Tax Advisory Manager jobs at Ey in Malta

As a Senior Tax Staff, you will be a part of our Global Compliance and Reporting Group (GCR). Our

Your key responsibilities

Your role as a Tax Services Senior will give you the opportunity to combine corporate tax work with structured and virtual learning. You will have the opportunity to combine tax engagements with structured learning. You’ll get experience in tax compliance, tax accrual review, calculating income tax provision and tax planning. Our people focus on the main issues affecting our clients, paying particular attention to the implementation of tax strategies aligned with their business objectives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Contribute to client satisfaction by providing clients with quality, timely and responsive services and work products.
• Demonstrate an understanding of increasingly complex tax concepts.
• Discuss moderately complex tax issues with the engagement team and client management.
• Keep informed of current tax developments and effectively apply tax knowledge to client situations.
• Thoroughly and accurately analyze information.
• Prepare practical and effective approaches to the client's tax situation and arrive at appropriate conclusions.
• Share tax planning ideas with others.
• Participate in and contribute to achieving team goals.
• Assist in the development of recommendations and implementation plans and assist in making quality decisions in complex areas.
• 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.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with an emphasis in accounting, finance, or a related field
• Accounting designation or Masters’ degree
• Experienced Senior- Minimum of 3 years of relevant CDN Corporate tax experience or equivalent experience in business or industry.
• Broad exposure to corporate income taxation
• Ability to research and write utilizing electronic tax tools
• Excellent managerial, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Mature mindset, proactive and committed, highly motivated driven team player

What we look for

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
  

Responsibilities

• Leading the day to day delivery on client engagement projects to maintain quality and our promise for exceptional service delivery to all our clients;
• Preparation of high-quality client deliverables including (but not limited to) technical accounting analysis papers, IFRSs compliant financial statements, project reports, special purpose financial information, accounting policies documentation;
• Leading consultations and research in line with agreed engagement execution plans to support deliverables to our clients;
• Presentation of the work results to senior team members or clients in a clear and concise manner;
• Client management and liaison with senior client stakeholders with a view to build strong working relationships with our clients;
• Managing performance of junior team members through on the job coaching, mentoring and providing constructive and timely performance feedback;
• Liaison with other EY teams and Service lines, if necessary, to ensure seamless solutions to our clients.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an execution focus displaying a strong commercial awareness and client orientation;
• Ability to independently research and resolve emerging client issues, including regulations, industry practices and new technologies;
• Good communication and presentation skills of complex topics;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in teams, guiding more junior members of staff and influencing senior team members;
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams, mentoring and improving a team of high-performing colleagues
• Assertive and proactive approach to the delivery/implementation of projects demonstrating strong ownership and autonomy
• Ability to network effectively within large organisations and build effective relationships
• Fluent in English

Qualifications and Experience

• Accountancy qualified (ACCA or equivalent);
• A minimum of 7 years post qualified experience;
• Deep understanding of IFRS including experience in the implementation of IFRS 9, 15 and 16;
• Proven ability to work on complex accounting issues and ability to clearly articulate the advice in written technical accounting papers;
• Experience in leading the planning, execution and reporting on engagements.
• Previous experience at Senior Manager level is considered an asset.

We work across various sectors and operate in a broad range of disciplines including:

• M&A and fundraising valuation diligence
• Financial modelling for M&A and market entry
• Valuation for financial reporting
• Financial modelling for business forecasting and planning
• Data analytics and visualization
• Other, bespoke model development

Your key responsibilities

• Have a primary focus on valuation and financial modelling to deliver projects for our clients
• Advise clients on M&A deals and strategic corporate finance issues
• Create and present insightful and compelling management presentations and valuation reports
• Use data analysis to address complex corporate finance and strategy problems
• Lead and be a part of project teams comprising of colleagues from different competencies (Strategy, Transaction Strategy Execution, Transaction Diligence, Business Consulting)
• Build strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers
• As part of your career development, you will: lead sales opportunities with senior team members and clients; lead preparing proposal documents; be supported in building client relationships at all levels.
• You will be expected to be innovative and insightful in considering industry trends and potential disruptions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong valuation and financial modelling skills with proven ability to deliver business valuations and create robust and flexible financial models
• Commercial mindset
• Critical thinking, combined with strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Commitment, grit and ability to work in a fast-paced/ investment environment
• Managing, coaching and reviewing the work of junior staff members
• Developing and guide junior staff by providing timely, and effective performance feedback/training and help them achieve their career goals

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Economics, Banking, Data Science or Engineering
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in the fields of: valuation, financial modelling, corporate development, financial planning
• Excellent knowledge of valuation methods and concepts (deal valuation - DCF, DDM, Residual Income, Market Approach; financial reporting valuation – PPA, intangible assets)
• Strong financial modelling skills and the ability to create fit for purpose financial models (e.g., cash flow, integrated financial statement, operational and decision support models) using best practice techniques and applying sound commercial judgment
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and understand financial statements
• Demonstrated capability or strong interest in using visualization software and managing data sets
• A strong work ethic and the ability to adapt to new challenges in a collaborative team environment

As a Manager within the Financial Services Advisory team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the strategies and managing the regulatory obligations for our clients within the investment services practice. You will form part of a team of professionals and will work closely with clients to navigate their complex requirements, support with authorization or relocation processes, ensuring regulatory compliance and fostering positive relationships with existing and prospective clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage projects, ensuring deliverables are met within scope, budget, and timelines.
• Provide expert advice on regulatory requirements, including the interpretation of regulations and guidance on best practices, to clients and internal teams.
• Assisting clients in the development and updating of internal policies and procedures to align with regulatory expectations.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of regulatory documentation and filings.
• Conduct regulatory impact assessments for new regulations and advise clients on compliance strategies.
• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Contribute to business growth by supporting the creation of thought leadership material and attending relevant industry events, conferences, and seminars.
• Collaborate with other service lines within EY to provide integrated solutions to clients.
• Engage with relevant regulatory authorities and industry bodies to keep abreast with latest developments and best practices.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Finance or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in regulatory affairs or regulatory compliance.
• Sound understanding of regulatory frameworks, including MiFID II, AIFMD and/or UCITS directive. Working experience in these areas will be considered an asset.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships and networks.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Advising clients with respect to Maltese tax implications and international tax developments
• Advising clients on transfer pricing matters and documentation requirements
• Advising clients with respect to specific tax advice they will be requiring from time to time
• Liaising with the Malta Tax and Customs Administration on questions of interpretation of Malta tax law
• Assisting in the tax advice function as require

Key Requirements:

• In possession of a professional tax, accounting or legal qualification
• At least 8 years of relevant tax experience, ideally within an audit and accountancy firm
• Have professional fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Be willing to learn and be open to new challenges
• Strong technical and analytical skills
• Good organizational skills and a team player with excellent interpersonal skills

What we offer:

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.

Data Engineer – AI & Data

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As a Senior Data Engineer (Senior Consultant or Manager) in the AI & Data team, you’ll beinvolved with the designing, building, and operating of scalable on-premises or cloud data architecture and modelling solutions that facilitate data storage, integration, management, validation and security, supporting the entire data asset lifecycle​. You will understand and analyze business requirements to translate into technical requirements; liaises between business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure development matches intended design​.

• Responsible for contributing to the delivery of one or more processes, solutions and/or projects by delivering agreed activities, applying judgement and selecting appropriate methodologies to inform recommendations, considerate of success criteria, barriers, risks and issues.
• Accountable for meeting own targets which impact the immediate team.
• May help coordinate the work of junior colleagues or team members.
• Meets performance objectives and metrics set locally (client service, quality and risk management, sales and business growth, solution development and teaming etc.)
• Contribute into design and development for data platform solutions that enable client’s digitalization journey.

What we’re looking for

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re also interestedin your strengths, what you want to learn, and how far you want to go.

• Databricks certified or equivalent work experience, you will have experience in various data management architectures such as Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Data Fabrics and Data Hub.

• Demonstrated experience in handling unstructured data and structured data with large, complex, and multiple data sets from various sources.
• Understands cloud technologies such as virtualized environments, Big Data storage, and AI services.
• Strong understanding in data integration tooling (Informatica, Datastage, SSIS, Nifi, Talend and Alteryx).
• Proficiency in SQL, Python and experience in application to data engineering tasks. (Experience in Scala, C#, C is a distinctive advantage).
• Proficiency and experience in utilizing Spark/PySpark will be a distinctive advantage.
• Experience with real-time, near real-time, MQ and streaming solutions (Kafka, Flink, AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Grid/Hub, Service Bus and Spark Streaming).
• Pro-actively seeks opportunities to connect people from their network with one another to improve business outcomes.
• Experience in working with building pipelines as code to automate pipeline deployment using CICD processes will be a distinctive advantage.
• Experience in working with an offshore delivery team will be a distinctive advantage.
• Fluency in English, Mandarin or Cantonese preferred.

• 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand client’s challenges and industry related issues and offer solutions in the areas of IT Risk.

• Participate in go to market, create proposals and respond to RFPs, client orals etc. Identify opportunities for cross-selling to current clients/introduce colleagues from other service lines.

• Travel to client locations for meetings, conduct workshops, knowledge sharing sessions etc. for existing and new clients.

• Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.

• Use knowledge of the current IT environment and industry trends to identify engagement and client service issues and communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business.

• Foster relationships with client personnel to analyse, evaluate, and enhance information systems to develop and improve security at procedural and technology levels.

• Assist with cultivating and managing business development opportunities. Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients.

To qualify for the role, you ideally have

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, (B.Sc.-IT/M.Sc.-IT), MBA in any domain, CA/ACCA.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT audit, Service Organization Controls Reporting (SOCR - SSAE 16 / ISAE 3402) SOC 1, 2, & 3 Reporting, IT General Controls and IT Automated Controls

• Strong experience leading a dynamic IT audit and/or IT security.

• Proven track record of leading complex IT audit engagements, IT security assessment, managing client relationships, and delivering impactful recommendations.

• Strong understanding of IT governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST Cybersecurity Framework), regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR), and industry standards.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.

• Relevant professional certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CPA and knowledge of IT governance standards and frameworks, such as COBIT, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and NIST.

• Experience in leading and developing successful teams, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and remaining with in budgets.

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