EYFR - Tax Compliance & Reporting - Senior Consultant

EY; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm is looking for a tax service leader in Pakistan. You will enhance client engagements by managing teams and ensuring quality tax compliance. Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in finance/accounting, 4+ years of experience, and strong leadership skills. Enjoy a competitive compensation package with opportunities for continuous learning and career development.

Benefits

Continuous learning opportunities

Competitive compensation

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience, ideally in a large professional services company.
• Extensive knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards and tax regulations.
• Practical experience with regulatory topics including Prudential Reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support client engagements and manage deadlines.
• Monitor progress, deliverables, and standardize processes.
• Lead and motivate high-performing teams.

Skills

Excellent communication

Detail-oriented

Management experience

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance, or taxation

MBA or equivalent qualification

Tools

ERP systems like SAP

Job description

The opportunity

Our ACR tax service line operates as a team of highly experienced tax professionals who focus on delivering efficient and effective resources to companies in the region. Our goal is to improve quality, manage risk, create efficiency and drive value. Our market leading approach combines standard and efficient processes, highly effective tools and an extensive network of local tax and accounting professionals.

You will have the opportunity to provide clients an integrated, consistent, quality service that unlocks the potential of the compliance function, with tax compliance, statutory accounts preparation and tax accounting calculation support.

As part of a MENA team, you will be responsible for leading a team providing high quality tax services to clients across a range of industries. You will also lead a team looking after service delivery, coordination, issue resolution, and contract management of large-scale projects where you will need to manage and coordinate the delivery of tax services by EY teams in the region.

Your key responsibilities

You will spend your time supporting client engagements by coordinating with clients and internal team members, managing deadlines, and tracking engagement economics. You will be assisting clients in their financial digital processes ( preparation and interpretation of year-end-closings, audit assistance, financial statements, etc.), tax compliance (corporate tax returns and VAT returns, etc.), general accounting, credit control and internal optimization projects. You will also be responsible for management reports, budgeting, analytical bookkeeping, financial health and competitors' analysis.

You will be responsible for overall day to day requirements in client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, put in place the necessary standardized processes, anticipate and identify risks, resolve or elevate issues as appropriate and drive performance-improvement solutions.

You will create, lead and motivate high performing teams and build a positive learning culture, coaching and counseling junior team members to help them develop. You will be responsible for managing engagement economics and communicating significant issues, fees and estimates-to-complete to partners and clients. You will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to our Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills and attributes for success

If you are an excellent communicator and detail oriented professional with a strong track record of management experience who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amount of data, you will be perfect for the role.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance, taxation or any related essential fields.
• MBA, Masters or another related advanced degree and/or professional qualifications CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 4+ years of relevant experience, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards, relevant tax rules, procedures and guidelines.
• Practical experience of regulatory topics including Prudential Reporting, Structural Reform; new accounting and compliance innovation; and/or Business audit skills.

Ideally, you also have

• Experience of dealing with multinational clients and ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
• Experience and knowledge of tax compliance, financial reporting and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Ability to win in the market, good negotiation skill and ability to work under challenging situations.
• Demonstrated good understanding and capability of implementing accounting concepts.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you'll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you'll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• 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.