Corporate Tax Associate Director - Financial Services

At Forvis Mazars we believe you should be part of a team where you will make a direct impact. We offer you the scope to influence the direction of the firm, in an environment dedicated to lifelong personal and professional development - Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression.

Are you looking to make an impact in Financial Services Tax? Are you looking to grow our business as if it was your own? And are you looking for open, engaged and collaborative teams? Then apply to this role today!

About the team

After recent growth and winning many new clients across the FinTech, Banking and Capital Markets, General and Life insurance, Lloyd's of London, fund and asset management sectors, we have ambitious targets for the future. Tax is higher than ever on the agenda for our FS clients with ongoing geo-political change and significant tax, regulatory and accounting reforms impacting all sectors across FS. To help our clients navigate the existing complexities and future uncertainties, we are recruiting to develop the team and our capabilities to respond to the market.

About the role

• We have a newly created Corporate Tax Associate Director role due to the recent success of the Financial Services Tax team.
• The predominant focus of the role is to drive our growing Banking & Asset Management corporate tax practice.
• You will help to lead our go-to-market offering across the Banking & Asset Management sector, managing our business development opportunities and have a key role in helping to drive our wider FS Tax strategy.
• You will be responsible for managing various teams across corporate tax advisory, compliance and audit of tax engagements.
• Manage a portfolio of high-quality work for clients and profitable outcomes for the business through use of best practices, technology and alignment with Firm policies.
• Be a role model to junior team members in our London office in the delegation and review of work as well as fostering their learning and development.

What are we looking for?

• Extensive experience in leading a portfolio of corporate tax engagements in the Banking & Asset Management space across tax compliance and/or tax advisory services.
• Demonstrate strong tax technical and tax accounting knowledge and experience.
• Keen interest to maintain up-to-date knowledge of broader business tax, international tax, regulatory and tax accounting areas (e.g. OECD Pillar 2 - GloBE).
• Willingness to take on team management and development roles within the FS Tax team.
• Works effectively in the role of managing a team.
• Broad experience of managing financials on client engagements, setting timetables, delivering on budgets and negotiating fees with clients.
• Experience of identifying opportunities for business development across FS Tax and other service lines.
• Responsible for assisting the development of more junior staff through coaching.
• In line with the Firm's general guidance, work from the London office an average of 3 days a week to drive the delivery and delegation of FS corporate tax work to junior team members.
• Strong inter-personal communication skills.

About Forvis Mazars

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories.

Both member firms share a commitment to providing an unmatched client experience, delivering audit & assurance, tax and advisory services around the world. Together, our strategic vision strives to move our clients, people, industry and communities forward. Through our reach and areas of expertise, we help organisations respond to emerging sustainability issues in the global marketplace including human rights, climate change, environmental impacts and culture.

We are one diverse, multicultural, multi-generational team with a huge sense of connection and belonging. This is a place where you can take ownership of your career, get involved, believe in yourself and put your ideas into action.

At Forvis Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential.

Being inclusive is core to our culture at Forvis Mazars; we want to ensure everyone, whether in the recruitment process or beyond, is fully supported to be their unique self. Our aim is to make the recruitment process as accessible and inclusive as possible - please contact us to discuss any changes you may require so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.