Associate Director/Director - Transaction Structuring & M&A Tax - Consulting Firm - CA

The Opportunity:

A renowned consulting firm is scaling up its Transaction Structuring practice and is on the lookout for a senior CA to step into a leadership role someone who can steer complex deal advisory work, mentor a growing team, and play an active part in shaping the practice's next phase of growth.

This isn't a support role. It's built for someone who can take ownership end-to-end from structuring the deal to signing off on the final deliverable while also thinking ahead about where the practice needs to go next.

Core Responsibilities:

1. Deal Structuring & Execution:

- Take charge of multiple live engagements spanning M&A, demergers, business transfers, acquisitions, shareholder exits, fund repatriation, pre-IPO restructuring, and both domestic and cross-border reorganisations approached primarily through a tax and regulatory lens.

- Guide clients on structuring choices while factoring in the Income Tax Act, Companies Act, FEMA, Stamp Duty, SEBI norms, and IND AS considerations.

- Be the final checkpoint for accuracy, quality, and turnaround time on client deliverables.

- Bring strong ideation to the table spotting the right structure and seeing it through to execution will be central to how success is measured in this role.

2. Cross-Border Tax Advisory:

- Take the lead on international advisory matters treaty interpretation, permanent establishment exposure, withholding on dividends/royalties, and immigration-linked tax planning.

- Drive India-US structuring conversations, including CFC/PFIC considerations, foreign tax credit planning, and residency/source rules.

- Own India-UAE structuring mandates holding company setups, UAE Free Zone entities, and other efficient vehicles, using domestic exemptions to optimize group-level outcomes.

3. Equity & ESOP Advisory:

- Advise on equity compensation structures ESOPs, RSUs, SARs, phantom stock covering the full lifecycle from tax treatment and TDS to trust mechanics and plan design for pre-IPO/PE-backed companies.

4. Practice Building:

- Champion the use of AI tools to streamline advisory workflows, including involvement in designing or commissioning such systems.

- Take an active role in business development and practice expansion.

- Build the firm's external profile speaking at forums, contributing thought-leadership pieces, and hosting client-facing sessions on key advisory themes.