Transaction Tax Assistant Manager

Large Firm Transaction Tax Assistant Manager

Your new company

This firm's Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Tax team works with a range of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to recognised high street names and global corporations. They offer services including tax strategy and governance, tax technology, banking and insurance, diligence, tax structuring and more.

The firm supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You will be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of their clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you'll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

Your new role

This role requires an experienced transaction tax operative who is comfortable leading a range of tax due diligence, both buy side and sell side, and tax structuring assignments. The role will require working closely with other members of the team including tax specialist colleagues in VAT, Employment Taxes etc and with colleagues in Transaction Services. The role requires technical excellence as well as the ability to think commercially and to communicate tax technical issues to various stakeholders.

What you'll need to succeed

You'll be someone who can work pro-actively, managing your own tasks, but you'll also be confident collaborating with others, communicating regularly with senior managers, Directors, and the firm's Partners. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing delivery and providing additional services to their clients.

Looking for someone with:

* Ability to work on a variety of tax due diligence and tax structuring projects, working closely with other specialists within the firm and the transaction support team.
* Develop your own network of contacts internally and externally and start winning own work and cross selling.
* Ability to contribute to the development of certain key transaction relationships, e.g. key private equity accounts.
* An in depth, up to date, knowledge of taxation with specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues arising on transactions
* Demonstrable relevant transactions experience
* Project and staff management experience
* Experience of dealing with client senior management and other stakeholders such as legal advisers
* Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

What you'll get in return

As well as offering support with tuition and professional qualifications, they also provide the following core benefits:

* 25 days' holiday;
* access to a pension plan, with matched employer contributions;
* Life Assurance cover;
* Income Protection insurance;

That's not all. Their flexible benefits platform, means you can choose from a range of tax efficient options to design a benefit package that best suits you.
You can:

* buy up to ten days' extra holiday;
* add on Private Medical, Personal Accident, Dental or Travel Insurance; Home Technology
* enrol in our Bikes to Work scheme;
* enjoy discounts at cinemas, dining out, shopping and gyms through our Employee Discounts arrangement;
* receive an interest free season ticket loan or interest free graduate loan;
* access additional services like their financial wellbeing platform, online GP service or their Employee Assistance Programme

What you need to do now

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