Associate Director / Director, Infrastructure Lifecycle Tax, Financial Investors

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

Are you looking for a role in one of the leading M&A Tax teams, delivering on some of the largest buy-outs in Europe and working with the largest private equity houses and infrastructure funds?

Building your client portfolio, refining your skill set and developing deep client relationships are just some of the many possibilities that this opportunity offers!

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, that covers audit, risk advisory, and consulting services across tax, legal, business, technology and corporate finance, 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 opportunity

This is a role for an ambitious Director to join, lead and grow the infrastructure Lifecyle tax team.

Against the backdrop of governments' increased focus on the push to net zero carbon emissions, energy transition and security, investment in infrastructure to stimulate economic and productivity growth, and digitalisation - an increasing amount of private capital is being directed at infrastructure and renewable energy businesses leading to increased M&A activity in this area.

In addition to invested in its M&A tax team focused on infrastructure and energy transactions, to gain market share in the tax advisory market focused on infrastructure and energy businesses held by private financial investors, Deloitte is investing in building an infrastructure lifecycle team.

Similar to teams focused on advising private equity backed businesses, the infrastructure lifecycle team focuses on providing tax advice to infrastructure and energy businesses over the investment lifecycle : From acquisition, through development/growth and related transactions (e.g. refinancings, mergers, capex, bolt-on acquisitions), the optimisation of their operational structure and supply chain, the efficient investment and repatriation of profits, readiness for exit, and ultimately disposal.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking responsibility for the development and implementation of the infrastructure lifecycle team strategy (with support from the M&A Infrastructure partner sponsor and group);
• Working with the Infrastructure M&A partners to mine lifecycle opportunities and agree a specific approach for each client / target;
• Developing and building-out direct relationships with clients and targets;
• Collaborating with the existing real estate tax lifecycle team and private equity backed businesses team to leverage existing material / insights and to share expertise;
• Leading on winning and delivering tax advice to infrastructure and energy businesses over the investment lifecycle;
• Leading on winning tax compliance and reporting work. Reviewing draft tax accounting disclosures, computations and returns (prepared by Deloitte's dedicated tax compliance and reporting teams);
• Supporting the Infrastructure M&A partners to manage and grow existing relationships and foster new (non-transactional) relationships (e.g. with asset managers, management teams)

Recruiting and supporting the development of team members:

• Developing and building-out internal relationships across service lines and identifying opportunities to sell-in wider services from across the business;
• Leading the design and development of collateral to support internal and external business development;
• Leading lifecycle team communications to stakeholders, the team, and at client events.

Connect to your business - Tax

Innovation 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.

Personal independence

Regulation 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, Tax

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in (London) with hybrid working. Our hybrid model enables our people to collaborate, connect and innovate in both a virtual and physical capacity. As well as remote working, you'll attend your local office, virtual collaboration spaces and client sites, depending on the requirements of the role.

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.

Our commitment to you

Making 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 step

A 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/careers

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