Tax Advisor Private Client Services Advisory

Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Belfast is seeking a motivated individual for a personal tax advisory role. You'll manage a portfolio of projects, assist senior team members, and build relationships with clients. The position requires personal advisory tax experience and related qualifications such as CTA or ACA. This opportunity offers a competitive remuneration package and promotes career growth in a dynamic team atmosphere.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development support

Diverse and inclusive culture

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong tax technical skills and a keen desire to develop advisory skills.
• Ability to manage work, meet deadlines, and monitor budgets.
• Confident communicator with good relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver a portfolio of private client tax advisory projects.
• Assist senior team in delivering tax advisory projects.
• Build and foster relationships with clients and colleagues.

Skills

Personal advisory tax experience

Strong tax technical skills

Ability to build relationships

Excellent communication skills

Client focused and commercially aware

Education

CTA part qualified

ACA/CA/ACCA qualified

ATT qualified with 2 years’ experience

Job description

Location: Belfast

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Requisition ID: 1643429

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The EY Private Client Services team in Belfast act for and advise an extensive range of high net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, private equity principals, high profile professional partnerships and their senior executives, and onshore and offshore trust structures. The services that we deliver include, but are not limited to;

• personal tax transaction and reorganisation advice;
• residency advice on leaving or coming to the UK;
• advice on optimisation of wealth from a tax perspective, and
• estate and succession tax advice.

Our client base is predominately Northern Irish business owners, high net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs and their families. However, our client base extends beyond these individuals to clients based in mainland UK and those tax resident in other jurisdictions with UK tax implications. As such, we act for a mix of UK and non-UK domiciled individuals and undertakecross border tax advice.

The opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join a fast-growing team with proven progression potential. The right individual will gain exposure to interesting and complex personal tax advisory work due to our premier client network in the local market and beyond, while gaining full technical support and mentorship from the senior team.

The individual will have the opportunity to work as part of a team on personal tax advisory projects. Our collaborative working style will assist the successful candidate to develop their existing skill set to become a skilled and knowledgeable private client tax advisor.

Your key responsibilities

• Working as part of a team on the efficient management and delivery of a portfolio of private client tax advisory projects.
• Assist the senior team with the successful delivery of tax advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical and business driven approach is maintained.
• Build and foster relationships with clients and colleagues, providing excellent client service, identifying opportunities and managing expectations.
• Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring.

Skills and attributes for success

• Personal advisory tax experience. Strong tax technical skills and keen to develop their advisory skill set further.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budgets and fees.
• Ability to integrate with new teams quickly and build effective relationships at all levels.
• Confident communicator with good relationship skills and ability to manage client expectations.
• Client focused and commercially aware.
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral.
• Ability to identify areas of risk and know when to refer upwards.

Qualifications

• CTA part qualified and ATT qualified with relevant personal tax advisory experience; or
• ACA/CA/ACCA qualified with relevant personal tax advisory experience; or
• ATT qualified with a minimum of two years’ post-qualified relevant personal tax advisory experience

What we offer

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:

• Continuous learning:You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you:We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership:We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.