Indirect Tax Senior Manager

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in London seeks an Indirect Tax Senior Manager to lead on tax advisory projects and manage client delivery teams. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in energy indirect tax and strong leadership skills. The role offers flexible working arrangements and a competitive remuneration package, making it an excellent opportunity for those looking to advance their careers while contributing to innovative projects.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in energy indirect tax, ideally in a professional services environment.
• Ability to build strong client relationships.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax advisory projects and manage client delivery teams.
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients.
• Deliver high-quality advisory services.

Skills

Client driven

Excellent communication

Project management

Negotiation skills

Team player

Education

ACA/ACCA/CA or equivalent

Job description

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Indirect Tax Senior Manager - Open to flexible working

We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding EY Energy Indirect Tax team in London, advising clients across all areas of indirect tax in a rapidly changing and expanding industry sector. It is a varied role, supporting clients across the spectrum of indirect taxes (including VAT, Customs duties, Excise duties and Environmental taxes), being at the forefront to help them navigate the various opportunities and challenges the environment presents both now and in the future.

This role provides an opportunity to be involved in the transformation of the Energy sector, supporting clients with an increasing focus on more sustainable operations, low carbon energy generation, battery storage and the transition to renewables, alongside the more traditional energy businesses.

The Energy Indirect Tax team is a diverse, supportive, and high-performing team, with a genuine interest in how we will all need to adapt our energy generation and usage to ensure the world meets its net zero ambitions.

The opportunity

You will lead on tax advisory projects, and work closely with EY colleagues across the globe, other areas of tax and broader EY advisory service lines to deliver on large scale projects, M&A and restructuring transactions.

As part of the EY indirect tax team, you will experience unparalleled opportunities to develop your career, build your global VAT technical skills, and experience working on complex and challenging projects and assignments. We are looking for a highly motivated, committed, and hard-working tax professional and team player who is looking for a challenging career move.

Your key responsibilities

• Enthusiastic senior manager with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams
• Managing the successful delivery of the highest quality advice to clients, ensuring technical excellence alongside a practical/business focus approach
• Taking day to day leadership of client delivery team
• Helping people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring team members
• Significant involvement in the management of the team, both in terms of strategy and operations, and through managing junior staff development
• Collaborating with other teams within EY to deliver a broad range of client solutions

Your client responsibilities

• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service
• Business development skills - able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients
• Overall responsibility for quality of client service
• Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
• Develop networks and maintain relationships both internally and externally
• Contribute to successfully extracting maximum value for both EY and clients from the tax services delivered whilst managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm

Skills and attributes for success

• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget and working capital
• Negotiation skills, ability to develop ideas, form opinions and handle challenges
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams

Qualifications and Experience

• 8+ years’ experience in energy indirect tax, ideally within a professional services environment
• ACA/ACCA/CA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course; or Law qualification; CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA)
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Ability to build strong client relationships
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to motivate and develop team members

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

What we look for

• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Highly experienced tax practitioner with reviewing skills and expertise in functional area
• Interest in energy and sustainability
• Commitment to develop your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in UK and international indirect tax, as well as across the industry sector so that you can better advise our clients

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

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

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