Transactional Tax Director

In a nutshell

This pivotal role sees you working alongside our award-winning Corporate Finance team to provide advisory services to our well-established portfolio of large corporate clients and private equity houses.

You’ll be part of a collaborative 130 strong multi-discipline tax team who are spread across our nine offices.  With support from our 13 experienced Tax Partners, you will have plenty of opportunities to grow the practice and your tax career.

What you'll be doing day to day

Working in our Transaction Tax team leading on a wide variety of complex projects, bringing in and managing the input of specialist services where needed, including:

• Buy side and vendor due diligence projects
• Vendor advice including clearances and pre-sale structuring
• Buy side structuring for PE backed transactions
• Corporate restructuring, demergers, reorganisations and management buy outs
• Providing deal support such as reviewing SPAs
• Liaising with non-UK firms in the PKF network to obtain input on international tax projects
• Assisting the Partners in the strategy and development of the Transaction Tax practice by building and developing client relationships and the firm’s network both in conjunction with our Corporate Finance team and as a stand alone practice
• Providing coaching and mentoring to junior members of the team to assist with the overall development of their careers and the team as a whole
• Developing and overseeing implementation of processes and procedures to help with risk management and the efficient running of the practice
• Assisting with developing and delivering tax technical training for the team

About you

With the following you’ll deliver high quality services to our clients:

• Significant experience of tax with a focus on company and shareholder taxation, structuring and transactions, and the ability to lead on these projects in a high-pressured environment
• Excellent technical tax knowledge
• CTA qualification, ACA or ACCA an advantage
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven coaching ability
• High accuracy and ability to work under pressure
• Sociable and enjoy being part of a wider team

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisors in South West England, joining PKF Francis Clark brings opportunities to develop your career in a direction that interests you.

Having celebrated our centenary in 2019, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 people, based across our offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro.

Our culture is flexible and supportive, enabling you to be the best you can be. We work hard to ensure you can be yourself, develop and be part of a forward-thinking team that makes brilliant things happen. But don’t just take our word for it.

PKF Francis Clark is certified as a Great Place to Work. In 2024, we climbed nine places to 24 out of 105 large organisations on the list of the UK’s Best Workplaces.

We’re also ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women (33 out of 90 large organisations), Best Workplaces for Development (30 out of 100) and Best Workplace for Wellbeing (44 out of 100).

Workplace culture experts Great Place to Work also highlighted PKF Francis Clark as a top achiever among the UK’s Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services.

And in recognition of our outstanding training programmes for graduates, school leavers and career changers, we’ve been ranked among England’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for two years running.

Whilst we’re proudly independent, PKF Francis Clark is a member of the PKF Global family of firms – together we’re the 12th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK. Being part of a global community of business advisors in 150 countries provides opportunities to expand your horizons by connecting with PKF colleagues around the world.

Your core benefits 

Financial benefits:
•    Pension
•    Group life assurance - up to four times your core salary
•    Group income protection
•    Health cash plan to help cover the costs of everyday healthcare 

Health & Wellbeing benefits:
•    Private medical insurance 
•    Option to buy 5 extra days holiday*
•    Counselling and support for you and your immediate family
•    Virtual GP for you and your immediate family
•    Cycle to work*

Other benefits:
•    Medicash Extras providing you with shopping and gym discounts
•    Gifts for career and family milestones
•    One volunteering day per year to support local organisations
•    Emergency funding from the Francis Clark Charitable Foundation 
•    Electric vehicle lease scheme*  

Please note
* These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to employee’s post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.