M&A Tax Manager - Reading or London

Signet Recruitment and Retention; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Recruitment and Retention leads a premier M&A / Deals advisory group within a major professional services firm, delivering high-quality tax advice on complex transactions. The role supports cross-border deals across UK and international markets and involves coaching junior staff.

The successful candidate will be CTA or ACA/CA qualified with strong UK corporate tax experience and a demonstrable interest in transactions and deal advisory work.

Qualifications

• Strong UK corporate tax experience in transactional environments.
• Ability to identify tax issues in complex deal documents and translate findings into advisories.
• Experience coaching junior team members and contributing to business development.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the group Partner on complex transactions, delivering high-quality technical and commercial tax advice.
• Analyse and interpret transaction documentation to identify tax issues and provide commercially focused recommendations for clients.
• Contribute to proposals and pitches, helping to win new business and maintain client relationships across UK and international teams.
• Collaborate across UK and international tax specialists to ensure robust delivery on multi-jurisdictional deals.

Skills

UK corporate tax experience

Client-facing

Deal advisory experience

Education

CTA

ACA/CA

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a leading Deal Advisory Tax practice within a major professional services firm working within its highly regarded M&A / Deals advisory group

.
M&A / Deals experience is not required - but solid Tax fundamentals ar

e.
This team advises a broad range of private equity houses, credit funds, and institutional investors across the full transaction lifecycle, including acquisitions, disposals, refinancing, restructuring, and listing support. The work is fast-paced, high-profile, and often cross-border, involving complex UK and international tax consideratio

ns.
In this role, you will work closely with the group Partner on complex transactions, delivering high-quality technical and commercial tax advice. You will play a key role in analysing and interpreting transaction documentation, identifying tax issues, and translating findings into clear, commercially focused recommendations for clie

nts.
You will also contribute to proposals and pitch activity, helping to win new business, while developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients, legal advisers, and internal stakeholders. A key part of the role involves collaboration across UK and international tax specialists, ensuring consistent and robust delivery on complex, multi-jurisdictional d

eals.In addition, you will take responsibility for coaching and developing junior team members, supporting their technical growth and contributing to a high-performance team cul

ture.
The successful candidate will be CTA or ACA/CA qualified (or equivalent), with strong UK corporate tax experience and a clear interest in transactions and deal advisory work. You will bring strong analytical ability, commercial judgement, and confidence operating in a client-facing, deal-led enviro

nment.
This is a leadership opportunity for an experienced tax professional looking to step further into complex transactions, team leadership, and business development within a market-leading advisory pr

actice.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your deal advisory tax career, we’d welcome your application for a confidential exploratory conversation with our practice spec

ialists.