Job Description

You will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients and intermediaries, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business.
We are currently looking to expand our Transaction Tax team and are keen to speak with experienced Seniors looking for a step up or Tax Managers looking for a new challenge.

• Overall responsibility for management of the tax return process being delivered to their client base.
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business-focused approach taken
• Pursuit of business development opportunities identified by other service lines at EY (e.g. through audit, corporate finance or wider tax relationships)
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
• Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team
• Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Technical and practical knowledge and experience in advising UK and non-UK Individuals
• Strategically and commercially aware
• Strong tax technical skills
• Good awareness of employment related securities legislation such that you are able to spot issues and involve the relevant specialists.
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
• Negotiation skills and the ability to handle challenges
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
• Strong tax technical skills
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral
• Change orientated with flexible approach