Overview

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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

• You will assist the European Tax Managing Director with tax structuring for acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, refinancing, syndication and other ad hoc projects.
• 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.
• Advise on capitalisation of / distributions from asset-owning structures in a tax efficient manner.
• Work with business teams to model tax impact of transactions.
• Coordinate 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.
• Ensure 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.
• Provide input to year end auditors in connection with tax provisions in financial statements.
• Manage external consultants’ preparation of non-UK tax filings.
• Assist treasury team in responding to CRS and FATCA requests.
• Ensure proper supporting documentation is maintained, for example transfer pricing reports and tax clearances.
• Manage the process of responding to queries raised by tax auditors in various jurisdictions, including liaison with external advisers and internal personnel.

ACA qualified and/or CTA qualified.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified and/or CTA qualified.

Seniorities

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Accounting/Auditing

Industries

• Real Estate
• Investment Management
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals