(Senior) Consultant, Real Estate Tax | Corporate Finance

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 plans 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 environment.

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 workstreams.

The team predominantly advises on UK projects, albeit from inbound capital (therefore 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 diverse client base, including 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.

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 administrations, gaining insight into the commercial drivers behind transactions.

You will have opportunities to develop and broaden your technical and advisory expertise, delivering high-value, commercial, and practical advice to clients, with significant opportunities to progress your career.

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

What You’ll Do

Supporting tax due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including preparing information requests, reviewing documents, drafting reports, and managing the input of other specialists (e.g. VAT, capital allowances, stamp taxes, employment taxes/CIS)

Supporting financial due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including reviewing management accounts and overlaying proposed pricing adjustments

Assisting with tax structuring work for acquisitions, refinancing, reorganisations, and disposals, including researching technical points, managing the input of other specialists, and drafting clear, practical, robustly supported advice and reports that are commercially driven

Supporting clients on related (non-tax specific) workstreams such as funds flows analysis, financial due diligence, and sale and purchase agreement negotiations

Assisting clients with tax modelling for underwriting of deals and also assessment of preferable holding structures such as corporate structures, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), Offshore Property Unit Trusts and Exempt Elected structures.

Undertaking post-transaction workstreams such as treaty relief claims, disregard elections, and the implementation of real estate-specific regimes such as REITs and Exempt Elected structures, as well as other ad hoc requests.

Advising landlords and occupiers on all aspects of real estate lease transactions, including incentives, renewals, dilapidations, and surrenders

Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant technical developments

Liaising with the tax compliance and reporting team to ensure transaction-related and ongoing advice is reflected in the client’s annual UK tax returns.

Proactively managing risk and engagement administration requirements

Proactively helping with project financial management, including WIP management and billing

Delegating work to, and supporting the development of, the junior members of the tax team

Using AI-enabled and other technology tools responsibly to support research and drafting, critically reviewing outputs for technical accuracy and identifying where further analysis or challenge is required

What You’ll Need To Succeed

Experience in providing real estate (or M&A) tax advisory services on UK assets, as well as international inbound investment, preferably from a large tax consultancy firm

Strong tax technical knowledge in relation to UK corporation tax

Curiosity and enthusiasm to develop technical knowledge across other tax specialisms in a real estate context (e.g. SDLT, VAT, CIS, and capital allowances)

An ability to communicate (verbal and written) complex technical issues in a straightforward and practical way to tax and non-tax specialists

Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

Outgoing and personable and able to integrate with a team and interact with colleagues of all grades

Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload under pressure

Ability to take ownership of projects and progress things independently whilst being supported by the senior team

Demonstrable skills at building and maintaining relationships with colleagues within and outside tax teams

A curious and adaptable approach to new technologies, with the ability to use AI-enabled tools responsibly while applying independent technical judgment

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree (2.1) or equivalent

ACA, CTA or equivalent qualified

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