Join EY as a Director, Funds Tax in London (with alternative context in Manchester) and lead high-profile tax transactions for global private equity clients. This permanent, full-time leadership role offers a dynamic, flexible environment where you will manage complex consulting projects, drive business growth, and mentor junior professionals.
Requirements
Experienced tax practitioner with deep expertise in tax transactions.
Graduate degree or equivalent work experience required.
Professional qualifications such as ATT, ACA, CA, CTA or equivalent breadth of knowledge (e.g., law qualification) are preferred.
Proven experience in managing teams, coaching staff, and handling project management, planning, and budgeting.
Skills & Responsibilities
Tax Transactions: Lead the successful delivery of technically complex consulting projects ensuring practical and business-focused outcomes for private equity clients.
Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain external client relationships to proactively win new work and expand the practice.
Team Leadership & Coaching: Manage team strategy, operations, and assignments while effectively supervising and mentoring junior staff.
Potential transition routes: People from senior tax manager or senior consultant roles in private equity tax may bring relevant transactional experience, alongside meeting the required professional qualifications and client management background.
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.
The FTTA Funds tax team work with the world’s largest private equity clients as well as specifically focussing on the areas of the deals market that are developing the quickest. Our flexibility and speed to market means that we have grown each year throughout the downturn – in-order to take advantage of the current opportunities in the market we need to continue to recruit the best talent.
Your key responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with clients, winning work proactively and contributing to winning new clients
Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business focus approach taken
Overall responsibility of quality of client service
Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
Develop junior staff through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring
Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing staff development and assignments
Skills and attributes for success
Experienced tax practitioner with deep experience of tax transactions
Any of the following preferred: ATT / ACA / CA / CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
Graduate or equivalent work experience
Experience of managing a team and/or coaching and developing team members
Project management skills, plan and prioritize 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. Learn more.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
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