Director, Transfer Pricing, UK Wide

EY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Tax is a market‑leading transfer pricing practice, offering opportunities to work on multi‑country projects in a collaborative environment. You will shape solutions to complex TP problems, deliver high‑quality technical work for Partners, and lead projects that drive value for clients.

The role emphasizes coaching junior staff, leveraging EY’s AI tools, and expanding client engagements. The ideal candidate has significant TP experience, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to

Qualifications

• Significant transfer pricing experience across the lifecycle.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; adapt style to audience, including senior stakeholders.
• Identify risks and conduct effective reviews, knowing when to escalate.
• Client-focused mindset with strong commercial awareness.
• Experience in managing, coaching, and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Shape and articulate solutions to complex transfer pricing problems with EY and client stakeholders.
• Prepare high‑quality technical deliverables for Partner review.
• Lead delivery of technically complex transfer pricing projects with value‑driven outcomes.
• Utilise EY’s technology and AI-enabled solutions in client services.
• Build and maintain relationships with key client contacts to provide excellent service.

Skills

Transfer pricing

Stakeholder management

Client relationships

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

ACA / CA / ACCA / CTA

Tax qualification (e.g., CTA)

Job description

The Opportunity

EY Tax is a market leader renowned for delivering sustainable growth and empowering our people to shape their own careers. Within transfer pricing, our diverse, collaborative team advises high‑profile businesses and complex intercompany arrangements, combining technical expertise, innovation, and a genuine focus on continuous development. Join us to work on challenging, multi‑country projects in a supportive, dynamic environment where your impact truly matters.

The team supports clients to assess their international tax strategies and provides a full spectrum of services across the entire transfer pricing life cycle. As a member of this team, you’ll work on multidisciplinary projects helping clients develop integrated and far‑sighted global strategies in the ever‑changing regulatory environment. This may include, but is certainly not limited to, designing new transfer pricing models following business expansions or restructuring, leading HMRC interactions in controversy situations, supporting high‑profile transactions, and helping businesses meet their compliance obligations.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Shape and articulate solutions to complex technical problems working with stakeholders from EY, client, and tax authority stakeholders.
• Prepare high‑quality technical deliverables across a broad range of complex transfer pricing issues to a standard ready for Partner review.
• Lead the efficient and successful delivery of technically complex and demanding transfer pricing projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business‑driven approach, which focuses on creating value for the client.
• Utilise EY’s market‑leading technology and AI‑enabled solutions in delivering client services, and contribute to the continued development of these technology solutions.
• Build, maintain, and lead relationships with key client contacts to provide high levels of service, focusing on technical excellence and taking a practical/business‑driven approach.
• Actively seek to partner with a diverse range of EY client‑serving teams to identify new opportunities, expand the scope of existing engagements, and provide specialist support in the delivery of complex engagements spanning a range of tax and commercial issues.
• Utilise commercial networks and relationships internally and externally and manage resulting flows of opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of junior staff through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring.
• Lead practice development initiatives, for example, thought leadership, people initiatives, or business development.

Skills and Attributes for Success

What we look for

• Significant transfer pricing experience, technical expertise in all areas of the transfer pricing lifecycle, and a proactive approach to continued professional development.
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships across all levels, both with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills in a range of situations both written and oral, and the ability to flex style to match the audience, experience in dealing with senior stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
• Client‑focused mindset and strong commercial awareness.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically, taking a strategic approach.
• Significant experience in managing, coaching, and developing junior members of the team.
• Project management skills, the ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, and monitor own budget and time.

Ideally, you’ll also

• ACA / CA / ACCA / CTA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training Course; or Law qualification; or CFA; or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification.
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll develop you with future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Commitment to Inclusiveness

Inclusiveness is a longstanding business priority for EY, one we’ve continued to build on under our All in business strategy. It is embedded in key components such as our EY values, All in strategy, Global Code of Conduct, our employee value proposition and Inclusion and Non‑discrimination Global Policy. It is a collective commitment by our Global Executive, the highest global management body and the key focus of our Global Inclusiveness Steering Committee (GISC).