Director, Private Capital Tax, Financial Investors

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The Private Markets Funds team combines market- leading tax expertise in credit transactions, funds structuring investment manager advisory and investor tax reporting. The client base includes some of the largest global asset managers and alternative investment funds.

The team works with all alternative asset classes and includes Deloitte's credit and restructuring tax specialists.

We are looking for Associate Directors and Consultants to support our work with alternative asset managers across private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds.

This role will include advising asset management firms on the structure of the fund, the structure and remuneration of the fund manager, and the taxation of investment returns to investors and the senior management teams. We work alongside credit and restructuring transactions specialists in our team, and also closely with our M&A and Real Estate tax teams, to provide joined-up comprehensive solutions to our clients.

You will be working alongside partners and directors in non-hierarchical client teams as well as within wider global project teams.

Deloitte takes your development very seriously. You'll benefit from continuous training and a transparent, interactive appraisal process. You'll be empowered to manage your own workload and achieve career goals that you set yourself, in a team with a proven track record for strong progression.

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Deloitte 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 .

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The Private Capital Tax team combines market-leading tax expertise in credit transactions, fund structuring, investment manager advisory and, investor tax reporting. The client base includes some of the largest global asset managers and alternative investment funds. We are looking for a Director to support our work with Private Capital managers including private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure and hedge funds. This role will include advising asset management firms on the structure of the fund, the structure and remuneration of the fund manager, and the taxation of investment returns to investors and the senior management teams. We work closely with our M&A and Real Estate tax teams to provide joined-up comprehensive solutions to our clients.

You will be a key member of the client team, managing a portfolio of high-profile projects, developing and leading client relationships and developing more junior team members as well as working within wider global project teams.

Deloitte takes your development very seriously. You'll benefit from continuous training and a transparent, interactive appraisal process. You'll be empowered to manage your own workload and achieve career goals that you set yourself, in a team with a proven track record for strong progression.

We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If this opportunity is of interest to you with some flexibility, please do discuss with us.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

In this team, your role in the group would encompass some or all of the following:

• Advising on a broad array of tax issues relating to the advisor / manager of private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure or hedge funds or retail asset managers, ranging from structuring global carried interest and co-investment plans to structuring the fund and the fund management business
• Providing bespoke tax advice in relation to long-term incentives and complex fund investments for fund management staff
• Working closely with our M&A and Real Estate transactions teams to advise on investor considerations in structuring investments of the fund, and analysing the tax treatment of returns to investors and the senior management team from those investments
• Managing diverse teams (including from other Deloitte member firms) within an inclusive and collaborative team culture, where people are recognised for their contribution
• Contributing to the eminence of our team within the wider Deloitte tax practice and in the market through knowledge sharing and thought leadership
• Contributing to the growth and success of our new team by engaging in the professional development of our junior team members.

Your professional experience:

• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate complex ideas (through both written and oral communication) in a pragmatic, commercial and articulate way
• A team player that takes ownership of projects, uses initiative to resolve problems and works well under pressure, with the ability to adapt to change rapidly and respond to clients appropriately
• Experience and / or knowledge of private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure or hedge funds and how they operate
• A good appreciation of tax legislation/case law and tax technical ability with strong attention to detail
• Preferably qualified ACA or ATT / CTA (or equivalent), or equivalent qualification and experience.

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.

Tax

Our 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 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.

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"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 occasional domestic and international travel) 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.

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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