Tax Director

Summary of role: providing tax support across multiple European real estate funds with a focus on investments in France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Spain and Portugal. The funds are Luxembourg domiciled.
Responsibilities
Tax Advisory:
You will assist the European Tax Managing Director with tax structuring for acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, refinancing, syndication and other ad hoc projects, which will include
• Identify and resolve various tax issues related to the acquisition, syndication or refinancing of a property or portfolio investment
• Coordinate entity due diligence on property or portfolio acquisitions
• Review and provide input on asset and acquisition underwriting models
• Advising on capitalisation of / distributions from asset-owning structures in a tax efficient manner
• Working with business teams to model tax impact of transactions
• Coordinating review and critique of tax advice from external accounting and law firms
• Obtain necessary third-party advice on transfer pricing and tax clearances and review deliverables
• Ensuring proper documentation is maintained internally with respect to all transactions
Tax Compliance:
Reporting to the European Tax Managing Director
• Manage the compliance process to ensure filing and payment deadlines are met
• Review quarterly and year end current and deferred tax numbers under IFRS/local GAAP on an entity-by-entity basis prepared by third party reporting firm
• Providing input to year end auditors in connection with tax provisions in financial statements
• Manage external consultants’ preparation of non-UK tax filings
• Assisting treasury team in responding to CRS and FATCA requests
• Ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained for example transfer pricing reports, tax clearances etc
• Manage the process of responding to queries raised by tax auditors in various jurisdictions, including liaison with external advisors and internal personnel
Skills qualifications
- ACA qualified and/or CTA qualified
- Pan-European tax experience
- Real estate tax knowledge advantageous