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18804
Job description

CONNECT TO YOUR INDUSTRY

Deloitte has a longstanding reputation of expertise in the field of UK domestic and international pensions taxation.
The Employment Tax Pensions team is an integral, rapidly growing part of Deloitte’s wider Employment Taxes practice, with an impressive reputation in the market and a broad client base that includes public sector organisations, major international banks, FTSE 100 and private companies, pension trustees and high net worth individuals.
We are offering a unique opportunity to work in this stimulating tax technical environment as part of an exceptional and supportive team advising this prestigious client portfolio.
This innovative and dynamic team – which is the largest specialist pensions tax team of the Big 4 – has experienced very strong year-on-year growth and has significant potential and aspirations for further growth. This means that there is ample room for career development and progression, and we will provide you with the tools to reach your full potential, with no barriers.
We are looking for consultants to join our team and support our work in advising clients on a broad range of UK and overseas tax issues. You will be exposed to a wide variety of UK taxes (including income tax, social security, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and withholding taxes) as well as supporting clients in implementing best practice risk, operational and governance structures in the domestic and international arena.

CONNECT TO YOUR SKILLS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Someone who has an ability to deal effectively and establish rapport with people at all levels. You’ll bring out the best in others and be a brilliant listener. You’ll grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture.

In particular, we will ask for the following from you:

• ATT, ACA, CTA or equivalent qualification is preferable but not essential;
• Interest and curiosity in pensions taxation – at the very least you will be expected to understand the principles of the UK pensions tax landscape and be able to talk about any experience you have had in this field;
• Strong UK tax technical capabilities, with clear examples of an ability to read, understand and translate tax rules and case law into plain English for our clients. This role might usually suit someone with an employment tax, mobility or private client background;
• Highly numerate with keen attention to detail;
• Willingness to learn and develop new ideas and broaden out into new technical areas and consulting spaces;
• Ability to build strong inter-personal relationships;
• Business acumen and commercial awareness;
• Ability to communicate with other professional advisers such as pension scheme trustees, as well as explaining complicated messages in a simple fashion;
• Ability to produce high quality, client facing, technically accurate and well-written work;
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload and meet deadlines;
• Ability to take ownership and use initiative to resolve problems.

CONNECT TO YOUR BUSINESS - TAX

Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Deloitte. We’re constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what’s possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own.

• Providing bespoke pensions tax technical advice to corporate clients, pension trustees and high net worth individuals on the following:
• Pension funding
• Post funding transactions in pension schemes
• Longer term inheritance tax planning
• Extraction of retirement benefits on retirement or death
• Advising multi-national clients in understanding the complex tax, risk, governance and operational implications associated with their international pension plans.
• Assisting multi-national clients in coordinating large scale reviews to ensure their UK domestic pension plans are operated in a compliant and tax effective manner and further, supporting these clients with remediation aspects as needed, working closely with our legal and tax disputes teams.
• Advising senior executives on the pensions tax aspects of their retirement planning, taking account of their specific retirement location and their historic working patterns.
• Designing, building and implementing global pension plans for employers with multi-jurisdictional workforces, assisting with all aspects of tax, design structuring and communications.
• Working with Deloitte offices and clients globally to support local retirement and long term savings plan requirements in emerging markets, such as the Middle East.
• Managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds are recognised for their contribution