Senior Manager, Indirect Tax, London

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. Join EY and help to build a better working world. 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.

Opportunity

Market-leading growth in our Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) team has created an opportunity for a strong IPT/Indirect Tax professional to join the team. You will be able to lead the IPT Compliance business, own projects and work with the management team to further identify business opportunities. You will have the support of a strong team with proven expertise in this area and the opportunity to progress, learn and accelerate your career. You will have the opportunity to work with insurers, brokers and multinationals as part of a globally integrated network of specialists with high-quality economics, tax authority, legal, commercial and technology backgrounds. The work is technically challenging, creative and requires you to work closely with our clients’ businesses. This is a period of unprecedented change in the tax arena, which is resulting in huge demand for delivery of a wide range of IPT services. For the right candidate, this role will be a springboard to a successful career in FS – we have an excellent track record of internal promotions and place development at the centre of our people strategy.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of several large IPT compliance engagements
• Manage the successful delivery of ad‑hoc IPT advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business‑driven approach
• Build out the compliance business with go‑to‑market activities
• Build and maintain strong client relationships with evidence of go‑to‑market
• Ensure delivery of quality work and take day‑to‑day management of delivery team
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training international tax professionals
• Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignment

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Relevant IPT compliance and advisory experience
• Ability to build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide exceptional levels of client service
• Negotiation skills, able to gain buy‑in and handle challenges
• Business development skills – able to identify and convert opportunities by proactively managing existing client relationships and winning new clients
• High‑level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects
• Overall responsibility for quality of client service
• 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
• Ability to build strong client relationships and commercially aware
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Team player with ability to create, sustain and manage effective, inclusive teams

Ideally, you’ll also

• Appropriate experience working within Insurance
• Project management skills – plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

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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