Job Description 

Our client’s Manchester Deal Advisory Tax Group focuses specifically on providing tax advice in connection with UK and international transactions.   The team work alongside clients and colleagues in Transaction Services on deals typically ranging in size from £10m upwards, providing tax structuring and tax due diligence services. The team works across all sectors, though focuses on private equity, including financial services, infrastructure & consumer industrial markets.  Due to an increase in the pipeline for Deal Advisory Tax, they are now looking to recruit to increase the size of the team to support further growth; and a new Senior Manager vacancy has been created on the back of this.

As a Senior Manager in the M&A Tax team you will have plenty of opportunities for personal and professional development. You will have the opportunity to broaden your project management and technical skills and your commercial acumen. You will also have the opportunity to work with many talented people within the firm’s global network, the financial community and other professional advisers. There is also some opportunity for overseas travel considering the nature of our work.  The person best suited to a role is bright, driven, confident and has good communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing tax structuring, tax due diligence and restructuring advice on a wide range of transactions
• Co-ordinating the advice provided by the firm’s other 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 activity, specifically with Private Equity houses Identify key client issues that represent opportunities for the firm’s other teams to capitalise on and play active role in introductions
• Play a 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

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• ACA/CTA qualified or equivalent technical training in legal firm or HMRC
• Demonstrable experience at Manager or Senior Manager level is another Top 10 accountancy firm preferred
• Excellent UK corporate tax knowledge and an awareness of other tax and accounting areas
• Successful track record of new business origination within M&A projects through both internal and external activities
• High level analytical skills with a practical and commercial approach to resolving issues and providing advice
• Ability to work as part of a team and to show initiative to drive projects forward
• Lead by example with client relationships, technical quality and service delivery
• Displays an inclusive, collaborative approach and operates in an inspirational & respectful manner with colleagues, clients and the wider community
• 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
• Builds the firm’s reputation through the quality of work, knowledge and experience

To discuss this opportunity further or to apply please contact [email protected] or call 0161 503 0035.