Corporate Tax Manager - London

OverviewCorporate Tax Manager - London role at EY. Our Corporate Tax specialists within the EY Private and Mid-market team work with a wide range of businesses (including OMBs, multi-generational family businesses, PE backed and AIM listed) at various stages of the business life cycle (from start up right through to established multinational). Our work is a combination of both tax advisory and compliance, including tax advice in respect of matters such as MandA structuring, exit planning, group re-organisations, expansion into overseas territories and much more. Most importantly, you will be responsible for building and maintaining trusted relationships with clients and ensuring in your role as their day to day contact that they have access to EY''s breadth of services.

The OpportunityThis is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s Private Tax and Mid-market team based in London. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business.

We are continuing to grow and build out our team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax Managers with a focus/background in Corporate Tax, who have a proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients and a passion for delivering exceptional client service. EY is investing significantly in the Private and Mid-market team and we are looking for the right individual to join our team and help contribute to our growth ambition at this exciting time.

Your Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain relationships with clients

Proactive business development to help add value to existing clients and to develop opportunities to add value to new clients

Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and a practical / business driven approach taken

Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring

Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team

Skills and Attributes for Success

Client driven and strategically and commercially aware

Strong Corporate Tax technical skills

Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients

Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges

Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work

Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines

Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral

Good knowledge of advising a range of companies including listed, PE backed, Family Owned and OMB

To qualify for the role you must have

ACA / CA / CTA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification

Strong tax technical skills

Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to generate new work

Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff

Ideally you’ll also have

Project management skills to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, and monitor own budgets

Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically, recognising both the tax technical and commercial implications of advice given.

What We Look For

Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly

Outgoing with good relationship skills

Willingness to join and integrate into a successful and social team

The ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner

Energy and focus with an interest in taking on new challenges and developing yourself

What Working At EY OffersWe 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:

Support, coaching and feedback from colleagues who look to get the best out of each other, who want to help you progress and build your career and have some fun along the way.

Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career working with interesting, large and complex businesses.

The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EYAs a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Join us in building a better working world.

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

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