Senior Tax Advisor - Private Client Services

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ambitious Personal Tax Advisor to join its dynamic Private Tax Team in Scotland. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with a diverse range of private businesses, providing exceptional tax advisory services. As a key player, you will build and maintain client relationships, drive business development, and manage complex consulting projects. The company values flexibility and offers a comprehensive benefits package, including support for career development and work-life balance. If you are passionate about tax advisory and looking to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development support

Health and well-being benefits

Insurance and savings options

Discounts and promotions

Qualifications

• Experience in advising UK and non-UK domiciled individuals and families.
• Strong tax technical skills and business development capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients and win new work.
• Support delivery of complex consulting projects ensuring technical excellence.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Business Development

Tax Advisory (Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains, Income Tax)

Effective Communication

Time Management

Team Collaboration

Education

ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors qualification

Law qualification

Tax specialist qualification

Job description

Location: Glasgow

Date: Mar 5, 2025

Requisition ID: 1578226

Personal Tax Advisor – Private Client Services

The Private Tax team at EY acts for a wide range of entrepreneurial, owner managed, Family Owned and PE backed businesses together with their shareholders.

We are trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory and compliance services to the corporate entities, including reorganisations, transaction structuring & assistance and ongoing tax advisory in relation to the client’s day to day operations.

The opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious and motivated personal tax specialist to join EY’s successful and dynamic Private Tax Team based in Scotland. The role includes working with a wide range of successful private businesses, providing a great opportunity to work in a client facing, ‘hands on’ role to deliver exceptional outputs and service to our clients. There will also be the opportunity to contribute to developing the practice, expanding networks and winning new business.

A personal tax specialist is sought for this role however candidates with a mixed personal and corporate tax background are also encouraged to apply given the wide and diverse nature of the role and team that you would be working in.

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients
• Proactive business development to win new work
• Support of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business focused approach taken

Skills and attributes for success

• Technical and practical knowledge and experience in advising UK and non-UK domiciled individuals and families, in particular inheritance tax and trusts, capital gains and income tax.
• Strategically and commercially aware
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
• Ability to solve the complex needs of your client
• 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, sustain and manage effective teams
• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day responsibility of delivery team

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA / CA / 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, be able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work

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 and coaching 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 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.