Pursuit Designer - / jobs at Ey in Jordan, Amman

As a Tax Manager, you will be a part of our Private Tax practice. You will be part of a team that are subject matter specialists who provide advice to private organizations and high net worth business owners and individuals on domestic and cross-border tax planning, estate, wealth transfer and postmortem planning, asset protection strategies and philanthropic planning. Our Private Tax practice works closely with other tax teams including our transaction tax and international tax group.

Your key responsibilities

As a manager, you will be responsible for recommending and implementing tax strategies that align with the client's objectives, corresponding with legal counsel and tax authorities on client issues, assisting with reorganizations, researching compliance and planning issues and reviewing personal, corporate and trust tax returns.

Skills and attributes for success

• Identify planning opportunities and prepare correspondence describing the income tax implications of implementing transactions
• Research client issues that arise from planning or compliance work using a variety of on-line sources
• Liaise with the client’s legal counsel
• Review personal, trust and corporate tax returns and related compliance responsibilities
• Liaise with Canada Revenue Agency and relevant provincial ministries on client issues
• Correspond with audit managers, staff and/or clients in answering clients’ specific personal, trust or corporate tax queries or about matters that arise from compliance or planning work
• Prepare tax election forms
• Assist and manage the administration of personal and trust tax compliance seasons

To qualify for the role, you must have

• An undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major
• 5+ years of relevant tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry
• Possess a Canadian CPA designation
• Completed the CPA In-Depth Tax Courses (or equivalent) (Good to have)
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate ability to work as part of a team
• Possess organization and time management skills

Ideally, you’ll also

• The ability to thrive within a fast-paced, professional services environment

What we offer

When you thrive, we thrive. The EY benefits package goes above and beyond, focusing on your physical, emotional, financial and social well-being:

• $5,000 per year for mental health support benefits
• Wellbeing benefit of $1,200/year

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Essential Functions of the Job:

Strategic Pursuit and Opportunity Management

• Devise innovative cover art, charts, graphs, and packaging methods which supports a pursuit’s theme and relates to the potential client’s business issues, culture, industry and market position.
• Create layouts within the EY Visual Identity to establishing strong typography and appropriate use of color, images and fonts, allowing for readability of type and logic of graphic illustrations.
• Attend and actively contribute to kick-off meetings, debriefs, and oral preparation meetings concerning the pursuit.
• Present design options and approaches to developing anticipated materials, that are cohesive, integrated and support the overall pursuit theme.
• Partner with pursuit teams to provide a full-service BD coverage model for strategic, high-end pursuits
• Drive design creativity and coach Partner and Pursuit teams to drive pursuit design innovation
• Serve as a key participant in pursuit strategy sessions where applicable

Strategic Client, Internal and External Communications

• Be an expert of strategic messaging and leads conceptualization of all client-facing materials
• Contribute to and helping drive the development of account, and opportunity “value-propositions”

Administration and Reporting

• Maintain relationships with key interdependency groups: Knowledge, Sectors, Service Lines and BMC
• Participate in internal and external networks

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities:

• Deliver better understanding of outcomes by cascading Win/loss review insights to account teams (including utilizing the ASQ/ESQ /client experience process in win/loss debriefs
• Deliver improvement of Pursuits process with emphasis on design factors, through extensive use of client (internal andexternal) feedback
• Ensure the effective use of approved design strategy, approaches and methods in all accounts and engagements; this will coaching Partners and teams is the correct usage

Supervision Responsibilities:

• Experience in supervising and leading teams as well as experience in conducting training sessions and updating pipeline reports

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

• Strong experience in graphic design with exposure to brand marketing.
• Knowledge of EY’s products and services is helpful and will be essential upon assumption of the role.
• Ability to be agile in a high-paced environment and produce quality work in high-pressure situations.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Keep abreast of industry knowledge and trends to assess, identify and implement new technology and/or design innovation such as interactive presentations and digital content delivery. Maintain superior knowledge with graphics software tools, proficiency in firm’s standard operating software (MS Office: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Excel) and design software such as: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects and Acrobat Pro.
• Maintain capabilities for troubleshooting technical issues in graphic files for pre-press and printing—linking graphics, including fonts and creating color separations. Demonstrate executive presence establishes credibility quickly; commands attention and respect; demonstrates confidence and deals comfortably with clients and other stakeholders.

Other Requirements

• As the job involves responding to client’ needs and varying time zones, long hours re regularly required
• Moderate to frequent travel may be required
• Managing and ensuring smooth operations of the print room locally and support implementation in other countries in MENA

Education

• University/Bachelor/technical degree or equivalent work experience required (This should be modified per region to meet cultural education requirements as determined by recruiting)

Experience

• 4 to 5+ years of Graphic Design/Communications / Pursuits Strategy experience
• Familiarity with the workings of large Global organizations
• Strong understanding of Pursuit Activation or new business pitches
• Proven ability to influence and build collaborative relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, 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.

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

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