Private Corporate Services – Corporate Tax – Manager
The Private Tax team at EY acts for a wide range of entrepreneurial, owner managed, PE backed and AIM listed businesses together with their shareholders.
We aim to be trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory and compliance services to the corporate entities, including reorganisations, transaction structuring & assistance and ongoing tax advisory in relation to the client’s day to day operations.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s specialist Private Tax team based in Reading. 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 currently looking to expand our team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax Managers, 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 Tax 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 win new work
- Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and 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 awareStrong tax technical skills – corporate tax specialistStrong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clientsNegotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challengesBusiness development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell workEffective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlinesExcellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oralGood knowledge of advising a range of companies including AIM listed, PE backed, Family Owned and OMB.To qualify for the role you must have
ACA / CTA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualificationStrong tax technical skills – corporate tax specialistBusiness development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell workExperience of coaching and developing more junior staffIdeally you’ll also have
Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budgetAbility to solve problems creatively and pragmaticallyWhat we look for
Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quicklyOutgoing with good relationship skillsThe ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient mannerWhat 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 some of the most engaging colleagues aroundOpportunities to develop new skills and progress your careerThe freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you