Consultant/ Senior Consultant (Tax Business Centre)

Consultant - Transactions Tax team

The opportunity

This is a great opportunity for a Consultant to join the Deloitte Transactions Tax team in Bucharest. This is a new team being established to operate as an extension, and integral part, of the well-established and market-leading Deloitte UK Transactions Tax team.

That team counts amongst its clients many of the world’s largest and most influential financial investors and many well-known blue chip corporate clients, delivering on many of the largest corporate and property transactions in Europe.

Our diverse client base includes global private equity houses, institutional investors such as pension and sovereign wealth funds, multi-national companies and emerging capital providers. We work on all aspects of the deal cycle from due diligence services, structuring, input into transaction agreements and financing documents, post-acquisition implementation and reorganisations, on-going advice to portfolio companies and preparation for sale. The Bucharest team is an essential part of our ambitious growth plans.

Role description

Your role will be key to the day to day delivery of transaction support to our clients. You will work for a local Engagement Manager as part of a team of Consultants and Analysts in Bucharest in support of the Transactions Tax business in the UK.  You will have the opportunity to work on large engagements and be involved with a wide variety of activities within the team, including direct client interaction.  

This is a non-tax technical role, responding to the needs of the UK team and our clients on delivering key parts of the team’s services, typically ensuring our advice is delivered effectively and on time in what is often a fast-moving and pressured environment. As Consultant you will use your developing commercial awareness and professional expertise, along with leveraging the skills and expertise of others, to deliver the best possible experiences and outcomes for our clients.

Standard working hours would be 10:30 to 19:30, Bucharest time.

Location

You will be based in Bucharest, but occasional travel to the UK would be expected from time to time.  

Responsibilities

·       Work with the relevant Engagement Manager in liaising between the Bucharest-based team members and UK-based team members on any given assigned transaction

·       Assist in the planning, organisation and execution of engagements on time and to budget, while ensuring proactive, timely and up to date communication with team members in the UK

·       Review work prepared by junior colleagues in order to achieve high quality standards set for the team and assist with the development of their skills & knowledge

·       Prepare first drafts of deliverables for clients using MS Office documents (including Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and leveraging technology solutions and templates, based on inputs from knowledge management database, phone and email

·       Handle amendments to deliverables based on emailed comments and mark-up, including judgement as to which resource is best suited given complexity and timing restraints of each task

·       Analyse and manipulate data, identify missing information.

·       Pro-actively seek clarification and additional information from the relevant Engagement Manager, clients & UK team members where required to complete tasks

·       Carry out tasks both directly in response to requests received and pro-actively following up on past requests

·       Develop sufficient experience to be able to carry out first review of deliverables prepared by an Analyst

Requirements

·       Bachelor’s degree in language or business-relevant subject

·       Fluency in spoken and written English (level C1)

·       Up to three years’ previous professional experience (finance, accounting or other related areas)

·       Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint and Excel

·       Good communication skills for both internal and external discussions

·       No prior tax knowledge required

We are Tax

Our business spans the full range of tax activities and by integrating these specialist areas when forging a team for the client, we can deliver the best advice to that client, wherever in the world they operate. Internally, the tax department is split into three main areas: Business Tax, Indirect Tax and Global Employer Services.

Our consultative approach adds significant value to our clients’ businesses and makes a tangible difference to their profits. As a result, you’ll get to work with a variety of clients, across a wide range of industry sectors, from large multinational companies to entrepreneurs and other high net worth individuals. This variety of work means you’ll gain broad and in-depth knowledge of business. As well as providing coaching in key financial, business, consulting and legal skills, we’ll also give you all the support you need to gain valuable professional qualifications.