Corporate Tax Senior Manager, Deals & Transactions
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Corporate Tax Senior Manager - Deals & Transactions
Are you currently advising on corporate tax transactions and looking for a role where you can take greater ownership of deals, influence strategy, and play a leading role in shaping client outcomes?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly respected advisory firm with a strong reputation in the mid-market, working alongside partners who genuinely understand entrepreneurial businesses and private capital-backed organisations. The team is experiencing significant growth and is looking for a commercially minded Corporate Tax Senior Manager to take a prominent role in delivering complex transactions and strategic tax advice.
The Opportunity
You will become a key member of a market-leading deals and transactions team, advising clients throughout the lifecycle of acquisitions, disposals, restructurings and investment events. This is an ideal move for an ambitious tax professional who enjoys the fast-paced nature of transaction work and is looking for a platform where they can have greater visibility, autonomy and impact.
Working closely with partners and senior stakeholders, you will lead tax due diligence engagements, provide transaction support to corporate and private equity clients, and advise on tax-efficient structuring solutions. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to business development initiatives and help drive the growth of the practice.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading buy-side and sell-side tax due diligence projects for a diverse client base.
- Analysing financial, tax and commercial information to identify key risks and opportunities.
- Preparing detailed due diligence reports and presenting findings to clients, investors and other stakeholders.
- Advising on transaction and acquisition structuring from a UK and international tax perspective.
- Supporting corporate reorganisations, refinancing transactions and exit planning projects.
- Managing client relationships and acting as a trusted adviser throughout the deal process.
- Working closely with corporate finance, legal, private equity and wider advisory teams.
- Coaching and developing junior members of the team.
- Contributing to business development activities, networking and identifying new opportunities.
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate is likely to be operating at Manager or Senior Manager level within a Big Four, Top 10 or leading independent professional services firm and will have strong exposure to transactions and deal-related tax work.
We are particularly interested in speaking with individuals who possess:
- ACA and/or CTA qualifications.
- Current experience at Manager or Senior Manager level.
- Strong corporate tax and transaction tax technical expertise.
- Extensive experience analysing tax issues and preparing due diligence reports.
- Proven experience advising on tax structuring for acquisitions, disposals, reorganisations and investments.
- Experience supporting private equity, owner-managed businesses and mid-market corporate clients.
- Excellent report-writing, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- A commercial and entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to help grow a business.
- The ability to lead projects and manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Why Join?
- Opportunity to take a more prominent leadership role in deals and transactions work.
- Direct access to highly experienced partners and decision-makers.
- Exposure to a high-quality client base across the mid-market and private equity sectors.
- Entrepreneurial culture where innovative thinking is encouraged and rewarded.
- Genuine opportunity for career progression and future leadership opportunities.
- A collaborative environment that combines technical excellence with commercial focus.
This role would particularly appeal to a Deals Tax, Transaction Tax or Corporate Tax professional currently working within a Big Four or Top 10 firm who is looking for a stronger platform to express their entrepreneurial flair, take greater ownership of client relationships and play a leading role in delivering high-value transaction work.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Tax
Focus: Corporate Tax
Industry: Banking
Salary: benefits
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Senior Management
Location: City of London
FULL_TIMEJob Reference: 5X0OA8-7ED7078D
Date posted: 30 October 2026
Consultant: Matthew Champkin
london tax/corporate-tax 2026-10-30 2026-12-29 banking City of London London GB Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.co.uk https://www.robertwalters.co.uk/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png truePhone number: CHAMM@BK1B_Tax_Finance_Banking.London.robertwalters
matthew.champkin@robertwalters.com
Matthew Champkin