Senior, Private Capital Transactions, London

Location: London

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 FTTA team at EY is unique in having all transaction specialists in one place. The team includes Private Equity deal specialists, in addition to Portfolio, Restructuring and Fund/Management structuring specialists. This provides the team with a natural hedge against market turbulence with focus shifting between areas as the economic cycle develops, which also creates a greater degree of job security.

In this dynamic and fast-moving environment, individuals apply their skills to a variety of transactions. With a truly entrepreneurial spirit, there is the flexibility to shape your career in particular sectors or areas of the M&A landscape or to get experience across the spectrum. The Private Capital Transaction Tax team deals with private equity clients as well as specifically focusing on the areas of the M&A market that are developing the quickest, including Infrastructure and Real Estate.

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:

• You will contribute to the efficient and successful delivery of tax services to the client, building and maintaining tax relationships with clients to provide high levels of client service.
• You’ll contribute to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients and ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business focus approach.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly and support and work within a fast‑paced team.
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output.
• Keen to develop further.
• Ability to build strong client relationships.
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• Ability to build effective relationships at all levels.

To qualify for the role you must have:

• ACA/ATT/CTA or international equivalent / Law qualification.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.

What we look for:

You’ll proactively maintain your technical knowledge by keeping abreast of global developments in UK and international tax concepts and issues so that you can better advise our clients. In return, we’ll provide investment in the right sort of training and offer you the opportunities on projects and assignments that will develop and challenge you so that you’re in the best place to develop your tax career.

What we offer:

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

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

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