Director, Private Companies, Business Tax

Overview

In this Director role, you will lead tax services for privately owned companies, guiding clients through growth, international expansion, and strategic transactions. You join a national/international network and help expand Deloitte’s presence in the private company market. You will build and manage client relationships, lead teams, and deliver high-quality tax advisory, compliance, and structuring work. The role offers development opportunities, cross-border exposure, and a dynamic, collaborative culture with flexible hybrid working.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• development opportunities
• coaching for returners
• supportive entrepreneurial culture
• wellbeing focus

Responsibilities

• Lead client services and develop client relationships for privately owned companies
• Identify and win opportunities with existing and new clients
• Manage diverse teams and foster an inclusive culture
• Provide technical tax advice across projects for privately owned companies
• Support international expansion and coordinate input from Deloitte member firms
• Oversee due diligence and structuring on acquisitions, and post-acquisition integration
• Support exit events (IPOs, PE investments, trade sales) and group reorganisations
• Coordinate refinancings, carve-outs and corporate simplifications
• Manage input from tax specialists in indirect taxes, employment taxes, and management incentives
• Oversee tax reporting and compliance engagements

Key requirements

• UK corporate tax experience in compliance, advisory, or transactions
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong stakeholder management and delivery standards
• Proactive problem solving and initiative
• Ability to work independently and manage own workload
• Strong teamwork and internal networking
• Calm, resilient under pressure and able to meet demanding deadlines
• High IT literacy including Microsoft Office

• team leadership
• stakeholder management
• clear communication
• UK corporate tax
• international expansion projects
• due diligence and structuring

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