Transactions Advisory (TAS) TAX Director

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Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our Transaction Tax team is focused on providing the full spectrum of tax services to both corporate and private equity, across funds, deals and portfolio companies, on a wide scope of transactional work both domestically and internationally. We are leading advisers to mid-market private equity firms and large acquisitive corporates with deal values of anywhere from a few million to over a billion. We support our clients throughout the entire deal lifecycle from the initial proposal stage and assisting with offer terms, undertaking due diligence and advice on the acquisition structure through to completion and post-deal advice. We work with businesses across a huge range of sectors – from technology and gaming, through to care homes, art galleries, travel and retail. This is a fast-moving and exciting environment. It is technically led but with a keen eye on service and so this role will involve technical tax application, extensive interaction with clients and great interpersonal and organisational skills.

Transaction Tax is a tight-knit team, and have experienced exceptional growth year on year. We have a strong pipeline and as part of a growing team, you will have significant opportunities to build your book of business along with growing the teams. We are looking for bright and enthusiastic individuals with a strong background working in M&A tax in the UK, who are looking to move into a Director role.

As a Director in the TAS Tax team, you will lead in the provision of tax structuring advice and will undertake tax due diligence on both buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Following an initial period, you will have sign-off rights in relation to your deliverables. You may also have the opportunity to work on public company transactions, primarily on AIM and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. If you enjoy working on a variety of projects and sectors, you’ll fit right in.

• You will be a leader of the team, taking responsibility for delivering growth in income and depth of client relationships and providing an exceptional experience for our team members.
• You will be leading discussions with and presenting findings to clients and legal advisers as well as managing the relationship with the target’s management team.
• You will take a lead in building client relationships alongside FDD and SPA Advisory teams as a deals professional to ensure that your work goes hand in hand with theirs.
• You will be responsible for leading due diligence meetings with the target business, overseeing the due diligence analysis and reviewing reports to ensure they have been accurately and robustly prepared ahead of submission to clients.
• You will review structuring reports based on the proposed acquisition structure, guiding your team throughout the process, considering the key tax implications in line with the commercial requirements of the transaction.
• You will be involved in all other aspects of the transaction, including reviewing forecast models, funds flows and considering legal documentation with the support of an exceptional team.
• Collaborating with other stakeholders is vital in a Transaction Tax role, and you will be encouraged to establish a strong internal network to drive opportunities across TAS, Corporate Finance and GT’s international member firms.
• You will own the relationships with external key contacts within private equity funds, corporate clients, law firms and intermediaries to drive business development across the team.
• You will manage business development, researching and delivering proposals to win new work and leading presentations to prospective clients.
• You will have overall responsibility for determining and delivering on project budgets, ensuring bills are raised accurately and promptly, fees are collected in a timely manner and debtors kept to a minimum.
• You will demonstrate an ability to produce a well-supported piece of technical research using legislation, guidance issued by tax authorities and/or the firm’s technical resources.
• You will be responsible for ongoing training and development of the team.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified chartered accountant or tax adviser (ACA, CA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent as a minimum criteria) and have a solid grounding (five years plus) in a UK-focussed M&A tax role.

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