.

Ideally, you will have multi-year experience of advising on transactions, are commercially minded when delivering transaction tax advice to clients, and can demonstrate skills to build strong relationships with clients. You are likely part of a transaction services team at Big 4 or equivalent and have been advising on infrastructure, private equity, or corporate M&A transactions for a number of years.

At FTI, senior team members are encouraged to be actively present in the market and as part of this role you will have a responsibility to build relationships with new and existing clients. Working on transactions involves working across a diverse range of industries and jurisdictions and involves dealing with complexity and ambiguity in situations to help clients successfully execute their transaction. As our team is a growing team, there will be an expectation that you can work in an agile environment, proactively lead and manage the more junior members of the team and navigate through different situations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading on the tax components of transactions including structuring and due diligence exercises;
• Building relationships with key and potential clients to provide excellent transaction advice;
• Market awareness of transaction trends with strong commercial awareness;
• Collaborating with various departments within the firm to enhance service delivery and client relationships;
• Providing leadership, coaching, and training to junior staff;
• Actively keeping up to date on technical matters and dealing with detailed technical queries raised, coordinating the preparation of practical, robustly supported advice;
• Producing thought leadership.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (2.1) or equivalent.

Experience, Skills and Competencies:

• More than 6 years PQE work experience in corporate tax.
• Excellent technical skills and keen to develop further.
• Excellent project management skills, capable of planning and prioritising work whilst meeting deadlines.
• Proven ability to build and develop relationships with numerous stakeholders (internally and externally to the firm) and to manage such relationships.
• Client focused and commercially aware.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically and willing to proactively suggest ideas and work with others.
• Excellent communicator in a range of different forums (written and oral).

About FTI Consulting:
What makes us unique? With more than 5,000 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development, and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook, and LinkedIn.

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

In addition to the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits.

We offer a competitive benefits and wellbeing programme including private medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, income protection, flex critical illness cover, 5% employer pension contribution, holiday buy, discounted gym membership, interest-free travel loans, paid volunteer hours and corporate matching for charitable donations, and much more.

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