Tax Assistant - Global Mobility - Japanese Speaking - London

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in professional services is looking for an Assistant Tax Adviser in London. This role involves managing relationships with clients, contributing to tax compliance and advisory, and requires strong client management skills, along with proficiency in Japanese. Candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply, as support for professional qualifications is offered.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Support for flexible working

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and able to embrace new ways of working.
• Client-focused and commercially aware.
• Excellent communicator in written and oral situations.

Responsibilities

• Support management of clients with inbound expatriates to the UK.
• Build relationships with clients and provide high levels of service.
• Contribute to mobility tax projects ensuring technical excellence.

Skills

Client relationship management

Problem-solving

Project management

Technical skills

Team collaboration

Language proficiency in Japanese

Education

ATT/CTA qualification

Job description

Location: London

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: 10 Sept 2025

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we are using the finance products, expertise, and systems we have 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. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we will make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

We are a global network with more than 11,000 employees in more than 130 countries, offering deep industry knowledge and experience to more than 2,000 corporate clients worldwide. We have over 330 consultants in the UK advising clients across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors on their most challenging workforce problems.

The opportunity

Working in the Integrated Mobility team at EY offers fantastic opportunities to develop client relationships early on in your career and to be involved in the day-to-day management of relationships and delivery of our services across a broad range of issues above and beyond tax compliance and advisory.

We are looking to grow our Mobility Services team with an Assistant Tax Adviser who can deliver high-quality services to our clients.

Your key responsibilities

At EY we operate a ‘client centric’ approach, meaning we aim to be our client’s trusted business partner. This is achieved by being proactive, understanding their challenges and providing a relevant and high level of client service:

• Supporting in the management of clients with inbound expatriates to the UK and UK outbounds.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients and providing consistently high levels of client service.
• Contributing to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients.
• Contributing to the day-to-day delivery of client services both tax compliance and advisory.
• Contributing to the successful delivery of mobility tax projects and ensuring technical excellence.
• Facilitating workflow to colleagues in the UK and our offshore compliance processing centre.
• Adhering to Quality and Risk Management processes.
• Being a trusted member of the team by developing yourself and others.

Skills and attributes for success

• Prior experience as an expatriate tax practitioner is desirable, but not essential. Candidates with transferable skills and experience will be considered as will those looking for their first step into a career in Mobility.
• Enthusiastic and energetic; able to embrace new ways of working.
• Team player: ability to integrate with new teams quickly.
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output.
• Strong technical skills or keen to develop them.
• Ability to build strong client relationships.
• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• ATT/CTA qualification desirable, however support can be offered to candidates seeking to study towards a professional qualification.
• 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 the ability to manage client expectations.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• Essential proficiency in Japanese language.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience working within professional services or an ambition to build a career in professional services.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you will 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 is 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.