Senior Tax Manager - Funds, Transaction Tax | London, UK

EY; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Tax Manager to join their dynamic Funds Tax team in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients, providing expert tax advisory services and managing complex consulting projects. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in business development, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to the strategic direction of the team. If you are a motivated professional with strong tax technical skills and a passion for client relationship management, this position is perfect for you. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise will be valued and your career can flourish.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge in advising UK and non-UK Private Equity Houses.
• Experience in coaching and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage UK tax reporting and ensure technical excellence in consulting projects.
• Support business development and contribute to team management.

Skills

UK Tax Reporting

Client Relationship Management

Negotiation Skills

Business Development

Time Management

Communication Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions Knowledge

Education

ACA/Law Qualification

Tax Specialist Qualification

Job description

Senior Tax Manager - Funds, Transaction Tax

The partnership and funds tax team at EY acts for a wide range of UK and international private equity houses and professional partnerships. The services that we deliver include partnership advisory work, UK fund reporting, deal and fund structuring, and fund advisory projects. We work closely with our Private Client Services team advising principals of private equity firms and providing both personal tax compliance and advisory work in relation to their affairs. Our international network results in our team undertaking a high proportion of cross-border tax services.

The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated person to join EY's specialist Funds Tax team based in London. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients and intermediaries, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business.

We are currently looking to expand our Transaction Tax team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax advisors.

Your key responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for management of UK tax reporting being delivered to their client base.
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business focus approach taken.
• Pursuit of business development opportunities identified by other service lines at EY (e.g., through audit, corporate finance, or wider tax relationships).
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring.
• Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team.
• Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments.

Skills and attributes for success

• Technical and practical knowledge and experience in advising UK and non-UK Private Equity Houses.
• Client-focused, strategically and commercially aware.
• Strong tax technical skills.
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients.
• Negotiation skills.
• 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.
• Good knowledge within Mergers & Acquisitions.

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA/Law qualification/Tax specialist qualification/or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification.
• Strong tax technical skills.
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff.
• Knowledge of the taxation of partnerships.

Ideally you'll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.