Corporate and M&A Tax Manager

BDO LLP; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO LLP is seeking a Corporate and M&A Tax Manager to provide tax advisory services across various sectors. The role demands a proven expertise in transaction tax operations, strong technical skills, and the ability to lead projects and manage relationships with clients. You'll be part of a dynamic team that supports entrepreneurial businesses, enhancing your professional skills while delivering exceptional service to clients.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in leading tax due diligence.
• In-depth knowledge of taxation and complex tax issues.
• Demonstrable relevant transactions experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax advisory services to various clients.
• Manage tax due diligence and structuring projects.
• Collaborate with other specialists within the firm.

Skills

Transaction tax operations

Strong technical excellence

Project and staff management

Education

Educated to degree level

CTA and/or ACA qualified

Job description

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Corporate and M&A Tax Manager

Apply locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago time left to apply End Date: October 22, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R17810

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today’s changing world.

Our clients are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Tax team works with a range of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to recognised high street names and global corporations. We offer services including tax strategy and governance, tax technology, banking and insurance, diligence, tax structuring and more. So, there’s plenty of variety from one day to the next. Whether building great relationships with clients or colleagues, you’ll be supported by a team that brings out the best in you.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it’s advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world. You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our 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.

We’ll help you succeed

Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships.

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 BDO’s Partners to enable us to serve our clients effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to our clients. We are looking for someone with;

• A proven track record of transaction tax operations and who is comfortable leading a range of tax due diligence, both buy side and sell side, and tax structuring assignments.

• Strong technical excellence as well as the ability to think commercially and to communicate tax technical issues to various stakeholders.

• Ability to lead a variety of tax due diligence and tax structuring projects, working closely with other specialists within the firm and the transaction support team.

• 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

• Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

We can provide the best support for our clients and people when we’re working side by side. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for our clients and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in them. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

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