Indirect Tax Manager
At EY, our VAT professionals help clients identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet compliance obligations and achieve their business goals.
The opportunity
Our Indirect Tax professionals provide pragmatic commercial support, helping clients improve their day‑to‑day management of indirect taxes. This includes advising on transactions, improving working capital, reducing errors and costs, and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. We are looking for a Manager to further grow our Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction VAT team.
Your key responsibilities
Your people responsibilities
* Enthusiastic manager who creates, supports, sustains and leads effective teams
* Ensure delivery of quality work and take day‑to‑day leadership of the delivery team
* Help people develop through supervision, coaching and mentoring
* Contribute to people initiatives, including training and retaining tax professionals
Your client responsibilities
* High‑level management of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical, business‑driven approach
* Manage indirect tax considerations for large and complex M&A transactions
* Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional client service
* Negotiate skills, ability to sustain opinion and handle challenges
* Business development – identify opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients and winning new clients
* Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
* Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
* Contribute to extracting maximum value for EY and clients from the tax services delivered, while managing risk appropriately
Skill and attributes for success
* Business development skills, ability to identify opportunities to sell work
* Effective time management and ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines
* Excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral, and in virtual and in‑person environments
To qualify for the role you must have
* Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in‑house team
* ATT/ACA/CA/Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course, Tax specialist qualification, or equivalent breadth of knowledge
Ideally, you’ll also have
* Project management skills – plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package that rewards individual and team performance, a comprehensive Total Rewards package, support for flexible working and career development, and the ability to select benefits that suit your needs. Additional benefits include:
* Support, coaching and feedback from engaged colleagues
* Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
* The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
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