M&A Tax Manager

Overview

As M&A Tax Manager, you will lead UK transaction tax advisory for mid- to large-size deals, coordinating with partners and directors to deliver technical guidance and due diligence. You will drive the end-to-end tax work on transactions, liaising with clients and advisors while leveraging internal specialists. You will mentor junior members, help scale the service, and ensure timely, commercially sound outcomes. This role sits at the heart of a growing M&A tax practice within Corporate Tax, offering high-impact, client-facing work in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day workflow on transaction projects and lead delivery of technical advisory and due diligence reports
• Deliver tax guidance across UK taxation and coordinate with internal specialist teams as needed
• Communicate with clients, their advisors, and opposing-side representatives to progress transactions
• Train, support, and develop junior staff through delegation and on-the-job training
• Ensure timely delivery aligned with time-sensitive transactions and maintain high professional standards

Key requirements

• UK transaction tax experience relevant to deal sizes 5m–100m
• CTA and preferably ACA/ACCA qualified
• Willingness to expand tax skill set and learn new areas on the job
• Strong client-facing delivery capability within tight timelines
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to build trust and relationships

• strong communication
• relationship-building
• commercially minded
• UK transaction tax
• pre-sale restructuring
• buy-side due diligence

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