M&A Tax Partner

Pivot Search; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm is seeking an M&A Tax Partner to provide expert tax advice on corporate finance transactions. This role offers autonomy as the sole tax practitioner, with opportunities to enhance your expertise in the private equity sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background and extensive transactional tax experience, thriving in a high-performing team environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in transactional tax within a major accountancy practice or investment bank.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality tax advisory services on corporate finance transactions.
• Advise on tax implications and prepare clearance applications to HMRC.
• Provide guidance on employee share incentive schemes.

Skills

Technical expertise in transactional tax

Relationship-building skills

Drive and ambition

Education

Strong academic background

Job description

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Pivot Search is proud to partner with a dynamic and rapidly growing firm in their search for an M&A Tax Partner.

This is a unique opportunity to take on a highly autonomous role as the sole tax practitioner within the firm. The role encompasses providing expert tax advice on corporate finance transactions and due diligence assignments, including share sales, company acquisitions, and corporate reorganisations. Additionally, you will originate and deliver standalone tax advisory services to private equity investors, private individual investors, and shareholder/directors.

Key Responsibilities:

You will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality tax advisory services, including:

• Advising shareholders, investors, and employees on tax implications and the availability of tax reliefs.
• Preparing clearance applications to HMRC.
• Reviewing and providing insights on legal documents from a tax perspective.
• Providing employment-related securities advice.
• Offering guidance on EIS/SEIS/VCT status, advance assurance applications, and structuring to achieve reliefs.
• Structuring employee share incentive schemes, including scheme selection, valuations, share scheme rules, and related documentation.
• Delivering tailored advice on complex matters such as demergers, company share buybacks, group restructurings, asset or fund extractions, EBT advice, and share valuations.

Ideal Candidate:

We’re seeking a high-performing individual with a strong academic background and extensive experience in transactional tax. The ideal candidate will have developed their expertise within a major accountancy practice, corporate finance boutique, or investment bank.

Key attributes and skills include:

• Proven technical expertise in transactional tax.
• The drive and ambition to build and lead a transactional tax department.
• Strong relationship-building skills, especially within the private equity community.
• The ability to thrive within a small, high-performing team working on a consistent flow of deals.

This position offers significant opportunities to enhance your transactional tax experience, work closely with an accomplished partner group, and build a personal profile as a leading tax practitioner in the private equity sector.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting challenge, we’d love to hear from you. Contact us today to learn more.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Accounting

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