Tax Manager - Private Capital (Financial Services) London, Manchester & Newcastle | London, UK

Ernst & Young; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a Tax Manager for its Private Capital team. This role involves managing tax advisory projects, connecting with clients, and leading the development of junior staff while dealing with diverse tax matters. Ideal candidates will have strong technical tax skills and a passion for client engagement in the dynamic tax advisory landscape.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record of leading UK tax advice delivery.
• Experience advising individuals, families, and their investment structures.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of tax advisory projects across various tax matters.
• Supervise, coach, and mentor junior staff.
• Proactive business development to acquire new clients.

Skills

Client relationship management

Technical tax knowledge

Communication

Time management

Team leadership

Education

ACA / CTA / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification

Job description

Tax Manager - Private Capital (Financial Services) London, Manchester & Newcastle

Tax Manager - Private Capital (Financial Services) London, Manchester & Newcastle

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Tax Manager - Private Capital (Financial Services)

EY's Private Capital Tax team is the largest such practice in the UK with an exceptional reputation for sector expertise and close, trusted adviser, relationships across a broad range of clients including global financial institutions and market-leading boutiques, high and ultra-high net worth individuals and investment and business structures. It provides corporate, partnership and personal tax advisory services.

The opportunity

This role is relevant for an individual with corporate, personal, owner managed business, or a mixed tax background.

EY's Private Capital Tax team provides a full suite of tax advisory and compliance services to non-listed (i.e., not publicly traded) Financial Services businesses, dealing with the UK and international tax affairs of the business itself, owners, employees and other stakeholders. We also work with many ultra-high net worth and high-profile individuals, advising them on their personal needs as well as their business holdings or investment structures (e.g. trusts, funds or family companies). This includes asset management businesses, fintechs, and other non-listed financial services organizations.

Due to the ongoing success and growth of the team, we have new opportunities for experienced and talented individuals to join our London or Manchester offices, working within the Private Capital Tax team. You will receive extensive training and support from a variety of tax professionals to assist you in building a successful career within EY.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage the successful delivery of tax advisory projects across a range of matters UK corporation tax, international tax, income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax and other tax matters relevant to UK and international individuals, businesses, and partnerships (note you do not have to have expertise in all areas to apply).
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff.
• Role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing staff development and assignments.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Proactive business development to win new work.
• Interaction with other EY offices both in the UK and overseas.
• Contact with HM Revenue & Customs and other third parties, including major financial institutions, lawyers and wealth advisory businesses.

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrated track record of leading the delivery of UK tax advice to clients.
• Technical and practical tax knowledge and experience in advising individuals, families and their investment structures, UK corporate tax and/or partnership matters.
• Client focused and strategically and commercially aware.
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
• Effective time management, ability to meet client deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create, sustain and lead effective teams
• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day leadership of delivery team
• Computer literacy, with the ability to adapt to new systems.

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA / CTA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification
• Strong tax technical skills
• Initiative, professionalism and confidence
• Experience of coaching and developing junior staff
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• The ability to motivate a team; manage, mentor and train junior staff and work with people from across the business

What we look for

Our Private Capital Team focuses on advising individuals, owner-managed businesses, investment structures, global financial institutions and market-leading boutiques on all aspects of their tax affairs, working with other specialist teams within EY's wider business, across tax and other services. We want to hear from candidates who are looking for a broad and varied foundation in tax matters, and who are excited by the challenges of working in this dynamic environment.

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