Senior Manager - Corporate Tax - Reading

Iris Software; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent firm is seeking a driven Senior Manager in Reading to lead client engagements in Corporate Tax. This role offers the chance to manage complex projects and develop tax strategies for significant multinational clients, fostering client relationships and mentorship for junior staff. The position promises a competitive remuneration package, excellent career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development support

Coaching and feedback from colleagues

Comprehensive remuneration package

Qualifications

• Experienced corporate tax practitioner.
• Proven ability to read and interpret tax statutes.
• Experience in tax accounting/tax audit.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and advisory engagements.
• Ensure delivery of quality work across projects.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Client relationship management

Negotiation

Business development

Time management

Communication

Team player

Education

ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA or equivalent Tax qualification

Law qualification

Job description

Our Global Compliance, Reporting and Advisory professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax reporting and compliance with the associated tax advisory, strategy and controversy. The Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory team continues to experience growth due to strong client demand.

By integrating deep technical and industry knowledge with established methodologies and cutting edge tax technologies they work with a wide range of large and complex multinational companies, (predominantly FTSE and significant inbound businesses) to help them develop and implement effective, practical and sustainable tax strategies.

The opportunity

Due to significant growth following a number of high profile client wins we are looking for anexperienced and driven Senior Manager in our Reading office. The role offers the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most exciting clients in the market to help support them as they navigate an ever increasingly complex tax environment.

Your key responsibilities

• Grow and maintain relationships with clients, both existing and new clients
• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex advisory, compliance and reporting engagements
• Providing exceptional client service with responsibility for quality provided
• Working collaboratively with other tax specialist teams
• Grow networks and relationships internally and externally
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Lead team initiatives, covering all aspects of leading a successful team

Skills and attributes for success

• Significant experience in Corporate Tax from practice or from an in-house tax background
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and exhibit strong stakeholder management
• 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
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
• Ensure delivery of quality work

To qualify for the role you must have

• Experienced corporate tax practitioner
• ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training Course; or Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
• Experience in tax accounting/tax audit
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute

Ideally, you'll also have

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

What we look for

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral
• Change orientated with flexible approach

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, 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

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

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.

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