Senior Consultant, Real Estate Tax (Corporate Finance)

About the role

FTI Consulting's real estate tax transactions team, part of the Corporate Finance practice, advises private equity, REITs, family offices and foreign-listed investors on UK and European real estate transactions. The role involves live transactions and ongoing tax advisory from inception to completion, working closely with client deal and finance teams, lawyers and administrators. The team uses AI-enabled tools for research and drafting, and the consultant is expected to review outputs and apply independent technical judgment.

Key responsibilities

• Support tax and financial due diligence on corporate real estate acquisitions, including information requests, document review, report drafting and specialist input (VAT, capital allowances, stamp duty, CIS)
• Assist with tax structuring for acquisitions, refinancing, reorganisations and disposals, and draft practical, commercially driven advice and reports
• Support funds flows analysis, sale and purchase agreement negotiations and tax modelling for underwriting and holding structures (REITs, offshore property unit trusts, exempt elected structures)
• Handle post-transaction work such as treaty relief claims, disregard elections and implementation of REITs and exempt elected structures
• Advise landlords and occupiers on lease transactions, incentives, renewals, dilapidations and surrenders
• Maintain knowledge of technical developments, liaise with the compliance and reporting team on annual UK tax returns, and help with project financial management (WIP, billing)
• Delegate work to and support the development of junior team members

Required profile

• Experience in real estate (or M&A) tax advisory on UK assets and international inbound investment, preferably from a large tax consultancy
• Bachelor's degree (2.1) or equivalent, ACA, CTA or equivalent qualification
• Strong UK corporation tax knowledge and interest in other tax areas such as SDLT, VAT, CIS and capital allowances
• Ability to explain complex technical issues clearly to tax and non-tax specialists, and to work under pressure with a varied workload
• Curious about new technologies and able to use AI tools responsibly

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Analytical skills and attention to detail