Senior Associate - M&A

About the team
We are currently looking for a Senior Associate to join the Midlands Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) tax team. You will be called upon to play a key role in delivering quality tax advice on a wide variety of M&A transactions.

The team works on many of largest regional transactions supporting our wider deals team but also sources work from many national and international clients ranging from Private Equity Houses to Public Sector clients.

The team has a truly global reach in terms of facilitating transactions across different territories. The collaboration between PwC teams locally and overseas, calls upon the extensive M&A network to tailor for each individual deal or transaction to deliver a one packaged solution to our clients. The dynamic deal-based nature of a lot of the work in M&A will present the opportunity to work with leading PE houses, investment banks and law firms in complex and often high-profile deals.

Some of the services and products provided by the M&A Tax team include:
Performing Tax Due Diligence reviews which involve looking at existing and potential tax issues, tax compliance and tax risks for clients wishing to sell/acquire businesses.
Provide Tax Structuring advice to help clients operate their business in the most tax efficient manner e.g. devising tax efficient acquisition and disposal steps for clients buying/selling businesses and implications of withholding tax, corporation tax and payroll taxes.
Tax Modelling, to simulate models of future tax liabilities of companies to help our clients make informed economic decisions and shape their business strategy.
Pre and post deal services, including assisting clients with pre-acquisition re-structuring and implementing new tax planning ideas.

About the role
There is a lot of opportunity within the team to get involved in different individual areas of specialism, meanwhile keeping focus on the bigger picture of any deal or transaction.

Tax Due Diligence Reviews
Vendor Assistance
Tax Structuring Advice
Tax modelling
Funds flow
Management tax planning
Sale & Purchase review service
Post deal implementation services
PFI deal structuring and modelling advice
Transaction tax and VAT advice on deals
Stamp Duty

The role offers high levels of responsibility, the satisfaction of working on interesting and challenging assignments and participation in a successful team.

Your day to day duties will include:Managing tax implications on an ever changing deal portfolio.
Delivering bespoke tax advice, working closely with other M&A specialists as well as other parts of PwC in order to best service your clients needs.
Working closely with other members of the team on a wide variety of deals.
Coaching and development of junior staff.

Location
Birmingham

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