Financial Services Tax, Alternative Investment Funds, Director

About the role PwC's Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) team sits within our wider Financial Services Tax practice. The team consists of specialists focusing on assisting alternative investment fund managers with a range of services across their business, covering the manager, the key people, the funds, investors and investments. Whilst the team is UK based, the nature of the AIF industry means that a large amount of our work is international meaning there are many opportunities to work with the wider PwC AIF network.

As a Director you will work as part of a team to provide excellent quality advisory and compliance services to a high-profile portfolio of both UK and multinational clients. You will have the opportunity to work on a range of AIF clients, covering strategies including Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds and Real Estate. You will be given the opportunity to develop your skills, drive your ambition and work with experienced Partners across the team. The team will provide you with the opportunity to put into practice your technical skills in a stimulating and challenging environment.

What your days will look like:

• As a Director in PwC's Alternative Investment Funds ("AIF") team you will be expected to lead on a mix of tax advisory and compliance projects in the AIF space, develop relationships with existing and new clients and play an active role in developing and supporting the culture of the team.
• Support the team to disrupt, improve and evolve ways of working when necessary (particularly with respect to delivery of advisory and compliance engagements).
• Contribute to thought leadership on technical and market matters.
• Identify gaps in the market and spot opportunities to create value propositions.
• Effectively collaborate with the wider business (including within Financial Services and Deals Tax) to bring the best of PwC to our clients.
• Look for opportunities to scale efficiencies and new ways of working across multiple projects and environments.
• Create an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

This role is for you if:

• You have experience working with clients in the alternatives space (including top and mid tier managers) on matters such as fund establishment, carried interest structuring, house corporate tax advisory, and fund tax reporting.
• You have proven commercial acumen and a track record of growing client accounts, including identifying and converting new revenue opportunities.
• You have strong relationship leadership skills and an established professional network.
• You have a commitment to innovation and technology-led delivery, with experience or demonstrable interest in automating compliance processes, leveraging data analytics and building scalable service models.
• You have proven people leadership capabilities including coaching, mentoring, and developing professionals at all levels.

What you'll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and many more.