Manager, Corporate Tax, All EY Office Locations

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in the UK seeks an ambitious individual to join their Corporate Tax team. The role involves building client relationships and managing complex tax compliance engagements. Ideal candidates will have strong tax technical skills and experience in business development and coaching junior staff. This position offers a competitive remuneration package and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong tax technical skills.
• Business development skills to generate new work.
• Experience in coaching and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain client relationships.
• Manage tax compliance and reporting engagements.
• Provide exceptional client service.
• Support the development of junior team members.

Skills

Client driven and strategically aware

Strong Corporate Tax technical skills

Strong client relationship management

Negotiation skills

Business development skills

Effective time management

Excellent communicator

Education

ACA / CA / CTA / Tax Inspectors qualification

Job description

Location: London

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s Corporate Tax team nationwide. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business. The role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting clients in the market to help support them as they navigate an ever increasingly complex business and tax environment.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients
• Proactive business development to help add value to existing clients and to develop opportunities to add value to new clients
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex tax compliance and tax reporting engagements as well as delivery of any related advisory projects
• Involvement in tax audit engagements
• Providing exceptional client service
• Working in conjunction with other tax specialist teams
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
• Contribution to people initiatives

Skills and attributes for success

• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Strong Corporate Tax technical skills
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and 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

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA / CA / CTA / 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 generate new work
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff

Ideally you’ll also have

• Project management skills to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, and monitor own budgets
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically, recognising both the tax technical and commercial implications of advice given.

What we look for

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills
• Willingness to join and integrate into a successful and social team
• The ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner
• Energy and focus with an interest in taking on new challenges and developing yourself

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 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.

About EY

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Join us in building a better working world.

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