Senior Director, Real Estate Tax | Corporate Finance

Who We Are  FTI Consulting is the leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation. We work with many of the world’s top multinational corporations, law firms, banks and private equity firms on their most important issues to deliver impact that makes a difference. From resolving disputes, navigating crises, managing risk and optimizing performance, our teams respond rapidly to dynamic and complex situations.

At FTI Consulting, you’ll work side-by side with leaders who have shaped history, helping solve the biggest challenges making headlines today. From day one, you’ll be an integral part of a focused team where you can make a real impact. You’ll be surrounded by an open, collaborative culture that embraces diversity, recognition, professional development and, most importantly, you.

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About Tax Advisory at FTI We are an independent expert led tax practice that sits within the Corporate Finance practice of FTI Consulting. We provide corporate business tax advisory services to leading private equity and infrastructure fund houses, FTSE 100/listed groups, international funds and major corporations across a broad suite of tax services and technical specialisms. We have definitive expertise across many areas of tax and take pride in taking a pragmatic and commercial approach to advising clients.

Our senior management team members are leaders in their field, and includes tax, accounting, legal, valuations, and technology experts, and economists. About the Role The FTI real estate tax transactions team provides a holistic client offering and frequently acts as an extension of the client’s internal team. As a result, you will have the opportunity to work closely with clients, develop an understanding of their business plan and strategic objectives, and contribute to key decision-making processes.

As part of a senior-led team, you will also work directly with experienced colleagues, enabling you to build broad technical and commercial skills in a progressive and supportive team.

Typical projects include:

Tax and financial due diligence

Advising on transaction documentation (including SPAs)
Tax structuring for fund and joint venture formations and acquisitions

Ongoing advisory projects

Vendor assist work streams

The team predominantly advises on UK projects with international aspects, but also manages an increasing number of European transactions. As such, you will work with FTI’s international tax teams and other international tax network members.

The team works across a broad range of real estate asset classes and has a mix of clients such as private equity funds, Real Estate Investment Trusts, family offices and foreign listed investors. In this role, you will gain significant hands-on commercial exposure, working on live transactions and client business plans from inception through to completion, as well as ongoing tax advisory work throughout the lifecycle of an investment.

You will work closely with client deal and finance teams, as well as other stakeholders such as lawyers and administrators, gaining insight into the commercial drivers behind transactions.

You will have the opportunity to utilise your technical and advisory expertise to deliver commercial and practical advice, develop strong client relationships, as well as take day-to-day responsibility for your own projects to enable you to progress to the next level in your own career.

The team is also increasing its use of AI-enabled tools in day-to-day work to support research, drafting, and efficiency, such that the role offers earlier exposure to higher-value technical analysis, including reviewing outputs critically, identifying areas requiring further investigation, and applying judgement to develop robust, commercially focused advice.

What You’ll DoLeading tax due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including reviewing reports and drafting technical analysis, managing the input of junior team members and other specialists (e.g. VAT, capital allowances, stamp taxes, employment taxes/CIS)
Leading tax structuring work for acquisitions, refinancing, reorganisations, and…