Manager, Corporate Tax, London

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 M&A 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 the breadth of services available to them at EY.
 
The Opportunity

This 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 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:

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 EY
As 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.