Associate Director, Indirect Tax, Financial Investors

Deloitte LLP; Durley; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte's Indirect Tax team seeks an Associate Director in Winchester to manage VAT advisory for financial investors. This role involves leading client engagements, mentoring junior staff, and developing business while fostering a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have strong client relationship and leadership skills, along with relevant industry experience.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in practice, industry, or with HMRC.
• Excellent client relationship and business development skills.
• A proactive mindset with leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading VAT input on significant transaction support engagements.
• Providing VAT advice for transactions and portfolio companies.
• Mentoring Analysts and contributing to business development.

Skills

Client relationship management

Business development

Commercial awareness

Proactive approach

Leadership capabilities

Job description

Deloitte’s Financial Investors Indirect Tax team has experienced rapid growth and is recruiting high-calibre individuals at the Associate Director level.

The Indirect Tax Practice is recognized as one of the firm’s leading service lines, known for being proactive, entrepreneurial, successful, and enjoyable to work with. We reward employees based on merit.

Joining us offers the opportunity to work with high-profile clients and broaden your professional horizons.

In 2019, through the merger of our successful M&A and Real Estate indirect tax teams, we formed the Financial Investors team, which has seen consistent growth in revenue and team size. The team has ambitious plans for further expansion, focusing on a major priority area.

The team operates within the Indirect Tax group, mainly collaborating with Deloitte's Financial Investors Tax team—one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing areas. We advise on all aspects of VAT for financial investor clients, handling high-value private equity and real estate transactions across the UK and Europe, supporting investment firms on VAT matters, and advising private equity-backed businesses across sectors.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress by leveraging extensive expertise to help clients become leaders in their fields. We invest in outstanding people, building diverse teams of future thinkers and empowering them to achieve more.

Our shared values—leading the way, serving with integrity, caring for each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborating for impact—guide our decisions and actions, ensuring we deliver meaningful impact where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

Our diverse team of over 30 professionals, led by four partners, seeks experienced individuals to join our leadership, pursue new growth opportunities, and bring fresh perspectives. We value experience in the financial investors sector, including real estate investors, and a strong interest or track record in winning new advisory relationships, supported by our internal and external networks.

We support career development, with recent promotions to Partner and Director, and offer flexible working options.

• Leading VAT input on Deloitte’s largest transaction support engagements, including buy-side, sell-side, carve-outs, and reorganizations
• Providing comprehensive VAT advice for transactions and portfolio companies
• Advising private capital firms on VAT recovery, fund structures, and compliance
• Supporting recovery of VAT on deal costs through various structures
• Reviewing contracts and advising on UK VAT issues affecting commercial decisions
• Leading day-to-day client engagement teams, balancing transactional and advisory work
• Deepening client relationships and contributing to new business development
• Mentoring Analysts and Consultants
• Contributing to market development initiatives locally, nationally, and internationally
• Collaborating with colleagues across the firm
• Shaping team culture and goals, maintaining a positive work environment
• Managing diverse teams with an inclusive approach to overcome challenges

Connect to your skills and professional experience

To qualify, you should have:

• Relevant experience in practice, industry, or with HMRC
• Excellent client relationship, business development skills, and commercial awareness
• A proactive approach, opportunity recognition, responsibility-taking, and leadership capabilities

Connect to your business – Tax

At Deloitte, innovation and tax consultancy go hand in hand. We offer a dynamic environment where you can craft your own tax career, pushing boundaries and exploring new possibilities.

Tax services include: corporate and general tax, international M&A, stamp tax, transfer pricing, reorganizations, reconstructions, and negotiations with authorities.

Personal independence

Regulatory controls ensure legal protection for all. Certain financial interests and employment relationships may be restricted to maintain independence, with further details provided during the recruitment process.

Connect with your colleagues

We advise top-tier clients in a challenging, exciting environment supported by a talented, driven team and a culture that encourages boldness, creativity, and ambition.

Our hybrid working policy

Based in the UK, with flexible hybrid working, allowing work from local offices, virtual spaces, client sites, and remotely. Specific requirements depend on the role, and your recruiter will provide details.

Our commitment to you

We foster an environment where you can find purpose, be yourself, and grow. We support wellbeing, diversity, and personal development, helping you make a meaningful impact.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte offers growth in any direction, with a culture of purpose, impact, and authenticity. Discover more at deloitte.co.uk/careers