(Senior) Consultant, Real Estate Tax | Corporate Finance in Vauxhall

FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

About Tax Advisory at FTI: We are an independent expert led tax practice that sits within the Corporate Finance practice of FTI Consulting. We provide corporate business tax advisory services to leading private equity and infrastructure fund houses, FTSE 100/listed groups, international funds and major corporations across a broad suite of tax services and technical specialisms. Our senior management team members are leaders in their field, and includes tax, accounting, legal, valuations, and technology experts, and economists.

About the Role: The FTI real estate tax transactions team provides a holistic client offering and frequently acts as an extension of the client’s internal team. You will have the opportunity to work closely with clients, develop an understanding of their business plans and strategic objectives, and contribute to key decision-making processes. Typical projects include:

• tax and financial due diligence
• advising on transaction documentation (including SPAs)
• tax structuring for fund and joint venture formations and acquisitions
• ongoing advisory projects
• vendor-assist workstreams

The team predominantly advises on UK projects, albeit from inbound capital (therefore with international aspects), but also manages an increasing number of European transactions. You will work with FTI’s international tax teams and other international tax network members. The team works across a broad range of real estate asset classes and has a diverse client base, including private equity funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts, family offices, and foreign-listed investors.

You will gain significant hands-on commercial exposure, working on live transactions and client business plans from inception through to completion, as well as ongoing tax advisory work throughout the lifecycle of an investment. You will work closely with client deal and finance teams, as well as other stakeholders such as lawyers and administrators, gaining insight into the commercial drivers behind transactions.

What You’ll Do:

• Supporting tax due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including preparing information requests, reviewing documents, drafting reports, and managing the input of other specialists (e.g. VAT, capital allowances, stamp taxes, employment taxes/CIS)
• Supporting financial due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including reviewing management accounts and overlaying proposed pricing adjustments
• Assisting with tax structuring work for acquisitions, refinancing, reorganisations, and disposals, including researching technical points, managing the input of other specialists, and drafting clear, practical, robustly supported advice and reports that are commercially driven
• Supporting clients on related (non-tax specific) workstreams such as funds flows analysis, financial due diligence, and sale and purchase agreement negotiations
• Assisting clients with tax modelling for underwriting of deals and also assessment of preferable holding structures such as corporate structures, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Offshore Property Unit Trusts and Exempt Elected structures
• Undertaking post-transaction workstreams such as treaty relief claims, disregard elections, and the implementation of real estate-specific regimes such as REITs and Exempt Elected structures, as well as other ad hoc requests
• Advising landlords and occupiers on all aspects of real estate lease transactions, including incentives, renewals, dilapidations, and surrenders
• Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant technical developments
• Liaising with the tax compliance and reporting team to ensure transaction-related and ongoing advice is reflected in the client’s annual UK tax returns
• Proactively managing risk and engagement administration requirements
• Proactively helping with project financial management, including WIP management and billing
• Delegating work to, and supporting the development of, the junior members of the tax team
• Using AI-enabled and other technology tools responsibly to support research and drafting, critically reviewing outputs for technical accuracy and identifying where further analysis or challenge is required

What You’ll Need To Succeed:

• Experience in providing real estate (or M&A) tax advisory services on UK assets, as well as international inbound investment, preferably from a large tax consultancy firm
• Strong tax technical knowledge in relation to UK corporation tax
• Curiosity and enthusiasm to develop technical knowledge across other tax specialisms in a real estate context (e.g. SDLT, VAT, CIS, and capital allowances)
• An ability to communicate (verbal and written) complex technical issues in a straightforward and practical way to tax and non-tax specialists
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Outgoing and personable and able to integrate with a team and interact with colleagues of all grades
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload under pressure
• Ability to take ownership of projects and progress things independently whilst being supported by the senior team
• Demonstrable skills at building and maintaining relationships with colleagues within and outside tax teams
• A curious and adaptable approach to new technologies, with the ability to use AI-enabled tools responsibly while applying independent technical judgment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree (2.1) or equivalent ACA, CTA or equivalent qualified.