Associate Director, Financial Services Tax

Deloitte

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 days ago
Connect to your IndustryThe Financial Services Business Tax Group at Deloitte is offering an exciting opportunity to work with the world's leading banking and capital markets, insurance and investment management tax experts. Working in this team of experts offers you the opportunity to work with sophisticated and dynamic businesses, developing your technical knowledge and gaining experience of working on challenging and interesting engagements.Being a trusted advisor and building long-term relationships with clients is key to being successful in this sector. By working closely with Partners and other leaders, you will be at the heart of our client relationships, enhancing your network and building your brand.Deloitte's Financial Services Business Tax Group is an established and successful team that is looking for ambitious and capable individuals, at all grades, to support our growth and help deliver our ambitions.Connect to your career at DeloitteDeloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunityWe work closely with other tax teams, as well as colleagues across the business, to deliver a broad range of services to a mix of clients. A successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including:
  • Advice on complex areas of tax law
  • M&A transactions
  • Cross-border reorganisations and other restructuring work
  • Tax disputes and controversy
  • Compliance and reporting
  • Audit support
The variety of work and mix of clients means that you will be challenged on a daily basis.Connect to your skills and professional experienceAssociate Directors own a portfolio of clients, steer client services and deliver innovative solutions by bringing together multi-disciplinary teams to tackle some of our most complex client challenges.As an Associate Director you will develop relationships with your clients, actively contribute to the eminence of our practice by external knowledge sharing and invest time in business development.You will be a role model to others and participate in an inclusive environment of team working where team members feel supported. You will also be supported in deepening your own technical specialism, widening your cross service line and industry or market knowledge, and continuing to develop your skills.Successful candidates will have:Essential
  • Ownership and development of existing and new client relationships.
  • Deliver of a broad range of tax advisory and compliance services to clients, in addition to developing junior team members. Work could include:
  • Tax advisory assignments.
  • Advice to UK and international clients on structural and transactional tax issues.
  • M&A support.
  • Delivering tax compliance.
  • Supporting statutory audits.
  • Managing relevant risk procedures, in addition to taking financial responsibility for engagements.
  • Business development.
  • Input to client events on both an account and wider team level basis.
  • UK corporate tax and Pillar 2 experience gained from an in-house role within a financial institution, from an accountancy/legal/advisory firm, or HMRC, or equivalent.
  • Experience of working in the insurance, banking or investment management sector or equivalent is required for Associate Directors and Directors; it is desirable, but not essential for Consultants.
  • An ACA or CTA qualification or equivalent.
  • The desire and motivation to advance your career in financial services taxation.
  • The ability to manage a portfolio of clients and projects as well as managing junior staff.
  • The ability to work closely with clients, applying practical and commercial concepts to technical work.
  • The ability to work in a team.
  • The ability to build new client relationships.
  • Strong communication and written skills.
  • The desire to be challenged and stretched.
Connect to your business - TaxInnovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that's exactly what you'll find at Deloitte. We're constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what's possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own.TaxOur comprehensive range of services encompasses everything from the completion of tax returns (corporation tax self-assessment) to complex consultancy assignments and strategic tax planning. We advise on corporate and general tax, international M&A, stamp tax, cross-border transfer pricing, reorganisations and reconstructions, and competent authority negotiations.Personal independenceRegulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues“We advise some of the largest, most prestigious clients in the world, so the work is really challenging and exciting. We also have a fantastic team of smart, driven people, and a supportive, entrepreneurial culture where everyone's encouraged to be bold, creative, and ambitious.” - Oliver, TaxOur hybrid working policyYou'll be based in London with hybrid working.At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Connect to your return to work opportunityAre you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.Our commitment to youMaking an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.Connect to your next stepA career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersRTWPROG WPFULL SLTAXC BABUTX

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