Join EY in London - More London Place as a Senior Manager - Private Capital, Indirect Tax. In this full-time role, you will lead a dynamic delivery team, advise diverse clients on complex VAT and M&A transactions, and drive business development in a supportive and flexible environment.
Requirements
Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in-house team.
ATT, ACA, CA, Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course, Tax specialist qualification, or equivalent breadth of knowledge.
Strong business development, project management, and communication skills.
Skills & Responsibilities
Technical VAT Expertise: Advise clients on indirect tax implications of transactions, disposals, new jurisdictions, and historical VAT risks.
Team Leadership & Coaching: Manage, supervise, coach, and mentor staff to ensure delivery of high-quality work and professional development.
Business Development: Identify opportunities to sell work, manage existing clients, win new clients, and build internal and external networks.
Project Management: Oversee the successful delivery of technically complex consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical, business-driven approaches.
Potential transition routes: People from senior indirect tax, VAT advisory, or corporate tax roles may bring relevant client-handling and technical skills, alongside meeting professional tax qualifications.
Job description
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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.
As a key player in the market-leading London Private Capital Indirect Tax team, you will leverage your expertise to provide exceptional advisory services to a diverse range of clients, guiding them through their indirect tax obligations with confidence.
For this specific role, we are looking for an adviser who has broad sector experience. Our London Private Capital team supports clients across a variety of industries, so we need an adviser who is comfortable advising on the technical complexities of different markets.
Our VAT professionals are more than just advisors; they are strategic partners who thrive in dynamic transactional environments. You will have the chance to work closely with clients, both when navigating complex transactions and across their indirect tax priorities. Your insights will help identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks, making a tangible impact on our clients' success.
As a leader within the team, you will deliver pragmatic, commercial solutions that empower clients to enhance their day-to-day management of indirect tax. Your expertise will play a crucial role in the following:
Advising on the indirect tax implications of new transactions and disposals;
Advising clients on real-time indirect tax matters and challenges they face;
Assessing the indirect tax impact of clients entering into new jurisdictions;
Identifying, quantifying and remediating historical VAT risks;
Supporting and leading discussions on behalf of clients with the Tax Authority;
Proactively identifying opportunities for VAT efficiencies and savings based on most up to date case law and guidance;
Supporting clients on compliance and transformation projects, including implementing tax technology solutions.
You will work collaboratively across the broader EY network and particularly closely with your other tax colleagues in the London Private Capital sector.
Your key responsibilities
Enthusiastic senior manager with ability to create, support, sustain and lead effective teams
Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day leadership of delivery team
Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
Contribute to people initiatives (including training and retaining tax professionals)
High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken
Manage indirect tax consideration as it relates to large and complex M&A transactions
Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service
Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
Business development skills - able to identify opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients and winning new clients
Manage possible leads from other areas of the practice
Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from
Contribute to successfully extracting maximum value for both EY and clients from the tax services delivered whilst managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm
Skills and attributes for success
What we look for
Business development skills, able to identify 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 and in virtual and in-person environments
Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in-house team
Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
ATT / ACA / CA / Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
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.
Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.
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