Our client, a global law firm seeks a Tax specialist for transactional advisory in the area of the corporate income tax, VAT, and accounting matters and aspects. This role requires a general understanding of the transactional process (e.g. structuring for a transaction, general principles of purchase price calculation, tax DD and transposition of findings into SPA, and post completion integration).

Good knowledge of VAT is essential and knowledge in other taxes and/or customs is an advantage.  This is an immediate and exciting opportunity for a Senior Associate to join the growing team. The role encompasses support and advice to Czech and international tax clients as well as with international colleagues on wider projects and clients. The current Prague tax team has a strong focus on Transaction support and tax structuring. They provide tax and structuring advice on many corporate and M&A and real estate transactions, banking & finance matters, energy and TMT transactions. Clients span the firm’s specialist sectors ranging from multinational groups through to high-net-worth individuals. The firm’s global tax practice has over 300 tax professionals with a reputation for understanding how tax law meshes and underpins other areas of the law — corporate, finance, funds, real estate, and litigation, to name a few and how this knowledge and expertise assists their clients. The Prague office is passionate about contributing to their clients’ success by delivering excellent work product and client service. 

Years of Experience

  • Minimum 5-7 years

Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree (preferably in taxation)
  • Certified Tax Advisor
  • Fluent in Czech and English

Description of the Role

  • We are looking for a tax expert, who has experience with tax advisory in transactions and understands how transactions are structured and carried out and what tax issues (in particular VAT) and matters need to be addressed within transactions.
  • Such an expert shall be capable of addressing the specific tax matters (in particular in VAT area) in relation to acquisitions and disposals (both share deal and asset deal), tax structuring exercises, changes in and development of business and operational models (both domestic and cross-border), reorganizations and restructurings (both on company and group level), financing and financing-like services, mergers, demergers, and cross-border transformations.
  • This person shall be able to identify tax adversities, opportunities, and risks within transactions and propose suitable solutions or ways forward (in particular in VAT area). 
  • Ability to develop practice further with the aim of having 3-4 member team capable of doing cross-border structuring, DDs and other support/products relating to transactions, and litigations.

We are looking for a candidate who is prepared to truly invest in the further development of the tax practice of this firm. The firm is committed to flexible working, partly at home and in the office.

Please contact for a confidential discussion to the consultant below via email.