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The transaction tax team has over 40 individuals nationally, 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, based in the Thames Valley, requires an experienced transaction tax operative who is comfortable leading a range of tax due diligence work, 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 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.
Job Responsibility:
Lead a variety of tax due diligence and tax structuring projects, working closely with other specialists within the firm and the transaction support team
Develop your own network of contacts internally and externally and start winning own work and cross selling
Be responsible for managing risks around projects
Provide a strong client experience, including 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
Provide input into legal documents and forecast models
Be responsible for coaching and developing junior members of staff
Contribute to the development of certain key transaction relationships, e.g. key private equity accounts
Input into wider strategy and business development activities, including ensuring that we realise opportunities from deal work (such as post deal advisory, exit readiness, etc)
Requirements:
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 people management experience
Ability to develop client relationships and to identify and convert opportunities for expanding our services to existing clients
Experience of dealing with client senior management and other stakeholders such as legal advisers
CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent
What we offer:
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 in 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
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