About this role
Job purpose Junior Tax Analyst role within Financial Services, with a particular focus on using IT solutions to improve the delivery of complex calculations. Your main responsibilities are to validate client data, analyse financial transactions which have taken place, and prepare draft tax calculations and investor reporting. You will work on computations of economic allocations and tax allocations, securities analysis, other tax adjustments and tax return preparation, primarily for real estate and other investment management clients of EY.
You will have contact with and build relationships with clients based in the world’s major financial centres, especially London and New York. This is a client-facing role, not a back-office role. You will be part of a high-performing international team, and will have the opportunity to build a solid professional career in a large and growing area of business.
- Your client responsibilities Validate client data, working closely with team members based in the UK Analyse transactions, including acquisitions, sales and flows of income, to determine the appropriate UK tax treatment Challenge the information and explanations we have been given, to ensure that the client has understood what we wanted, and that we have understood everything correctly Show an interest in learning a tax specialism, specifically the taxation of real estate, and becoming an expert in this area Manipulate data in spreadsheets and other tools to generate draft tax calculations for the client Engage in the development and implementation of automation and AI solutions to improve quality and efficiency Deliver high quality product, within the stipulated time.
- Multi-task on various projects within the tax segment and be trained on additional areas of specialism.
- Take ownership of and responsibility for own work in terms of timeliness and quality Comply with EY compliance procedures and all EY policies on client data and confidentiality Technical skills requirements We are looking for the candidates with the following: (Qualifications) Practical experience of using and designing spreadsheets, and using them to manipulate data Graduate/post graduate in a finance, numerical or statistical background, or proven ability in one of these areas Finance/accounting qualification desirable but not required No previous experience of working in tax required (fresh graduates can apply).
- You will need to: Possess a high degree of analytical capabilities.
- Possess good communication skills and excellent written English Demonstrate excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets and data manipulation Have a thorough and logical approach to work Be interested in technology, including AI, and how technology can be used to automate or scale complex tasks Show a willingness to learn a complex and challenging set of new skills Communicate directly with clients, and grow your skills to be able to lead those interactions Take pride in your work and in delivering the highest quality outputs Display an entrepreneurial spirit, to take an opportunity in a fast-growing area of our business Be a team-player