Tax Director

Tax Director - with experience of working on UK transactions and involvement in diligence and structuring (e.g. for buyside buyout or bolt-on). Bimringham & London - £120,000 to £140,000 DOE + LTIPS + Bonus + Commission.

Alexander Daniels have been engaged by a leading global business advisory and accounting firm to help them recruit a Tax Director. Our client has a large team of BIG 4 professionals and serve thousands of global clients throughout Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific regions. Due to continued growth in the UK they are looking to quickly assemble a high-quality team of tax professionals to grow the tax business and provide clients with an exceptional and differentiated serviceOur client provides their clients with a unique combination of integrity, flexibility, creative solutions, and deep tax technical expertise. Many of their clients are global, market leading, publicly held companies, while others are privately held, early stage, or venture-backed emerging businesses. My client places a high value on a culture of continued learning, where teamwork is encouraged, and professional excellence is rewarded.Overview of role:This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is driven, entrepreneurial and constantly looking to challenge the status quo around the UK tax services industry. You will be involved in all aspects of UK corporate tax (reporting, compliance, governance and advisory) and will have direct interaction with both our clients and senior members of the UK tax team in order to deliver these services.Client service deliveryTax advisory:

• Ad hoc corporate tax advisory work originating from compliance engagements - e.g. loss planning and utilisation, tax implications of trade and asset transfers, interest deductibility.
• Cash tax modelling exercises.
• Group simplification exercises.
• Tax due diligence for client transactions.
• Tax structuring for client transactions.
• It is likely that a significant proportion of tax advisory work will arise on private equity backed clients and therefore an advanced understanding of the tax implications of the private equity ownership model and the investment lifecycle are highly desirable.
• You should have knowledge / experience of advising clients on some or all of the following:
• Immediate post-acquisition tax actions, e.g. preparation of "post-acq tax checklist", implementation of any structural actions, remediation of key tax DD items, withholding tax management, and coverage of non-corporate tax items such as VAT on transaction costs.
• Refinancing, bolt-ons, group simplification and reorganization.
• Tax compliance related advisory (e.g. interest deductibility, anti-hybrids, transaction costs).
• Exit readiness (e.g. healthcheck reviews).
• Exit support (vendor assist role: tax DD support and negotiation, exit structuring, transaction balance sheet).

UK corporation tax compliance, reporting and governance:

• You will be responsible for overseeing the preparation and submission of UK corporation tax returns for our clients. In collaboration with the UK Tax Partner, you will assist with the design and implementation of a UK corporation tax compliance service offering, that is high quality, efficient and cost effective for our clients, and optimizes the involvement of junior team members to manage the provision of these services and lead the day-to-day relationships with our clients.
• Your client engagements may also require you to have some involvement with tax reporting and governance matters.

Business development activities will include:

• Assisting with the origination of tax opportunities on new and existing clients, drafting of proposals and involvement in the sales process (e.g. meetings, pitches, etc.).
• Teaming with colleagues from other UK and US service areas (e.g. accounting advisory, business transformation) to identify and propose tax opportunities.
• Teaming with the US tax team to support with and identify UK tax opportunities on US clients.
• Identifying additional revenue streams with our clients.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Significant experience of scoping, leading and managing UK tax advisory projects.
• Experience of working on UK transactions and involvement in diligence and structuring (e.g. for buyside buyout or bolt-on).
• Experience of the UK tax return preparation process, and good technical understanding with common tax adjusting items such as interest deductibility, hybrid mismatches, loss utilization etc.
• Knowledge of UK tax accounting and reporting processes under IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Experience of responding to and managing HMRC tax enquiries.
• High level knowledge / an appreciation of the principles of non-corporate tax areas, such as VAT, payroll taxes and share schemes.
• Knowledge / an appreciation of cross-border tax matters, e.g. transfer pricing, BEPS Pillar 2, country by country reporting etc.
• Experienced with using Microsoft Excel and tax software packages.
• Excellent analytical, supervisory, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills are necessary.
• Analytical ability to navigate work-related situations with practicality, sound reasoning, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving.

Qualifications:

• Seven plus years plus of corporate tax experience with some/all of this time ideally spent in the Big 4.
• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA) required; additional tax qualification (e.g. CTA) strongly desired.

What is on offer for the successful Tax Director?

• Salary is dependent on experience and will range from £120k to £140k
• LTIPS
• Bonus
• Commission
• Pension
• 25 days holidays + bank holidays
• Flexible working / Hybrid

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