Corporate Tax Manager - London

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in assurance, tax, and advisory services as a Corporate Tax Manager in London. In this role, you will work on complex tax strategies for major clients within the Japanese market. This position requires a minimum of 5 years in corporate tax and proficiency in Japanese, where you will manage client relationships and engage in strategic tax advisory work, while mentoring your team.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Support and coaching from colleagues

Qualifications

• Experienced corporate tax practitioner with a minimum of 5 years’ experience.
• Ability to converse and write in Japanese is essential.
• Strong understanding of Japanese culture and work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Grow and maintain relationships with existing and new clients.
• Manage successful delivery of complex compliance engagements.
• Lead team initiatives and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Client relationship management

Negotiation skills

Business development

Time management

Communication

Team player

Education

ACA / CA / ACCA / CTA qualification

Law qualification or equivalent

Job description

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Tax & Law - Global Compliance & Reporting - Corporate Tax Manager - London - Japanese Inbounds Market

Our Global Compliance and Reporting professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax reporting and with the associated tax advisory, strategy and controversy. The Global Compliance and Reporting team continues to experience growth due to strong client demand.

By integrating deep technical and industry knowledge with established methodologies and cutting edge tax technologies they work with a wide range of large and complex multinational companies (predominantly FTSE and significant inbound businesses) to help them develop and implement effective, practical and sustainable tax strategies.

The opportunity
Due to significant growth following a number of high-profile client wins and wider opportunities in the Japanese inbounds market, we are looking for an experienced Corporate Tax Manager in our London Office, who is able to converse and write in Japanese. The role offers the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most exciting clients in the market to help support them as they navigate an ever increasingly complex tax environment.

Your key responsibilities:

• Grow and maintain relationships with clients both existing and new clients
• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex compliance andreporting engagements as well as delivery of any related consulting projects
• Providing exceptional client service
• Working in conjunction with other tax specialist teams and with wider stakeholders (e.g. EY Japan)
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Lead team initiatives, covering all aspects of leading a successful team

Skills and attributes for success:

• Significant experience in Corporate Tax from practice or from an in-house tax background
• Strong client relationship management skills (including an understand of the Japanese culture and way of working)
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and exhibit strong and stakeholder management
• 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
• Enthusiastic team player with the ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
• Ensure delivery of quality work

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Experienced corporate tax practitioner (Minimum of 5 years’ experience)
• ACA / CA / ACCA / CTA Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification/ Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
• Ability to converse and write in Japanese

What we look for

• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible workingarrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellentclient service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. Whileour client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at clientsites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

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