Manager / Associate Director, Tax Controversy

Basic information

Location

Cambridge, London

Business Line

Tax & Legal

Job Type

Permanent / FTC

Date published

03-Oct-2025

Req #

20888

Job description

Connect to your Industry

Deloitte's Tax Controversy practice is experiencing significant growth, driven by the increasing complexity of the tax landscape for mid-sized businesses. Investment in privately owned companies is at record highs, creating complex tax challenges and significant opportunities for specialist advice. We advise some of the UK's most successful mid-sized businesses and their investors, including prominent private equity firms. Our dedicated team of seven specialists focuses exclusively on privately owned businesses and private clients, offering unique expertise in:

• Traditional disclosure and enquiry work, penalty negotiations, and handling HMRC information requests.
• Pre-dispute crisis management.
• Pre- and post-transaction disclosures in collaboration with Deloitte's M&A practice.
• Integrated work with forensic accountants and reputation management lawyers.

This team is part of Deloitte's broader UK Tax Controversy practice—a team of 65 specialists covering all phases of dispute resolution, from pre-dispute governance reviews to litigation, across all major tax heads and a diverse client base ranging from multinational entities to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and family offices.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

These roles (Experienced Manager and Associate Director) offer unique opportunities to lead and manage complex tax controversy matters for high-profile corporate and partnership clients. You will play a key role in shaping the future direction of our practice.

• Experienced Manager: Lead engagements, mentor junior team members, contribute to business development, and manage client relationships.
• Associate Director: Take on broader leadership responsibilities, including managing larger teams, developing new business streams, and playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our practice.

Responsibilities for both roles include:

• Developing and implementing effective tax controversy strategies.
• Managing interactions with HMRC, including negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Advising clients on a wide range of tax controversy issues (audits, investigations, appeals).
• Identifying and mitigating tax risks for clients.
• Mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Contributing to the development of our tax controversy practice.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Participating in business development activities.
• Leading and managing engagements, including financial management and reporting.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

Essential (for both levels):

• Existing tax controversy specialist – this role is for someone who is already working in the tax disputes world, either at HMRC or in practice
• A deep understanding of HMRC's processes and procedures.
• Proven ability to manage complex tax disputes and negotiations.
• Interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in managing teams and developing junior staff (more extensive for Associate Director).
• A proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Demonstrable business development experience, or technical leadership within HMRC (more extensive for Associate Director).

Desirable (for both levels):

• Experience working with HMRC's Midsize business department
• Knowledge of international tax controversy issues.

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.

Tax

Our comprehensive range of services encompasses everything from the completion of tax returns (corporation tax self-assessment) to complex consultancy assignments and strategic tax planning. We advise on corporate and general tax, international M&A, stamp tax, cross-border transfer pricing, reorganisations and reconstructions, and competent authority negotiations.

Deloitte's Tax Controversy practice is a leader in the field, providing comprehensive services to a diverse range of clients. We are committed to delivering exceptional results and building long-term relationships with our clients. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on our business and the careers of others.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"We advise some of the largest, most prestigious clients in the world, so the work is really challenging and exciting. We also have a fantastic team of smart, driven people, and a supportive, entrepreneurial culture where everyone's encouraged to be bold, creative, and ambitious." - Oliver, Tax

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in either Cambridge or London with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

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