Tax Manager – Funds – Transaction Tax

Job Description

Manager- Funds, Transaction Tax (Open to Flexible Working)

This role is part of the partnership and funds tax team at EY which serves a wide range of UK and international private equity houses and professional partnerships. The services include partnership advisory work, UK fund reporting, deal and fund structuring and fund advisory projects. The team works closely with Private Client Services to advise principals of private equity firms on personal tax compliance and advisory matters, and undertakes a high proportion of cross-border tax services.

The opportunity

Exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to join EY’s specialist Funds Tax team based in London. The successful candidate will work with existing clients and intermediaries, expanding their network and helping win new business. The Transaction Tax team is expanding and we seek experienced Tax advisors.

Your key responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for management of UK tax reporting being delivered to their client base.
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business focus approach taken.
• Pursuit of business development opportunities identified by other service lines at EY (e.g. through audit, corporate finance or wider tax relationships).
• 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.
• Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments.

Skills and attributes for success

• Technical and practical knowledge and experience in advising UK and non-UK Private Equity Houses.
• Client focused, strategically and commercially aware.
• Strong tax technical skills.
• Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients.
• 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 within Mergers & Acquisitions.

To qualify for the role you must have

• ACA /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 sell work.
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff.
• Knowledge of the taxation of partnerships.

Ideally you’ll also have

• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.

What 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.

Please Note: Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

Contact

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

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