Senior Advisor - Private Tax - London

EY; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global exposure

Career progression

Support & coaching

Flexible working

Total rewards

Inclusive culture

Job summary

EY Tax is seeking a Tax Senior to join our Private Tax team in London. You will work with a diverse client base, including AIM-listed and PE-backed entities, delivering tax advisory and cross-border support within EY’s global network.

You will manage technically complex projects, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business development while benefiting from flexible working and a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Strong tax technical knowledge and client-focused approach.
• Experience advising a range of clients (AIM-listed, PE-backed, family-owned, and OMBs).
• Ability to build trusted client relationships and identify opportunities.
• Experience coaching and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted client relationships.
• Experience advising a range of clients (AIM-listed, PE-backed, family-owned, and OMBs).
• Creative and pragmatic problem-solve.
• Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Manage and deliver technically complex tax consulting projects with a practical, business-focused approach. Supervise, coach, and mentor junior team members.
• Contribute to people initiatives, including team development, training, and retention.

Skills

Client relationship

Tax advisory

Cross-border experience

Business development

Project management

Mentoring juniors

Education

ACA / CTA or equivalent

Tax qualification (Tax Inspector)

Law qualification

Job description

About EY Tax

EY Tax is a market leader, renowned for delivering sustainable growth and empowering our people to shape their own careers. Our diverse, collaborative team advises on high-profile transactions, 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.

EY Tax is a market leader, renowned for delivering sustainable growth and empowering our people to shape their own careers. Our diverse, collaborative team advises on high-profile transactions, 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 Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and ambitious Tax Senior to join EY’s specialist Private Tax team in London. You’ll have the chance to work with an impressive portfolio of existing clients while expanding your professional network and contributing to the team’s continued growth.

Our Private Tax team works with a broad range of entrepreneurial, owner-managed, PE-backed, and AIM-listed businesses, as well as their shareholders, family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, private equity clients, and professional partnerships.

We act as trusted advisers, delivering comprehensive tax advisory services that include:

• Tax-efficient value extraction and creation
• Reorganisations and transactions
• International tax advisory
• Ongoing maintenance of client tax structures

Our services span compliance, residence and domicile issues, wealth optimisation, and estate and succession planning. With a diverse UK and non-UK domiciled client base, we frequently provide cross-border tax support through EY’s international network.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted client relationship
• Experience advising a range of clients (AIM-listed, PE-backed, family-owned, and OMBs)
• Creative and pragmatic problem-solve
• Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities
• Manage and deliver technically complex tax consulting projects with a practical, business-focused approach. Supervise, coach, and mentor junior team members
• Contribute to people initiatives, including team development, training, and retention

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Client-focused with strong strategic and commercial awareness
• Excellent tax technical knowledge
• Strong relationship management and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Confident negotiator with the ability to sustain and articulate opinions effectively
• Proven business development capability — identifying and converting opportunities
• Effective time and project management skills; able to meet deadlines and monitor budgets
• Creative and pragmatic problem-solver
• Collaborative team player with a proactive approach and positive attitude
• Experience advising a range of clients (AIM-listed, PE-backed, family-owned, and OMBs)

Ideally, you’ll also

• ACA / CTA / Tax Inspectors qualification (with full technical training), Law qualification, or equivalent tax specialist qualification
• Strong tax technical and business development skills
• Experience coaching and developing junior staff

What We Offer

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.

• Global Exposure: Work with international clients and collaborate across EY’s global network.
• Career Progression: Lead high-impact projects and shape your professional journey.
• Support & Coaching: Learn from industry leaders and receive ongoing mentoring.
• Flexible Working: Hybrid model (minimum two days in the office) with a focus on work‑life balance.
• Total Rewards: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and exclusive EY perks.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where you belong, feel valued, and can thrive.

Whoever you are, whatever your background, you are valued, supported, and empowered to be your best.

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