Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, London

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Indirect Tax Manager

Our VAT professionals help clients identify opportunities and mitigate indirect tax risks. They use their deep sector experience and knowledge of different legal and regulatory systems around the world to help clients meet their compliance obligations as well as achieve their business goals.

The opportunity

Our indirect tax professionals provide pragmatic commercial support so clients improve their day to day management of indirect taxes. This includes advising on transactions, improving working capital, reducing errors, reducing costs and ensuring indirect taxes are handled correctly. They advise how indirect taxes such as value added tax (VAT) or goods & services tax (GST) impinge on the client's supply chain and financial and accounting systems.

People responsibilities

• Enthusiastic manager with the ability to create, support, sustain and lead effective teams
• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day to day leadership of the delivery team
• Help people develop through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including training and retaining tax professionals

Client responsibilities

• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical, business driven approach
• Manage indirect tax considerations as they relate to large and complex M&A transactions
• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service
• Negotiate skills, able to sustain opinions and handle challenges
• Business development skills - identify opportunities to sell work by proactively managing existing clients and winning new ones
• 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 while managing risk appropriately for both client and the firm

Skills and attributes for success

• Business development skills - identify opportunities to sell work
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication in a range of situations, both written and oral, and in virtual and in person environments

Required qualifications

• Significant experience in VAT from an accountancy or in house team
• ATT / ACA / CA / Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course / Tax specialist qualification or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a tax specialist qualification

Preferred qualifications

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

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration package rewarding individual and team performance
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package, including support for flexible working and career development
• FlexEY - select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions
• Support, coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

EY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, disability or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.