M&A Tax Associate Director

M&A Tax - Associate Director

Hybrid - 3 days in City Office

Large deal experience, without the large firm bureaucracy

Work with a mid-tier firm whose Corporate Finance and M&A reputation is well beyond its size. This Transaction Services and Deal Advisory practice is growing fast, with buy-side and sell-side mandates in progress and a strong pipeline behind them. To keep pace, the firm is looking for an experienced tax professional to lead its tax due diligence and structuring work.

Why join

Real deal exposure, early and often. You'll be the day-to-day tax lead on acquisitions, disposals and refinancings for private equity funds, search funds, corporates and other financial investors. At a firm this size, you get the responsibility and client contact that can take years to reach elsewhere.

A small, close-knit tax team. You'll work within a medium-sized Transaction Services and Deal Advisory group where people know each other, work together and get noticed. You'll have direct access to senior leadership and a real voice in how the team grows.

Flexible level. Strong candidates from Manager through to Associate Director will be considered, with scope and seniority reflecting your experience.

Variety. Tax due diligence, structuring, SPA and tax covenant review, modelling assumptions, funds flows and cap tables, and cross-border work coordinating with the international tax team.

Work alongside the whole deal team. You'll work directly with financial due diligence colleagues, clients, targets, lawyers and bankers, not just other tax specialists.

Room to shape things. You'll coach and develop junior colleagues and help improve processes and tools as the team scales.

Hybrid working. A blend of office and home, with an average of three days a week in the office.What you'll do

Lead tax workstreams on buy-side and sell-side transactions, including tax due diligence

Design tax-efficient deal structures

Prepare and review due diligence reports, step papers and advisory documents to a high technical standard

Review SPAs, warranties, indemnities and tax covenants

Be the day-to-day client contact, managing projects, deadlines and fee budgets

Coach and manage junior team members

About you

Solid post-qualified experience with a proven track record in transaction tax

Strong UK tax technical knowledge, with awareness of international tax concepts

Experience managing and developing teams

Able to explain complex tax issues clearly to non-tax stakeholders

Proactive, organised and comfortable working independently and juggling multiple deadlines

A personable, confident communicator, in writing and in personSalary and benefits

Salary is bench-marked to your level of experience, with a discretionary bonus and a full benefits package.

The process

A short introductory call, followed by an in-person interview with an informal technical discussion, and a final in-person meeting with the firm's senior leadership.

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