Tax Transactions Manager

Join to apply for the Tax Transactions Manager role at BKL

Job Title: Tax Transactions Manager
Location: EC4M & Remote Working
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 35-hour week (Flexitime)
Reporting To: Tax Director

Salary Range: £68,000 to £78,000

About BKL

BKL is a Top 40 accountancy and advisory business supporting a diverse client base, from entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals to ambitious owner-managed businesses and multinational groups. With a legacy spanning over 130 years, we’ve evolved into a modern, purpose-driven business that balances profit with impact. We are proud to be a certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to sustainability, transparency, and responsible governance.

As a member of DFK International, we support clients locally and internationally with cutting-edge expertise and a personal touch. We believe all clients deserve the same level of care, innovation, and excellence.

About the Team

You’ll be joining our Tax Transaction team, a group of 7 within that team, in a department of 106. The team works closely with 4 Partners and 2 Directors supporting them with bespoke tax advisory projects across a range of different tax areas including corporation tax, private client tax and other taxes which may be incidental to a piece of advice.

The team mainly advises large owner‑managed businesses, high net worth individuals and high growth businesses. We pride ourselves on being collaborative, commercially focused, and technically minded and offer exposure to diverse client base, interesting problem-solving opportunities, progression routes, cross-team projects.

I’m really excited to welcome someone new into our team. What I love about working in the Tax Transactions team is the variety — no two projects are the same, and you’re constantly learning. The support from the team and the exposure to senior leaders has really helped me grow both technically and commercially.

This role gives you the chance to make an impact with ambitious clients, develop your expertise, and grow your career within a supportive and collaborative environment. You’ll gain exposure to a wide variety of work, be encouraged to innovate, and benefit from a clear progression pathway.

• Pre and post-deal Structuring: Develop and implement tax‑efficient structures for mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.
• Demergers: Develop and implement tax‑efficient methods for the demerger of assets or companies from single entities or groups of companies.
• Group reorganisations: Work with clients to understand their requirements to suggest the best possible group structure to enable the ring fencing of risk within a group, including the insertion of a holding company and the transfer of trades and/or assets to other group companies.
• Family wealth structuring: Work with clients and their financial advisor to suggest methods of structuring family wealth, including the use of Family Investment Companies and Trusts (with the support of our IHT, Trusts and Estates Team).
• Taxation Due Diligence: Supporting the team to undertake tax due diligence services for clients, working on a range of Target entities operating in different sectors.
• Other bespoke advice: Work with colleagues to research and conclude on technical tax matters which are outside of the normal areas on which advice is provided. Provide well‑reasoned tax advice, with relevant case‑law considered. Providing tax advice on the proposed steps and structuring to maximise financial benefits and Inheritance Tax exposure.

• CTA
  
  Qualification:
  
  Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) qualified, with broad experience advising on both corporate and private client tax matters.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years in a mixed tax advisory role, including compliance review experience, with a proven track record in providing bespoke written advice to clients in a range of technical areas.
• Project Management: Exceptional workload and project management skills, with experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
• Process Improvement: Ability to identify and implement improvements in the Internal Risk and Liability (IRL) process,…