Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, Manchester

EY Studio+ Nederland; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Leeds is seeking a Senior Manager in Indirect Tax. In this role, you will build and maintain tax relationships with clients and manage tax projects. The ideal candidate will have relevant Indirect Tax experience and strong technical skills. This full-time position offers a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant Tax experience within Indirect Tax.
• Strong Tax technical skills and keen to develop further.
• Ability to build strong client relationships.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations, written and oral.
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
• Client focused and commercially aware.
• Relationship-management skills with ability to manage client expectations.
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• VAT Tax experience from a large accountancy or in‑house team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service.
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence.
• Responsible for day‑to‑day delivery of client liaison.
• Contribute to winning new work by managing existing clients.

Skills

Tax Experience

Accounting Software

GAAP

QuickBooks

Accounting

Sage

Account Reconciliation

Analysis Skills

Research Experience

SOX

Microsoft Excel

Financial Analysis

Education

ATT / ACA / CA / Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course

Job description

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The opportunity

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.

Our VAT professionals help clients identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet their compliance obligations as well as achieve their business goals.

Our Indirect Tax professionals provide pragmatic commercial help so clients improve their day‑to‑day reporting for indirect tax. This includes improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. They advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) or goods & services tax (GST) impinge on the clients supply chain and financial and accounting systems.

We are looking for a confident Indirect Tax professional to join the team as a Senior Manager.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Contribute to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients and contributing to winning new clients
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business‑driven approach is taken
• Responsible for day‑to‑day delivery of client liaison
• Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio

What we look for

• Relevant Tax experience within Indirect Tax
• Strong Tax technical skills and keen to develop further
• Ability to build strong client relationships
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations, written and oral
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
• Client focused and commercially aware
• Relationship‑management skills with ability to manage client expectations
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• VAT Tax experience from a large accountancy or in‑house team
• ATT / ACA / CA / Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course, Tax specialist qualification or equivalent breadth of knowledge

Key Skills

• Tax Experience
• Accounting Software
• GAAP
• QuickBooks
• Accounting
• Sage
• Account Reconciliation
• Analysis Skills
• Research Experience
• SOX
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Analysis

What we offer you

At EY we develop you with future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We empower you in a flexible environment and fuel your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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Required Experience: Senior Manager

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1