Transaction Tax Director

Saffrey LLP
London

Job Details

As part of our continued growth strategy, we are seeking an experienced Transaction Tax Director to join our Corporate Tax team. This senior role will focus on advising clients across a broad range of transaction tax matters, including M&A, reorganisations, refinancing, and structuring. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading complex engagements, managing client relationships, and contributing to the development of our transaction tax offering. You will work closely with entrepreneurs, private equity houses, corporates, and other stakeholders to deliver commercially focused tax advice.

The responsibilities

This is a technically demanding and client-facing role. The successful candidate can expect to be involved in the following areas:

  • Collaborating with internal partners to shape and execute our go-to-market strategy for transaction tax;
  • Leading on a diverse portfolio of transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, demergers, and restructurings;
  • Advising clients on tax implications of deal structures, due diligence, and post-transaction integration;
  • Managing and developing strong relationships with corporate clients,
  • Providing strategic tax advice that aligns with clients’ commercial objectives;
  • Overseeing the delivery of high-quality technical work and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation;
  • Supporting clients through HMRC interactions and negotiations where required;
  • Contributing to the growth of the firm’s transaction tax capability through business development and thought leadership.

We live by our potential meets personal mantra and understand that everyone has different requirements in terms of their ideal portfolio. Working with your line manager, we will develop a mix of work that suits your own individual needs.

The team

Our Corporate Tax team spans our 9 office locations and comprises 7 partners and over 100 professionals. The team advises a wide range of clients across sectors including financial services, real estate, technology, hospitality, and manufacturing. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, tailored tax advice with a strong commercial focus.

You

This role would suit a qualified individual (e.g. ACA/ACCA/CTA) with significant post-qualification experience in transaction tax, ideally gained in a professional services environment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

  • Strong UK tax technical expertise, particularly in transaction-related matters;
  • Proven ability to deliver strategic tax advice in complex scenarios;
  • Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead multiple engagements simultaneously;
  • A commitment to high-quality client service and relationship building;
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
  • A collaborative approach to working with colleagues across different teams;
  • Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members.

    About us

    Saffery LLP is an adviser to individuals and businesses across a range of sectors, providing market-leading accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax and VAT services. Founded in 1855, we are the UK’s 15th largest accountancy firm.

    When you work with us at Saffery, you work with people who know your name, not just a job title. We’re a place shaped by friendly, intelligent people who are individually excellent and collectively exceptional. We’re committed to our clients, but also to our greatest asset – our people.

    As a proud member of Nexia, a leading, international network of independent accounting and consulting firms, we’ve got access to local insight on a global scale.

    Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

    Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.

    We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength. Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.

Company

At Saffery, we’re more than just chartered accountants and tax and business advisers. We’re a partner-led and people-focused firm, committed to our clients and honouring our heritage.

Since 1855, we’ve evolved in size and scope, but our unwavering dedication to exceptional client service remains the same.

As a proud member of Nexia, a worldwide network of trusted member firms, we’ve got access to local insight on a global scale.

In the UK, Saffery LLP is the 15th largest accountancy firm by fee income, with 90+ partners and 1,200+ staff across nine offices. Overseas, Saffery is represented in Cayman, Guernsey, Geneva, Zurich, Dublin and Dubai.

Posted 2026-05-12

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