Manager - Indirect Tax - VAT Advisory, Financial Services

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm in London is seeking a VAT tax professional to join their team. This role involves managing client relationships, ensuring quality service delivery, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates should have strong negotiation skills, experience in business development, and relevant qualifications such as ACA or CTA. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Coaching and feedback from colleagues

Opportunities for skill development

Flexible work handling

Qualifications

• Experience in building strong client relationships.
• Negotiation skills and ability to handle challenges.
• Commercial awareness and business development proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality delivery of client services.
• Develop and coach team members.
• Contribute to team strategy and development.

Skills

Client relationship management

Negotiation skills

Business development

Project management

Communication skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CA or comparable qualification

CTA or equivalent expertise

Job description

Location

London

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Sep 30, 2025

Requisition ID: 1613130

Overview

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

Market-leading growth in our Financial Services Indirect Tax (VAT) team has created an opportunity for a strong VAT tax professional to join the team. You will be able to own projects and work with the management team to further identify business opportunities. You will have the support of a strong team with proven expertise in this area and the opportunity to progress, learn and accelerate your career.

You will have the opportunity to work with clients in the Financial Services industry as part of a globally integrated network of specialists with high quality economics, tax authority, legal, commercial and technology backgrounds. The work is technically challenging, creative and requires you to work closely with our clients’ businesses.

The opportunity

This is a period of unprecedented change in the tax arena, which is resulting in huge demand for the delivery of a wide range of Indirect Tax Advisory services. For the right candidate this role will be a springboard to a successful career in FS – we have an excellent track record of internal promotions and place development at the centre of our people strategy. We’re an active and friendly team and are excited about the continued growth of our group.

You will work closely with senior managers and directors who will provide you with the support and opportunities to assist you in realising your full potential.

The projects that the team is working on are innovative and bring to life the UK’s ‘open for business’ strategy which makes it one of the most exciting places to work in tax, but also a place where you can learn and build upon your understanding of a broad range of Indirect Tax concepts to develop your career as a skilled and trusted tax professional.

Your key responsibilities

• Enthusiastic manager with ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Ability to build strong client relationships and evidence of go‑to‑market
• Ensure delivery of quality work and manage day‑to‑day delivery team operations
• Help people develop through supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training international tax professionals
• Significant involvement in team strategy and operations, managing junior staff development and assignments

Skills and attributes for success

• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients, providing exceptional levels of client service
• Negotiation skills, able to gain buy‑in and handle challenges
• Business development skills – identify and convert opportunities by proactively managing existing client relationships and winning new clients
• High‑level management of technically complex consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical, business‑driven approach
• Overall responsibility for quality of client service
• Manage leads from other areas of the practice
• Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
• Contribute to extracting maximum value for both EY and clients, managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Ability to build strong client relationships and be commercially aware
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinions and handle challenges
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Strong practical and commercial experience having advised clients or worked ‘in‑house’
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills in a range of situations, both written and oral
• Team player with ability to create, sustain and manage inclusive teams

Ideally, you will also have

• Appropriate experience working within Financial Services
• Project management skills – plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
• ACA/ACCA/CA or comparable qualification; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course; or Law qualification; or CTA (or equivalent expertise)

What we look for

• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Highly experienced tax practitioner with advisory and reviewing skills and expertise
• Excellent communication skills in a range of situations, both written and oral

What working at EY offers

• Support, coaching and feedback 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

About EY

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.

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. Apply now.

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