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Corporate and M&A Transactions Tax Director

BDO UK

London

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GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

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Job summary

BDO UK is seeking an experienced Transaction Tax specialist in London. This role involves leading tax due diligence and structuring assignments while working closely with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality transaction tax services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in client management and specialist knowledge to navigate complex tax issues, contributing to a vibrant team focused on client success within a dynamic accounting environment.

Benefits

Agile working opportunities
Career development programs and resources
Support from mentoring and coaching

Qualifications

  • Experience in leading various tax due diligence projects.
  • Strong client management capability and engagement procedures.
  • In-depth knowledge of complex tax issues arising on transactions.

Responsibilities

  • Leading tax due diligence for both buy side and sell side projects.
  • Collaboration with specialists in VAT and Employment Taxes.
  • Input into legal documents and forecast models.

Skills

Client management
Tax structuring
Due diligence
Communication

Education

Degree level educated or equivalent
CTA and/or ACA qualified

Job description

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.

We'll broaden your horizons

Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you're after a career that will keep you on your toes, we'll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We'll help you succeed

The Corporate and M&A team has over 20 individuals focussed on delivering high quality transaction tax services to private equity houses and acquisitive corporates across a range of sectors. The team has a focussed growth plan and your contribution will add to this.

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.

We are looking for someone with;
  • Experience of leading a variety of tax due diligence and tax structuring projects, working closely with other specialists within the firm and the transaction support team.
  • A background of client take on and engagement procedures and managing risks around projects.
  • Strong client management experience; responding quickly to, as well as anticipating, client requests/needs, keeping clients informed of progress in relation to all aspects of the transaction service provided, and maintaining regular contact with clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Input into legal documents and forecast models
  • 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 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 every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at 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.

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 the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, 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 you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve 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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