Tax Policy & Controversy - Manager Nationals jobs at Ey in Kuwait

You will be called upon to leverage your skills, professional experience, and interpersonal abilities to support clients through their transactions, while collaborating with other EY departments (primarily valuation and taxation).

Your key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management throughout the year.
• Establish expectations of value to be delivered.
• Participate in transaction execution, focusing mainly on complex or specialized issues (IFRS, ASPE, U.S. GAAP).
• Create reports and other deliverables.
• Understand the client's industry and recognize key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical and industry developments.
• Stay informed of general business/economic developments and their impact to the client.
• Develop people by encouraging individuals to think for themselves and take responsibility for their contributions to the team.
• Use technology to continually learn, share knowledge with team members, and enhance service delivery.
• Demonstrate detailed understanding of key concepts and principles related to application of complex accounting standards, finance process improvements, project management and change management; show an ability to apply these consistently in engagement settings
• Monitor the engagement team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed.
• Develop long-term relationships and networks both internally and externally.

Skills and attributes for success

• Accounting expertise in IFRS, US GAAP and ASPE
• Ability to research accounting topics using a variety of sources and apply to transactions or contracts to develop accounting policy examples or recommendations. Experience preparing technical accounting memos or papers to define a transaction and provide application to accounting guidance for clients and EY executives
• Plan, manage and participate in various engagements (researching application of accounting standards to various transactions, assessing financial and governance processes, assisting with accounting framework transitions, comparisons of different company practices, developing and providing tailored training, etc.)
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to lead a team and develop business opportunities
• Knowledge of business trends, emerging technical and industry developments
• Excellent leadership and project management skills
• Able to manage multiple engagements and deadline-driven

Ideally, you'll also:

• A degree in accounting and/or other appropriate academic major and a minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant experience along with CPA, CA designation or equivalency
• Audit or business experience in financial statement close or the application of accounting standards
• Demonstrate mastery of key concepts and principles related to process improvements, project management and change management; show an ability to apply these consistently in engagement settings
• Impeccable client relationship skills
• A dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• This role involves interaction with clients operating nationally and globally where fluency in French and English is required. Bilingualism in both French and English is therefore a requirement of this role.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Your key responsibilities

You’ll likely balance your time between both project management and analytics. We’ll also look to you to support with reaching out to multiple people at all levels of the organisation across geographies to gather required information as well as to create leadership presentations.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Masters in Business Administration.
• At least 8-years of proven work experience on strategic, business analyst/ support role.
• Advanced MS Excel & PowerPoint Skills.
• Strong data analytics and Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong creative mindset to make powerful MS PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal skills.
• The ability to analyse and relate all relevant information/data from multiple sources to extract insights.
• A proven ability to work independently with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with virtual teams.
• The capability to meet tight deadlines and work with flexibility.
• The ability to summarize and conclude activities, applying appropriate documentation standard.

Ideally you’ll also have

• Big 4 or Business Consulting experience.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

Your key responsibilities

You will combine strong technical skills with practical commercial, legislative and industry knowledge to lead a team in providing tax services. You will be responsible for a team to help manage our clients’ compliance and reporting needs. You will establish, maintain and strengthen valued internal and external relationships and ensure that the services delivered to clients is of the highest quality.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, put in place the necessary standardized processes, anticipate and identify risks, escalate issues as appropriate and drive performance-improvement solutions. You will supervise high performing teams and build a positive learning culture, coaching and counseling junior team members to help them develop. You will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to our Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills and attributes for success

If you are an excellent communicator and detail-oriented professional with a strong track record of management experience who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amounts of data, you will be perfect for the role.

Qualification and Experience

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance, taxation or any related essential fields.
• MBA, master’s or another related advanced degree and/or professional qualifications e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent qualification.
• A very strong knowledge and minimum of 4 years of experience in domestic and international tax rules/regulations, developments etc., ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment. A very strong background in tax accounting and tax auditing, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• A strong track record of managerial, organizational and project management experience.

Ideally, you will also

• Have Experience of dealing with multinational clients and ability to work in multi-cultural environment. In-depth commercial, legislative and industry knowledge.

MENA – Tax Policy & Controversy, Manager

The role involves leading client engagements on complex tax policy developments, managing tax disputes, and shaping strategies to help organizations navigate a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. As a manager, you will be responsible for project delivery, client relationship management, and team leadership, while also contributing to the growth and development of the practice.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead client engagements on tax policy and controversy matters, ensuring delivery of high-quality, timely advice.
• Advise multinational clients on legislative and regulatory changes impacting their tax positions and business operations.
• Manage tax controversy cases, including audits, disputes, and negotiations with tax authorities.
• Draft and review technical position papers, policy submissions, and advocacy materials.
• Provide strategic insights on global tax developments, including OECD initiatives, Pillar One and Two, and cross-border tax measures.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, regulators, and industry stakeholders.
• Manage engagement teams, mentor junior staff, and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.

To qualify for the role

• Bachelor’s degree in law, Taxation, Economics, Accounting, or related field; advanced degree (LLM, master’s in taxation or equivalent) preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in tax policy, controversy working for a Big 4, law firm, government, multinational corporation.
• Strong understanding of domestic and international tax regimes, audit practices, and dispute resolution frameworks.
• Proven track record in managing client relationships and delivering complex tax projects.
• Excellent research, analytical, and problem-solving skills with strong business acumen.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Direct experience engaging with tax authorities and policymakers.
• Deep knowledge of OECD tax reform initiatives, cross-border tax policies, and dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Experience in public policy advocacy, litigation support, or arbitration.
• Established network within the tax, regulatory, or policy community.

Building a better working world

Senior Manager, IFRS Professional Practice, Kuwait and Qatar

Join IFRS Professional Practice within Assurance and you will provide technical consultation to our offices within MENA to address the accounting and financial reporting challenges our engagement teams face while dealing with audit and accounting advisory engagements.

Your key responsibilities

IFRS Professional Practice Senior Manager work closely with all EY offices in the MENA region including Professional practice colleagues and engagement teams. You will assist partners and engagement teams in researching and resolving IFRS technical consultations and queries. As Senior manager you will be involved in developing thought leadership for an external audience and internal guidance for our engagement teams on accounting and financial reporting matters.

You will provide IFRS technical support on a consultative basis to EY offices in MENA for reaching conclusions on complex IFRS matters while preparing internal guidance arising from consultations. Moreover, you will also prepare timely updates of our research, learning materials, and tools for accounting consideration while participating in thought leadership for new and emerging accounting and financial reporting issues, including standard setter projects and industry-specific content.

Furthermore, you will be responsible for liaising with EY Global and EMEIA IFRS Professional Practices as necessary and ddelivering training as and when technical specialisation is required. You will also work on developing our comment letters on proposed standards that provide input to the IASB and will provide support on corporate treasury and financial accounting advisory engagements.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• At least 8 years of external audit experience (including at least one year as Senior Manager) at a big 4 public accounting firm
• A degree in accounting, finance or related field
• CA/CPA/ACCA certification
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS
• A strong desire to broaden your technical skills
• Strong verbal communication, presentation and writing skills
• Ability and comfort in researching accounting and auditing inquiries and analyzing emerging issues relating to accounting standards and industry practices
• Excellent managerial and organizational skills
• A dedication to teamwork and leadership
• Integrity within a professional environment

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.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll likely balance your time between both project management and analytics. We’ll also look to you to support with reaching out to multiple people at all levels of the organisation across geographies to gather required information as well as to create leadership presentations.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Strong data analytics and Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong creative mindset to make powerful MS PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent listening, interpersonal skills.
• The ability to analyse and relate all relevant information/data from multiple sources to extract insights.
• A proven ability to work independently with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with virtual teams.
• The capability to meet tight deadlines and work with flexibility.
• The ability to summarize and conclude activities, applying appropriate documentation standard.

Ideally you’ll also have

• Masters in Business Administration.
• At least 8-years of proven work experience on strategic, business analyst/ support role.
• Big 4 or Business Consulting experience.
• Advanced MS Excel & PowerPoint Skills.

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

UKI Tax - Manager - International Tax and Transaction Services - Mergers and Acquisitions

You will be working with some of the sector leading Partners who are well known and respected in the market. You’ll also be working with a high performing team who have advised on many high profile and market leading transactions over the past few years.

It is a great time to join the team who have expanded exponentially in recent years and are continuing to grow. With a number of disrupting factors in the market at the moment you’ll be at the forefront of helping our clients to navigate the market challenges on an international scale.

In this team, you will get wide-ranging experience in all the core areas of the deal cycle, including tax structuring, sell and buy side tax due diligence, funds flows, SPA reviews and refinancings.

As deal advisers, International Transaction Tax team members not only get good UK tax technical experience but also get a commercial understanding of what is important to our clients in a deal context. As a large part of ITTS work is cross-border, you will also have an early introduction to international structuring techniques and overseas tax regimes.

Your key responsibilities

· Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding transaction tax projects for their clients, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business focus approach taken

· Pursuit of business development opportunities

· Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring

· Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team

· Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments

Skills and attributes for success

· Technical and practical tax knowledge

· Client focused, strategically and commercially aware

· Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients

· Negotiation skills

· Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work

· Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines

· Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral

· M&A tax experience or UK/international tax advisory experience

To qualify for the role you must have

· ACA / Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification

· Strong tax technical and project delivery skills

· Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work

· Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff

· Knowledge of the tax elements of Mergers & Acquisitions helpful but not a pre-requisite for the role

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. · You can read more here: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/careers/what-its-like-to-work-here