Deals - Tax | Infrastructure | Manager

PwC UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a professional to join their Deals Tax team, specifically within the Infrastructure sub-team. This role involves engaging in high-profile transactions and providing tax advisory services, ensuring clients can navigate complex tax implications. Candidates should demonstrate strong relationship-building skills, effective project management, and hands-on tax experience. This position offers opportunities for meaningful collaboration with clients and stakeholders, along with the chance to contribute to business development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Ability to build strong relationships and networks.
• Experience in planning and delivering high-quality work on time.
• Effective negotiation and influencing skills.
• Collaborative approach to team success.
• Experience managing complex projects efficiently.
• Hands-on experience with tax due diligence and structuring.
• Specialist knowledge in transaction tax matters.

Responsibilities

• Join the Infrastructure sub-team and work on high-profile transactions.
• Demonstrate tax as a value driver in client transactions.
• Conduct Tax Due Diligence reviews and identify compliance issues.
• Provide Tax Structuring advice for acquisitions and disposals.
• Perform Tax Modelling to support business strategy.
• Contribute to business development initiatives.

Skills

Relationship building

Planning and prioritization

Skilled communicator

Team collaboration

Project management

Tax Due Diligence Reviews

Tax Structuring

Tax Modelling

Job description

About the role

Our Deals Tax team partners closely with our wider Deals practice to advise on the tax implications of complex projects, including mergers, acquisitions, and business restructurings. As part of the Corporate Tax network, we are committed to collaboration across specialities, driving innovation and delivering success for clients worldwide.

Within this practice, the Infrastructure sub-team provides transaction services to a diverse client base, including leading infrastructure funds, institutional investors, corporates, and private clients. We support investments across infrastructure and the rapidly evolving new energy markets, offering tailored tax insights that help clients navigate opportunities and challenges.

Our work is strengthened by access to a broad range of specialists, covering areas such as stamp duty, VAT, capital allowances, the construction industry scheme, tax compliance, and finance and treasury. This breadth of expertise ensures we can provide comprehensive advice across every stage of a transaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Join the specialist Infrastructure sub-team within Deals Tax, working in a supportive, dynamic, and growing environment.
• Gain exposure to high-profile domestic and international transactions across sectors such as utilities, transport, renewable energy, technology infrastructure, and more.
• Collaborate with clients to demonstrate tax as a key value driver in transactions and advise on strategic structuring to meet commercial objectives.
• Work closely with key stakeholders including investment banks, legal advisors, and PwC teams locally and overseas to deliver best-in-class solutions.
• Conduct Tax Due Diligence reviews, identifying compliance issues, risks, and advising clients on mitigation strategies during deal processes.
• Provide Tax Structuring advice, designing efficient acquisition/disposal steps and addressing implications of withholding tax, corporation tax, and payroll taxes.
• Perform Tax Modelling, reviewing assumptions in financial models to support informed decision-making and business strategy.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, including preparing client proposals, delivering market updates, and supporting technical workshops and training.

The skills and experience we're looking for

• Build strong internal and external relationships, developing trusted networks that support successful outcomes
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver high-quality work to deadlines
• Skilled communicator, experienced in negotiating and influencing stakeholders to achieve consensus
• Collaborative team player, contributing to collective success while supporting colleagues' growth
• Successfully managed multiple complex projects simultaneously, balancing competing priorities with efficiency
• Hands-on experience with Tax Due Diligence Reviews, Vendor Assistance, Tax Structuring, and Tax Modelling
• Delivered insights on funds flow, management tax planning, Sale & Purchase agreement reviews, and post-deal implementation services
• Provided specialist advice on PFI deal structuring, modelling, and transaction tax matters across diverse deals