Senior Manager, Tax Energy, London

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We have an exciting opportunity to join our international tax services team, recognised as leaders in international tax advisory and cross-border M&A. You will be working with some of the largest corporations in the world, advising them on their international tax planning and M&A deals, focusing on the Energy sector.

You will work with sector-leading Partners who are well known and respected in the market, alongside a high-performing team that has advised on many high-profile and market-leading transactions over the past few years. The Energy transition is driving activity in traditional sectors (such as oil and gas) as well as low-carbon energy (renewables) and the wider supply chain, requiring significant investment from both new and existing sources of capital.

The combination of experience and innovation in our team makes it one of the most exciting places to work in tax, where you can learn and develop into a skilled and renowned international tax adviser, working with UK/overseas MNCs, lawyers, and banks on complex projects.

Our international tax professionals will work on a variety of projects focused on helping clients develop and execute their international tax strategy, including:

• Expansion into new markets
• Cross-border M&A services (DD and structuring) for corporate and private equity clients
• Pre-transaction reorganisations and post-transaction integration
• Legal structure rationalisation
• Operating model redesign
• Optimisation of capital structure and financing
• Optimisation of intellectual property ownership and reliefs
• Managing the risk arising from global law change such as BEPS
• Lobbying and negotiation with tax authorities in the UK and globally

Your key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining 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 a practical/business-focused approach
• Overall responsibility for the quality of client service
• Managing possible leads from other areas of the practice
• Building networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage
• Developing junior staff through effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring
• Significant involvement in the management of the team in terms of strategy and operations, as well as managing junior staff development and assignments

Skills and attributes for success:

• Client focus and commercially aware
• Strong international and UK tax technical skills and understanding
• Commitment to building strong client relationship management with the ability to develop quality outputs
• Negotiation skills and ability to handle challenges
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities
• Strong business acumen with the ability to manage engagement financial results
• Effective time management, remaining calm under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral
• Enthusiastic team player with the ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Ensuring delivery of quality work and day-to-day delivery

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training Course; or Law qualification
• Experienced corporate tax practitioner
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute
• Experience of working in a client-facing role in UK tax or similar jurisdiction
• Experience of working within the Energy sector

Ideally, you will also have:

• Project management skills, planning and prioritising work, meeting deadlines, monitoring own budget

What we look for:

You will proactively maintain your technical understanding by keeping abreast of global developments in UK and international tax concepts and issues to better advise our clients. In return, we will provide investment in specialist training and offer you opportunities on projects and assignments that will develop you, ensuring you are in the best place to build your tax career.

As an International Tax Senior Manager with EY, you will be working on an exclusively advisory portfolio from day one with access to an unmatched client base, including smaller inbound clients through to the world’s largest multinationals. Whatever the projects and assignments you work on, you can be sure you are contributing towards helping our clients develop and execute their international tax strategy, ensuring technical excellence and providing the highest levels of client service.

What we offer:

• Continuous learning: You will develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We will give you the insights, coaching, and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Apply now. If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

About EY:

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EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.