Senior Manager: M&A team doubling in size

A Big 4 Chartered accountancy firm is looking for an ambitious Senior Manager to join their M&A Tax team, at present there is a lot of opportunity to grow within the firm as their 3 year objective is to double in size, there are opportunities for promotions at all levels.

The focus of this team is specifically on providing tax advice about UK and international transactions. These transactions typically ranging in size from £10m upwards, providing tax structuring and tax due diligence services and working closely with clients and colleagues in Deal Advisory (transaction services, corporate finance, separation and integration).

The team primarily works in the industrial and consumer market segments which includes life sciences, healthcare, technology, retail and leisure. The team, also get involved in other sectors ranging from financial services, infrastructure, and private equity.

Key responsibilities:

- Providing tax structuring, tax due diligence and restructuring advice on a wide range of transactions
- Co-ordinating the advice provided by overseas teams and other tax skillsets (e.g. Transfer pricing, Tax Value Chain, VAT, Employee taxes, stamp duty)
- Working closely with colleagues in Deal Advisory
- Developing relationships with the client, Deal Advisory and overseas teams
- Understanding the client's business and helping to identify areas for the provision of tax and other services
- Being involved in business development
- Play key role in people development activities (coaching / mentoring) for less experienced team members
- Take a key role on design and delivery of proposals for new business opportunities
- Supervising risk and billing management

Key skills and qualifications:

- Successful track record of new business origination within M&A projects through both internal and external activities
- Good UK corporate tax knowledge and an awareness of other tax and accounting areas
- High level analytical skills with a practical and commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
- Sustains a high level of drive, shows enthusiasm and a positive attitude that translates across the team
- Communicates with impact, in a way that is open, honest, consistent and clear
- Display technical strength in our specialist markets above
- ACA, CA, CTA, ACCA or equivalent