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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