Our Belfast office is a successful and growing one, thanks to a large and varied client base ranging from multinational listed businesses to start-ups, owner-managed to private equity/entrepreneurial venture-backed, covering various sectors.
The Opportunity
As part of our Belfast-based business tax advisory team, you'll provide a full range of business tax advisory services. You'll work alongside specialists on a day-to-day basis to broaden your experience of different business tax areas, helping our clients navigate the challenges of tax planning both in the UK and internationally.
The varied work encompasses all business tax advisory matters, including corporate and shareholder reorganisations, corporate restructuring, corporate acquisitions, and disposals, with a focus on tax due diligence and tax structuring projects.
This role will offer broad experience, significant exposure to senior stakeholders, responsibility in key decisions, and a more varied portfolio to help you develop your career with EY.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Manage the successful delivery of business tax advisory services for tax advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business-driven approach.
* Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional client service.
* Achieve well-project-managed services with high-quality deliverables that demonstrate value has been provided to the client.
You'll also build relationships within the firm to support the identification of opportunities and provide deep specialist assistance to clients.
A significant contribution to winning new work will be made by proactively managing existing clients and targeting/building relationships in the business community to win projects on new clients.
Additionally, you'll be responsible for providing coaching and support to more junior members of the team to help them on client and project work and through personal development.
Skills and Attributes for Success
We're looking for tax professionals who excel at client relationships and have the confidence and skills to win new work and clients. Business development skills are crucial, including being able to meet new contacts, understand their business needs, and find ways to add value to them.
To qualify for the role, you must have:
* Experience as a corporate tax manager with UK corporate tax experience.
* Experience working on business tax advisory projects, including business restructuring and reorganisation projects, tax due diligence, and tax structuring projects for corporate acquisitions.
* A solid background in UK corporate tax compliance and experience of international tax matters.
* Up-to-date knowledge of changes in the tax environment (BEPS, CBCR, etc.).
We're also looking for individuals with a proven track record in business development on existing clients and 'cold' targets.
Ideal candidates will also have experience managing and coaching others, excellent relationship management skills, and the ability to integrate with new teams quickly and build effective relationships at all levels.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality delivery are also essential.
The ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review, and consult appropriately within the firm is critical. Excellent project management skills and the ability to deliver financial metrics are also required.
What We Offer
We offer continuous learning, success defined by you, transformative leadership, and a diverse and inclusive culture.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.