Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, London

Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft; City of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Manager for their Real Estate, Hospitality, and Construction Indirect Tax team in London. The role involves managing complex indirect tax consulting projects and building relationships with clients. Ideal candidates will have significant VAT experience, strong business development skills, and the ability to lead effective teams. The firm offers a flexible working environment that promotes professional growth and teamwork.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Diverse and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in-house team.
• Strong negotiation skills to handle challenges.
• Project management skills to plan and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage delivery teams for complex consulting projects.
• Advise clients on indirect tax implications in M&A transactions.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.

Skills

Business development skills

Effective time management

Excellent communication

VAT experience

Education

ATT / ACA / CA / or equivalent Tax qualification

Job description

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 opportunity

EY Tax is a market leader, renowned for delivering sustainable growth and empowering our people to shape their own careers. Our diverse, collaborative team advises on high‑profile transactions, combining technical expertise, innovation and a genuine focus on continuous development. Join us to work on challenging, multi‑country projects in a supportive, dynamic environment where your impact truly matters.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and driven individual to join our Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Indirect Tax team. As a key player in this market‑leading team, you will leverage your sector expertise to provide exceptional advisory services to a diverse range of clients, guiding them through their indirect tax obligations with confidence.

Our VAT professionals are more than just advisors; they are strategic partners who thrive in dynamic transactional environments. You will have the chance to work closely with clients, both when navigating complex transactions and across their indirect tax priorities. Your insights will help identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks, making a tangible impact on our clients’ success.

As a leader within the team, you will deliver pragmatic, commercial solutions that empower clients to enhance their day‑to‑day management of indirect tax. Your expertise will play a crucial role for our clients in:

• Considering the indirect tax implications of the acquisition and disposal of UK real estate assets;
• Advising clients on real‑time indirect tax matters;
• Modeling VAT for both cash flow and cost management;
• Identifying, quantifying and remediating historical risks;
• Ensuring all of the above are appropriately catered for in any relevant contractual arrangements.

You will work collaboratively across the broader EY network and particularly closely with your tax colleagues in the real estate, hospitality and construction sub‑service lines.

Your key responsibilities

• Enthusiastic senior manager with ability to create, support, sustain and lead effective teams
• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day‑to‑day leadership of delivery team
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Contribute to people initiatives (including training and retaining tax professionals)
• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken
• Manage indirect tax consideration as it relates to large and complex M&A transactions
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
• Business development skills – able to identify opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients and winning new clients
• Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
• Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
• Contribute to successfully extracting maximum value for both EY and clients from the tax services delivered whilst managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm

Skills and attributes for success

• Business development skills, able to identify 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 and in virtual and in‑person environments
• Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in‑house team
• ATT / ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future‑focused skills and equip you with world‑class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.