Location: London
Other locations: Primary Location Only
Date: Apr 22, 2026
Requisition ID: 1703796
Overview
EY Tax is a market leader renowned for sustainable growth and empowering its people. We advise on high-profile transactions across multiple countries, combining technical expertise, innovation and a genuine focus on continuous development. We are seeking a Director to join our London VAT team, leading the practice forward and managing complex client engagements.
Key Responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership to build, inspire and sustain high-performing teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration across the practice.
Ensure delivery of quality work and take day-to-day leadership of the delivery team.
Help develop team members by supervising, coaching and mentoring staff.
Play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the team’s strategic and operational direction.
Drive collaboration and integration with other service lines and teams across EY, ensuring seamless delivery of comprehensive, cross-disciplinary client solutions.
Qualifications
Strategic self-starter with a demonstrable record of delivering complex, high-impact projects to an exceptional standard.
Client-focused and commercially astute, adept at fostering and sustaining key client relationships at senior levels.
Proven business development leader with the ability to identify, pursue and secure significant new opportunities for the practice.
Advanced time management and organisational skills, consistently maintaining composure and clarity while overseeing multiple deadlines and priorities.
Excellent communicator, able to influence and engage effectively with stakeholders through both written reports and oral presentations.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to motivate and develop team members.
Significant (8+ years) experience in UK indirect tax advisory and experience advising on complex cross-border indirect tax projects from a large accounting or in-house team.
Ideally you’ll also have
Professional qualifications – ACA/ACCA/ATT/CTA or equivalent breadth of knowledge to a tax specialist qualification.
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