FS Tax Associate Director

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, wegrow ,belong andimpact .

About the team

After recent growth and winning many new clients across the FinTech, Banking and Capital Markets, General and Life insurance, Lloyd's of London, fund and asset management sectors, we have ambitioustargets for the future. Tax is higher than ever on the agenda for our FS clients with ongoing geo-political change and significant tax, regulatory and accounting reforms impacting all sectors across FS. To help our clients navigate the existing complexities and future uncertainties, we are recruiting to develop the team and our capabilities to respond to the market.

About the role

• We have a newly created FS Tax Associate Director role due to the recent success of the Financial ServicesTax team.
• The predominant focus of the role is to drive our growing Banking and Capital MarketsFS Tax practice.
• You will help to lead our go-to-market offering across the Banking and Capital Marketssector, managing our business development opportunities and have a key role in helping to drive our wider FS Tax strategy.
• You will be responsible for managing various teams across FS Tax advisory, compliance and audit of tax engagements.
• Manage a portfolio of high-quality work for clients and profitable outcomes for the business through use of best practices, technology and alignment with Firm policies.
• Be a role-model to junior team members in our London office in the delegation and review of work as well as fostering their learning and development.

What we are looking for

• Extensive experience in leading a portfolio of FS tax engagements in the Banking and Capital Marketsspace across taxadvisory services.
• Keen interest to maintain up-to-date knowledge of broader business tax, international tax, regulatory and tax accounting areas (e.g. OECD Pillar 2 – GloBE).
• Willingness to take on team management and development roles within the FS Tax team.
• Broadexperienceof managing financials onclient engagements, setting timetables, delivering on budgets andnegotiatingfeeswithclients.
• Experienceofidentifyingopportunitiesforbusinessdevelopmentacross FS Tax and other servicelines.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.