Senior Manager - Indirect Tax (Advisory) - Financial Services - London

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The Financial Services Indirect tax (VAT) team in London works with a variety of organisations across multiple financial services sectors.  The business has been growing steadily year on year and in order to seize the opportunities available in the market, the team requires new talent.

You will have the opportunity to work with clients in the Financial Services industry as part of a globally integrated network of specialists with high quality economics, tax authority, legal, commercial and technology backgrounds. The work is technically challenging, creative and requires you to work closely with our clients’ businesses.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join EY’s specialist Indirect Tax team in our London office. The team help support and deliver Indirect Tax advice for their clients across the UK. This role will provide an opportunity to be involved in a fast-growth part of the Indirect Tax team, working across the UK. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with both clients and all of the EY local offices, providing a great opportunity to build and expand your corporate network.

Modern tax regulations are highly complex and dynamic. As a tax professional at Ernst & Young, you'll gain the technical knowledge and industry experience you need to help clients manage their tax obligations effectively and enhance their financial performance. In turn, we'll help you achieve your potential by giving your business advisory experience and professional development. Our senior tax professionals will support you throughout your career, helping you to grow and become a leader in the tax profession.

Your key responsibilities

Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service

Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations

Contribute to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients and contribute to winning new clients.

Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken

Responsible for day-to-day delivery of client liaison

Support the activities of the wider team

Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio.

Skills and attributes for success

What we look for

Relevant VAT experience

Strong Indirect Tax technical skills and keen to develop further

Ability to build strong client relationships

Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral

Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards

Client focused and commercially aware

Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations

An inclusive team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels

ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification / CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA), or equivalent experience

Experience working for a large firm (we will consider candidates from professional services or law firms)

Ideally, you’ll also have

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

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