UK - Head of Tax - Top100

Head of Tax | Top 100 | Equity on day one

The firm:

A Top 100 advisory practice with a growing national transaction services offering. The firm works with private equity and corporate clients across a broad range of M&A mandates - and is now looking to establish a dedicated transaction tax practice to sit alongside its existing TS capability.

This is a firm with a genuine entrepreneurial culture, a strong referral network, and a clear appetite for investing in the people who build practices within it. Equity is available from day one.

The opportunity:

This is a new role and a new practice. The firm is looking for a Head of Tax to lead and build its national transaction tax offering, initially focused on tax due diligence and expanding into broader deal structuring and advisory services as the practice develops.

You will come into an existing pipeline of business and a strong platform for growth. The TS team is established, the referral network is active, and the firm is ready to move. What it needs is the right person to lead the tax side.

This is not a management role within an existing tax function. It is a practice-building opportunity with equity, autonomy, and the infrastructure of a Top 100 firm behind it.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee tax due diligence across a range of M&A transactions, advising on risk, structure, and deal impact

• Work closely with clients and deal teams from initial scoping through to completion

• Advise on deal structuring and the tax implications of share and asset transactions

• Review historic tax positions and identify exposures relevant to valuation and deal terms

• Collaborate with the wider advisory team to deliver integrated transaction support

• Build and develop client relationships across private equity and corporate acquirers

• Grow the practice - including bringing on and developing tax specialists over time

• Play an active role in business development, pitching, and raising the profile of the tax offering

About you:

• CTA qualified (strongly preferred); ACA, ACCA, or equivalent considered

• Significant post-qualification experience in transaction tax, corporate tax, or an M&A environment

• Deep technical knowledge of UK corporate tax - loss utilisation, capital allowances, group relief, intangibles, financing rules

• Familiarity with international tax principles — OECD, BEPS 2.0, transfer pricing

• Experience leading tax due diligence projects and managing deal timelines

• Track record of client relationship management with PE and corporate acquirers

• Commercial, entrepreneurial, and ready to build - not just deliver

• Background in Big 4, large mid-tier, or transaction tax in-house / private equity

What's on offer:

• Equity from day one

• An existing pipeline of transaction tax work to walk into

• Full autonomy to build the practice in your own way, with the firm's infrastructure and brand behind you

• Dedicated coaching, mentoring, and a bespoke PR and networking plan

• Access to an established TS team and active referral network

• Competitive package - open and reflective of the level of appointment

Interested?

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