The opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join EY’s specialist Management Taxes and Transactions team based in in London, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients and intermediaries, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business.
Ideally candidates will have a knowledge of the issues impacting management teams however candidates without specific management taxes knowledge are also encouraged to apply given the wide and diverse nature of the role and team that you would be working in. We have successfully integrated individuals from private client, employment taxes and corporate tax backgrounds in the past.
Your key responsibilities
1. Build and maintain relationships with clients
2. Proactive business development to win new work
3. Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken
4. Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
5. Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team
Skills and attributes for success
6. Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
7. Strong tax technical skills
8. Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients
9. Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
10. Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
11. Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
12. Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
13. Good knowledge of advising a range of individuals and/or companies including AIM listed, PE backed, Family Owned and OMB or experience in implementing management incentive plans or share options plans.
To qualify for the role you must have
14. ACA / CTA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
15. Strong tax technical skills
16. Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
17. Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
Ideally you’ll also have
18. Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
19. Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
What we look for
20. Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
21. Outgoing with good relationship skills
22. The ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
23. Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
24. Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
25. The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you