Job Description:

Core-Asset Consulting is working with a leading global financial services organisation to recruit a Tax Advisory Senior Manager on an interim basis, based in either London or Edinburgh.

This is a senior-level opportunity for an experienced tax professional to support a wide range of strategic initiatives across an international business. The role will involve partnering with key stakeholders to provide commercially focused tax advice on transactions, restructurings, and broader group activity, ensuring risks and opportunities are clearly understood and well managed.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• ACA and/or CTA qualified, or equivalent (including qualification by experience)
• Strong analytical skills with a proactive and inquisitive approach
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Strong attention to detail and data management capability
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to align tax advice to business strategy
• Proven ability to build trust, challenge constructively, and deliver meaningful outcomes

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead tax input on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and strategic investments, including structuring, diligence, and integration
• Support corporate restructurings, legal entity rationalisation, and group simplification initiatives
• Provide early-stage tax advice on strategic change projects, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives
• Prepare and review technical papers, board materials, and transaction documentation, maintaining strong governance and audit trails
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Corporate Development, Treasury, Legal, Finance, HR, and Reporting
• Manage external advisors to ensure delivery of high-quality, pragmatic advice
• Monitor international tax developments and assess potential impact on the business
• Act as a key contact for employment tax matters, working with internal teams and external advisors
• Maintain and enhance tax advisory controls, documentation, and review processes

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: (16439)

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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