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We’ve got an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Tax team where our work is a combination of both tax advisory and compliance, including tax advice in respect of matters such as M&A structuring, exit planning, group re‑organisations, expansion into overseas territories and much more. Our Aberdeen office is a successful and growing one with a large and diverse client portfolio.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining trusted relationships with our clients and ensuring in your role as their day‑to‑day contact that they have access to the breadth of services available to them at EY.

We are continuing to grow and build out our corporate tax team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax Managers with a focus/background in Corporate Tax, who have a proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients and a passion for delivering exceptional client service. EY continues to invest significantly in Aberdeen and we are looking for the right individual to join our team and help contribute to our growth ambition at this exciting time for the city and region.

As a tax manager working in EY’s Aberdeen office you’ll provide a full range of corporate tax services. You’ll be working within client service teams and will broaden your experience of different business tax areas to help our clients through the challenges of tax planning, tax compliance and reporting obligations and to provide support on transactions. This role offers broad experience with exposure to senior stakeholders and a varied portfolio providing development opportunities.

• To contribute to the efficient and successful delivery of corporate tax services ensuring technical excellence
• Build and maintain relationships with clients
• Pro‑active business development to help add value to existing clients and to develop opportunities to add value to new clients
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding transaction tax projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business focus approach taken
• Being responsible for and reporting to Directors and Partners on client account management, including complying with appropriate quality and risk management procedures and financial management
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring

• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Strong Corporate Tax technical skills
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
• Business development skills, being able to identify opportunities and help the team win new work
• Effective time management, and the ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral

• ACA / CA / CTA / 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 and project delivery skillsBusiness development skills, but most importantly, being able to identify opportunities for our business
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff

• An unrivalled list of clients from the very largest multinationals to exciting and fast‑moving owner‑managed companies
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. · You can read more here: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/careers/what-its-like-to-work-here

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve 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.

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.