Associate Director - Transaction Tax, London

Are you a bright and ambitious individuals ready to step into an Associate Director role and build a successful career in M&A tax?

We have an exciting opportunity to join a tax team that provides the full spectrum of tax advice to private equity funds, portfolio companies, and acquisitive corporates across a wide range of domestic and international transactions.

You'll support clients throughout the entire deal lifecycle, from initial proposals and due diligence through to structuring and post-deal advice. Working across diverse sectors including technology, gaming, healthcare, travel, retail, and the arts, the team offers a fast-paced, collaborative environment with strong opportunities for growth and progression.

What we can offer you
● Salary £92,000 to £100,000 per annum
● Life Insurance
● Matched Pension
● Private medical Insurance
● Access to professional subscriptions
● Employee Assistance Programme

Your responsibilities as an Associate Director
As an Associate Director in the TAS Tax team, you will provide expert tax structuring advice and lead tax due diligence on both buy-side and sell-side transactions for private equity and corporate clients. Working across a diverse range of projects and sectors, you will lead discussions with clients and legal advisers, present key findings, and manage relationships with target management teams throughout the transaction process. You will collaborate closely with other teams to deliver integrated transaction support, while overseeing due diligence meetings, analysis, and reporting to ensure high-quality, robust outputs ahead of final partner or director review.

The role will also involve preparing and reviewing structuring reports aligned to the commercial objectives of acquisitions, assessing forecast models, fund flows, and legal documentation with the support of a high-performing team. Building strong internal and external relationships will be key, including working with private equity funds, corporate clients, law firms, intermediaries, and international member firms to support business development opportunities.

In addition, you will contribute to winning new work through proposals and client presentations, manage project budgets and fee collection, undertake technical tax research using legislation and guidance, and play an active role in the training and development of junior team members.

Requirements
We’re looking for a qualified Chartered Accountant or Tax Adviser (ACA, CA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent) with a strong grounding in UK tax and experience advising on complex technical tax matters. The ideal candidate will also have experience in UK corporation tax compliance and/or M&A transactions, along with exposure to areas such as transfer pricing, R&D, VAT, employment taxes, stamp duty, and share transactions or share option schemes. You will bring proven client management and project management experience, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships while managing multiple deadlines and competing priorities effectively.

You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply, the firm is committed to supporting your continued learning and development throughout your career.