Associate/Senior Associate/Tax Manager/Senior Manager

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At Brodies LLP, we value and respect all colleagues as individuals. As a UK law firm headquartered in Scotland, we believe that the experiences and perspectives of a diverse workforce that reflects our communities, and the clients we serve, allows us to see the world through many lenses.

As the largest firm in our jurisdiction measured by income, directory rankings, and lawyer numbers, the progress we continue to make is testament to the commitment of our colleagues.

In the last three years, our firm's revenue has grown by 20%, and we have welcomed almost 100 new colleagues. Today, we have more than 800 colleagues and offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, London, Abu Dhabi and Brussels.

JOB TITLE

Associate/Senior Associate/Tax Manager/Senior Manager - Corporate and Commercial / Corporate Tax & Incentives

Based in Glasgow or Edinburgh.

REPORTING TO

Karen Davidson, Partner, Corporate Tax, Isobel d'Inverno, Director of Corporate Tax, Bob Langridge, Partner, Corporate Tax

JOB PURPOSE

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate, Senior Associate or Tax Manager/Senior Tax Manager to join our Corporate Tax team. Our team of solicitors, chartered accountants and chartered tax advisors has the experience and specialist skills to provide clients with pragmatic and technically astute advice on UK and Scottish taxes.
The team advise on the tax aspects of company acquisitions, disposals and reconstructions, and complex commercial property transactions, fund structuring, design and implementation of tax efficient employee share incentive arrangements together with tax optimisation of insolvency-related transactions and restructurings. We provide standalone tax planning and compliance advice as well as comprehensive transactional support. The team also provide tax consultancy services to accountancy and other legal firms, particularly in relation to property tax issues.
The key focus of the role will be to advise on the tax implications of corporate, commercial and property transactions. Working as part of a team with a varied client base, you will also have the opportunity to get involved in a broad range of tax advisory work including employment taxes and structuring employee share incentives.
Brodies' Corporate Tax team are highly ranked in Chambers (Band 1) and Legal 500 (Band 1) and work closely with other market leading practice areas within the firm. Bob, Isobel and Karen are personally ranked highly for taxation and/or employee share schemes in Scotland in the legal directories.

CORE TASKS

• Advising on tax structuring of corporate transactions and drafting and negotiating transactional tax documentation
• Advising clients and colleagues on SDLT/LBTT VAT, capital allowances implications as well as general tax structuring of property transactions
• Tax planning for business owners and managers, including vendor tax planning, structuring investment into UK businesses and restructuring business entities
• Advising on devolved tax matters
• Advising on the design and implementation of employee share incentives including implications on corporate transactions
• Advising on the tax structuring of investment funds and fund executive remuneration
• Presenting or assisting with internal and external tax updates, e-updates, client seminars and webinars and training
• Work with the partners to lead and deliver business development initiatives and implementation of team strategy
• Be aware of Brodies' information security policies, and protect information assets from unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference at all times

PERSON SPECIFICATION & SKILLS

• Ideally 4-8 years PQE plus experience in a similar role
• Legally qualified or ATT / CTA qualified
• Genuine interest and enthusiasm for tax
• Takes a pragmatic and commercial approach to transactions
• Participates in, contributes to and where appropriate takes a lead in the business development activities of the team, practice area and firm
• Shows understanding of clients' needs, and tailors advice appropriately
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Communicates in a confident, clear and relaxed way
• Adapts style of communication appropriately when dealing with colleagues and clients
• Takes responsibility for their own workload, and supervises those less experienced
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Works to understand the team's key clients, the industry they operate in and the challenges they face
• Keeping appraised of changes in the law and developments in the practice area