About this role
<div> <p>At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. </p> <p>We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. </p> <p>Join EY and help to build a better working world. </p> </div> <div> </div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 and management teams, in addition to family offices, private equity and hedge fund principals, large-landed estates and high-profile professional partnerships.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We aim to be trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory services, including cash tax savings and value creation, reorganisations, international tax advisory, transactions and ongoing maintenance of the tax structure of our clients. The team is a mix of advisers providing corporate and personal tax services to these businesses, their owners and management.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The services that we deliver include advice to private equity houses and other sponsors and their investee companies on the structuring of management incentive plans both on a transaction and post transaction, advice to management teams themselves, advice to owner managers and founders on the occasion of a transaction, due diligence exercises on employee share ownership and option plans and the structuring and reporting of management incentive plans Our client base is a mix of private equity and other funds, private companies and individuals. Our international network results in our team undertaking a high proportion of cross border tax services.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>The opportunity</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join EY’s specialist Management Taxes and Transactions team based in in London, Manchester, Glasgow or Edinburgh. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients and intermediaries, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network and be instrumental in winning new business.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ideally candidates will have a knowledge of the issues impacting management teams however candidates without specific management taxes knowledge are also encouraged to apply given the wide and diverse nature of the role and team that you would be working in. We have successfully integrated individuals from private client, employment taxes and corporate tax backgrounds in the past.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Your key responsibilities</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Build and maintain relationships with clients </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Proactive business development to win new work</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Skills and attributes for success</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Client driven and strategically and commercially aware</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong tax technical skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Good knowledge of advising a range of individuals and/or companies including AIM listed, PE backed, Family Owned and OMB or experience in implementing management incentive plans or share options plans.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>To qualify for the role you must have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">ACA / CTA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong tax technical skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Ideally you’ll also have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What we look for</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Outgoing with good relationship skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>What working at EY offers</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><br><br>Who we are</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><em>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.</em></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>EY Talent Community </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">If this opportunity does not align with your current objectives or preferences, we invite you to join our <a><strong>Join our online Tax community</strong></a> here at EY. It's an excellent way to stay informed about thought leadership, in-person and virtual events, and future career opportunities.</span></p><div> <p><b>EY | Building a better working world </b></p> <p>EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.</p> <p>Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.</p> <p>EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.</p> </div>