Corporate Transactions Tax Advisory - Associate Director (Focus on M&A and Large Corporate Transactions)

Overview

In this role you will lead complex transaction tax projects for large corporate and multinational clients from Belfast, collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will manage key client relationships, guide project delivery, and contribute to practice growth. You will handle high-profile engagements with sophisticated group structures and tight timelines, while mentoring junior colleagues. This is a growth-focused position within an expanding Belfast TTA team that sits within a global network. You will shape the future direction of the practice through market engagement and thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Transaction Tax Advisory engagements for large corporates and complex transactions, ensuring quality and risk management
• Drive project timelines and coordinate across internal teams and external stakeholders across multiple workstreams
• Own and develop key client relationships, identify opportunities, and support broader business objectives
• Lead technical delivery and mentoring of Managers and junior team members, handling complex tax matters and client discussions
• Oversee engagement economics including WIP, recoverability and billing, and support strong recovery performance
• Support business development through proposals, pitches and networking
• Contribute to growth and strategic development of the practice via market engagement and thought leadership
• Collaborate with colleagues across the firm and third-party advisers to deliver integrated solutions
• Maintain quality, risk management and compliance in line with professional standards
• Develop and mentor team members to build capability and retention

Key requirements

• Qualified ACA/ACCA and/or CTA
• Significant post-qualification experience in corporation tax within a large practice; Big Four/top-tier preferred or equivalent in large corporate/complex transactions
• Experience in transaction tax advisory including due diligence, structuring and transaction support on substantial cross-border deals
• Proven ability to manage and develop client relationships and contribute to practice growth
• Strong project management and commercial awareness with responsibility for budgets and WIP
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams and stakeholder management
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to explain complex tax matters to senior stakeholders

• strong communication
• stakeholder management
• mentoring and coaching
• transaction tax advisory
• due diligence
• structuring

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