UKI Tax & Law - Global Compliance & Reporting - Corporate Tax Manager

Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in advisory services is seeking a Manager in Corporate Tax to join their team in Cambridge. This role involves building client relationships, managing complex consulting projects, and supporting the development of junior staff. Candidates should possess strong Corporate Tax skills and a proven track record in business development. EY offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for career advancement, embracing flexible working arrangements to ensure a balanced lifestyle.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong tax technical skills.
• Experience in business development.
• Experience in coaching junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Proactive business development.
• Manage technically complex consulting projects.
• Support junior team members with supervision.
• Contribute to team initiatives and training.

Skills

Client driven and strategically aware

Strong Corporate Tax technical skills

Strong client relationship management skills

Negotiation skills

Business development skills

Effective time management

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of advising various companies

Education

ACA / CA / CTA / Tax Inspectors qualification

Law qualification or equivalent Tax specialist qualification

Job description

Manager, Corporate Tax, Luton or Cambridge

Location: Luton

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Locations: Luton or Cambridge

Our Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax reporting and compliance with the associated tax advisory, strategy and controversy. The Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory team continues to experience growth due to strong client demand.

By integrating deep technical and industry knowledge with established methodologies and cutting edge tax technologies they work with a wide range of large and complex multinational companies, (predominantly FTSE and significant inbound businesses) to help them develop and implement effective, practical and sustainable tax strategies.

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s Corporate tax team based in either Luton or Cambridge. 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.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now. Who we are

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.