Transaction Tax Director

Saffery

Saffery is looking to appoint an experienced Transaction Tax Director to join its growing Corporate Tax team. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a commercially minded tax specialist who thrives on advising clients through complex transactions and helping shape a high-performing, forward-looking service offering.

In this role, you will lead on a broad range of transaction tax matters, including M&A, reorganisations, refinancing, and structuring. You will work with a diverse client base that includes entrepreneurs, private equity houses, corporates, and other key stakeholders, delivering strategic, practical, and commercially focused tax advice.

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The Opportunity

This is a highly visible and client-centric position with scope to make a real impact. As Transaction Tax Director, you will take the lead on technically challenging engagements, build trusted client relationships, and help drive the continued expansion of Saffery’s transaction tax capability.

You will also work closely with colleagues across the wider firm to develop market opportunities, contribute to strategic growth plans, and strengthen the firm’s presence in the transaction tax space.

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What You’ll Be Doing

As part of this role, your responsibilities will include:

- **Partnering with internal teams** to help shape and deliver the firm’s go-to-market strategy for transaction tax - **Leading a varied portfolio of transactions**, including acquisitions, disposals, demergers, and restructurings - **Advising clients on deal-related tax matters**, from structuring and due diligence through to post-deal integration - **Building and managing strong client relationships** with corporate and other business clients - **Providing strategic tax guidance** that supports commercial goals and decision-making - **Overseeing the delivery of technically robust work**, ensuring a consistently high standard and compliance with relevant legislation - **Supporting clients in HMRC interactions and negotiations** where needed - **Contributing to business development initiatives** and thought leadership to enhance the firm’s transaction tax offering - **Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues**, helping to develop talent across the team

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A Role Shaped Around You

At Saffery, the belief that “Potential meets Personal” is central to how careers are built. The firm recognises that no two professionals are the same, and that the right portfolio of work can look different from one person to another.

Working closely with your line manager, you will have the opportunity to shape a mix of work that aligns with your strengths, ambitions, and individual preferences.

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The Team

Saffery’s Corporate Tax team operates across 9 office locations and includes 7 partners and more than 100 professionals. The team advises clients across a wide variety of sectors, including:

- **Financial services** - **Real estate** - **Technology** - **Hospitality** - **Manufacturing**

The team is known for delivering high-quality, tailored tax advice with a strong emphasis on commercial value and practical outcomes.

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About You

This opportunity would suit a qualified tax professional with substantial post-qualification experience in transaction tax, ideally gained within a professional services environment.

You are likely to hold a qualification such as:

- **ACA** - **ACCA** - **CTA**

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What You’ll Bring

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

- **Deep UK tax technical expertise**, particularly in transaction-related matters - **A strong track record of advising on complex tax issues** in a strategic and commercially effective way - **Excellent project management skills**, with the ability to oversee multiple engagements at once - **A clear commitment to outstanding client service** and long-term relationship development - **Strong communication and interpersonal skills**, with confidence in client-facing situations - **A collaborative working style**, with the ability to build strong internal relationships across teams - **Experience in mentoring and developing junior team members**

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Why Join Saffery

Saffery LLP advises individuals and businesses across a broad range of sectors, offering market-leading expertise in accountancy, audit, business advisory, tax, and VAT services. Established in 1855, Saffery is now the 15th largest accountancy firm in the UK.

What sets Saffery apart is its people. It is a firm where individuals are known by name, not just job title — a place built by people who are friendly, intelligent, and committed to excellence. The culture combines individual expertise with collective strength, creating an environment where people can do their best work while feeling genuinely valued.

As a proud member of Nexia, one of the world’s leading international networks of independent accounting and consulting firms, Saffery combines local expertise with global reach.

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to Saffery’s culture and future. Through its ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, the firm is building on its positive working environment and introducing initiatives designed to improve diversity and strengthen an equitable culture of inclusion.

Saffery welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexualities, disabilities, and neurodivergent individuals. The firm believes that individual differences create collective strength.

Built on the values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm, and collegiality, Saffery is a place where Potential meets Personal.

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Apply for This Opportunity

If you are an experienced transaction tax specialist looking for a senior leadership role within a collaborative and ambitious firm, this is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact at Saffery.

Join a firm where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your contribution truly matters.