Job Description

The role involves supporting the product advisory tax team in advising various lines of business on tax-related risks. This will involve:

• Understanding the transactions / products of the lines of business;
• Developing knowledge of worldwide tax regimes applicable to these transactions / products (both tax technical and practical);
• Communicating tax risks succinctly and clearly to non-tax colleagues; and
• Escalating risks internally within the team as appropriate.

The successful candidate will also work with external tax advisors, as well as partnering internally with global Corporate Tax colleagues (including colleagues covering VAT) and non-Tax colleagues (such as the Business, Legal, Finance, Operations etc.). There will be good on-the-job training in a supportive environment where a positive team approach provides the benefits of an excellent working environment and very good opportunities for technical and personal development. The successful candidate will also gain exposure to multiple company lines of business and products.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Speak excellent English;
• Must be professionally qualified; and
• Must have experience of providing tax advice in a law or accounting firm (either currently or previously).

It is essential for the candidate to like dealing with people, be of flexible disposition and that they be a good team player. He/she should be capable of communicating the tax issues to non tax personnel and must be interested in learning the commercial context in which the tax advice is being given. The successful candidate must be capable of working under pressure in a commercial environment while not compromising technical or ethical standards. A willingness to approach new and unfamiliar issues in an analytical and logical manner is required.