Cheltenham | Bristol | Cardiff
Lead tax due diligence, transaction support and restructuring projects while helping shape the future of our growing Deals Tax offering.
Hazlewoods is continuing to invest in its advisory services, and we're looking for an experienced Corporate M&A Tax Director to play a key role in the development of our transactional tax proposition.
This is an opportunity to join a well-established and growing tax team, working with owner-managed businesses, entrepreneurial groups, private equity-backed businesses and corporate clients on a broad range of transactions and restructuring projects.
We're looking for someone who enjoys working closely with clients and advisers, leading complex projects, and helping businesses navigate critical commercial events.
The Role
You'll lead and advise on a wide range of transaction-related tax matters, including:
- Buy-side and vendor tax due diligence projects
- Corporate acquisitions, disposals and business sales
- Pre-sale and pre-disposal tax reviews
- Corporate and group reorganisations
- Transaction structuring and tax risk assessment
- SPA reviews, warranties and indemnities
- Private equity-backed transactions and investment activity
- Employment tax and wider transaction-related tax considerations
You'll work closely with clients, partners and professional advisers throughout the deal lifecycle, providing practical, commercially focused advice on complex tax issues.
Alongside client delivery, you'll play an important role in the continued growth of our Deals Tax offering, helping develop client relationships, identify opportunities and support the wider development of the team.
About You
We're interested in speaking with individuals who:
- Are ACA, ACCA and/or CTA qualified
- Have significant experience delivering tax advice within an M&A or transaction tax environment
- Have a strong background in due diligence, restructuring and deal-related advisory work
- Are comfortable leading complex projects and managing multiple stakeholders
- Enjoy developing long-term client relationships and winning new work
- Have experience supporting and developing junior members of a team
Why Hazlewoods?
Our tax team continues to grow, creating opportunities for ambitious people who want to work on complex advisory projects and play a meaningful role in shaping a service line.
You'll have the opportunity to take ownership of client relationships, lead significant transaction projects and work closely with experienced colleagues across the firm while helping to further develop our M&A Tax offering.
In return, we offer:
- Direct application bonus
- Profit share scheme
- On-site parking
- 28 days' annual leave, with the option to purchase additional days
- Life assurance (6x salary)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Health and wellbeing benefits, including free medical checks, discounted gym membership, online GP access and mental health support
- Regular social and networking events
Interested?
If you're looking for an opportunity to lead high-quality transaction tax work, advise clients through significant business events and play a key role in the continued growth of a successful advisory team, we'd love to hear from you.