Manager, Corporate Tax, London

Ernst & Young; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in tax and advisory services is seeking a Tax Manager to join their team in the City of Westminster, England. This role involves developing client relationships, managing complex projects, and supporting junior staff. The ideal candidate will have strong corporate tax technical skills and experience in business development. EY offers a supportive environment focused on career growth and flexibility, ideal for those passionate about exceptional client service.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive Total Rewards package

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients.
• Ability to coach and develop junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Proactive business development for existing and new clients.
• Manage technically complex consulting projects.
• Provide development support to junior team members.

Skills

Strong Corporate Tax technical skills

Client relationship management

Business development skills

Negotiation skills

Effective time management

Excellent communication skills

Education

ACA / CA / CTA / Tax Inspectors qualification

Job description

Overview

Our Corporate Tax specialists within the EY Private and Mid-market team work with a wide range of businesses (including OMBs, multi-generational family businesses, PE backed and AIM listed) at various stages of the business life cycle (i.e. from start up right through to established multinational). Our work is a combination of both tax advisory and compliance, including tax advice in respect of matters such as M&A structuring, exit planning, group re‑organisations, expansion into overseas territories and much more. Most importantly, you will be responsible for building and maintaining trusted relationships with clients and ensuring in your role as their day to day contact that they have access to the breadth of services available to them at EY.

Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY's Private Tax and Mid market team based in London. The successful candidate will work with our excellent existing clients, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business. We are continuing to grow and build out our team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax Managers with a focus/background in Corporate Tax, who have a proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients and a passion for delivering exceptional client service.

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 and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business driven approach is taken
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
• Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team
• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Strong Corporate Tax technical skills
• Strong client relationship management skills with the 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
• Good knowledge of advising a range of companies including listed, PE backed, Family Owned and OMB

Qualifications (To Qualify for the Role)

• 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

Ideal Additional Skills

• 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

Benefits

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we're using the finance products, expertise and systems we've developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

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.

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, coaching and feedback from colleagues who look to get the best out of each other, who want to help you progress and build your career and have some fun along the way.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career working with interesting, large and complex businesses.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, using the finance products, expertise and systems we have developed to build a better working world. EY’s culture is built on the belief that great ideas can come from any part of the firm and that everyone has an equal voice. EY is an inclusive employer committed to diversity and inclusion, continuously supporting its workforce with leadership development, training opportunities and a broad range of employee benefits. Join us and help shape the future of work, ensuring a positive yet ambitious culture that empowers every employee to thrive.

Application

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. Join us in building a better working world.