Corporate Finance Tax Specialist

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Hazlewoods Corporate Finance team provides specialist advice to small and mid-market businesses on a wide range of transactions including business acquisitions and disposals, due diligence, business valuations and raising finance for expansion.  The team works closely with a number of corporate acquirers and a large number of the London based Private Equity Houses, Corporate Banks and Nominated Advisers to AIM companies.  The team are looking for tax specialists to work alongside them to advise on all aspects of tax that impact corporate and business transactions. 

The team has grown significantly over the last 12 months and now comprises five Partners and more than 40 professionals, with further expansion plans for 2022.  

With record-breaking results in 2021, after advising on transactions worth more than £1 billion in 2021, it’s an exciting time to join our growing team in Cheltenham.

The right person will:

• Co-ordinate, develop and deliver tax due diligence reviews on target businesses
• Highlight key tax risks
• Advise on tax warranties and indemnities required and review taxation implications of sale and purchase agreements
• Work on tax aspects of transaction structures
• Work on corporate and group reorganisations
• Perform a pre-disposal review of tax aspects of businesses for which sales mandates are held

You will thrive in this role if:

• You are ACA/ACCA/CTA qualified
• You have strong corporate and payroll tax experience
• Your communication skills are outstanding, with the ability to build rapport
• You are able to quickly identify the core issues
• You are able to identify risk and/or potentially price affecting issues
• You are client focused, with an emphasis on quality and accuracy
• You have an ability to understand the bigger picture whilst maintaining an eye on the detail
• You thrive under pressure