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Our US/UK Cross-Border Tax team combines the best of both practices to deliver exceptional client service and global reach. With over 45 years of experience advising US and UK private clients, we guide individuals through the complex tax regulations and planning considerations that apply across jurisdictions.

As a Tax Manager, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of clients with complex US and/or UK tax affairs, ensuring exceptional service and timely delivery.
• Plan and delegate work effectively, overseeing the end-to-end compliance process.
• Lead billing processes, ensuring deadlines and financial targets are met.
• Work with the Credit Control team to support timely payment of invoices.
• Review complex returns with accuracy and rigour, signing off completed work as agreed with senior management.
• Identify cross-disciplinary tax issues (including estate, gift, IHT, or corporate tax) and coordinate with relevant specialists.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, supporting their professional growth and performance.
• Oversee the technical, personal, and administrative development of assigned staff, escalating personnel matters as needed.
• Maintain EY’s high standards of risk management, quality, and client service.
• Act as a role model for EY’s values, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
• Collaborate flexibly across teams, providing support to colleagues to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

About you

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated professional who demonstrates:

• ATT qualification and US tax certification (Enrolled Agent or CPA) — CTA qualification desirable but not essential.
• At least five years’ experience in professional practice, operating at a similar level.
• Strong technical knowledge of both US and UK tax compliance and advisory work.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality client service in person, by phone, and via email.
• Experience managing billing, reviewing and signing out returns, and overseeing junior staff.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Great attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Proven people management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
• Confidence to influence, persuade, and manage challenging client situations with professionalism and tact.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proficiency with relevant IT systems and tax software.

What We Offer

• Global Exposure:Work with international clients and collaborate across EY’s global network.
• Career Progression:Lead high-impact projects and shape your professional journey.
• Support & Coaching:Learn from industry leaders and receive ongoing mentoring.
• Flexible Working:Hybrid model (minimum two days in the office) with a focus on work-life balance.
• Total Rewards:Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and exclusive EY perks.
• Inclusive Culture:

Whoever you are, whatever your background, you are valued, supported, and empowered to be your best.

Your impact

• Define comprehensive AI and data strategies tailored to client organizations across consumer products, retail, health, energy, and life sciences sectors
• Conduct in-depth analysis of industry-specific value chain and identify a portfolio of high impact AI use cases, to drive revenue growth, operational efficiency, and competitive differentiation
• Assess organizational AI maturity and create tailored roadmaps for transformation including operating models, organisational structure and capabilities required to deliver the strategy

• Define high-level business and technology architectures that enable scalable AI deployment

• Lead cross-functional workshops and design sessions with senior stakeholder to Influence and align diverse stakeholder groups around a unified AI vision
• Present complex AI concepts and recommendations to board-level audiences

• Prioritize AI initiatives based on strategic value, feasibility, and organizational readiness

Experience

• Stong experience in AI/ML strategy, data strategy, or digital transformation consulting
• Proven track record of delivering enterprise-level AI strategies for Fortune 500 or equivalent organizations
• Deep expertise in at least two of the following industries: consumer products, retail, healthcare, energy, or life sciences
• Experience in designing operating models and organizational structures for data and AI functions

• Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies, including generative AI, predictive analytics, computer vision, and NLP
• Knowledge of modern data architectures, cloud platforms, and AI infrastructure
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management, and regulatory requirements

• Strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into business language

• Proven communication and presentation skills.
• Proven stakeholder management skills with excellent facilitation and workshop design capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• Certification in relevant areas (e.g., cloud platforms, data governance, AI ethics)
• Experience with Big 4 consulting methodologies and framework
• Continuous learning mindset to stay ahead of rapidly evolving AI landscape

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients, winning work proactively and contributing to winning new clients
• Shape and articulate solutions to complex technical problems working with stakeholders from Ernst & Young, client and tax authority stakeholders
• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical / business driven approach taken
• Identify opportunities to involve other technical disciplines to expand the scope and value of services delivered
• Able to identify and manage areas of risk for clients and the firm, consulting appropriately
• Responsibility for day-to-day delivery of exceptional client service
• Build commercial networks and relationships internally and externally and manage resulting flows of opportunities
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Involvement 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

• Strategically and commercially aware
• Effective time management
• Ability to build strong client relationships
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
• Client focused and commercially aware
• Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations
• Ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
• Ability to coach and develop more junior members of the team

Ideally, you’ll also

• Experienced Transfer Pricing tax practitioner
• Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute
• Degree or postgraduate degree
• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget

As an Executive (Junior Manager) in our team, you’ll advise clients across all sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions use your intellectual guile and enthusiasm to apply your technical skills across the M&A transaction lifecycle; including pre-deal diligence, portfolio review and corporate carve-outs and integrations. Your proven project management and stakeholder management experience will be key to the role. 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:

• Leading and/or contributing to pre deal, post deal, separation and integration engagements with clients across all sectors including Private Equity across the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI).
• Assisting in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and working in project teams comprising other colleagues from EY Parthenon, such as Operational and Financial Due Diligence, Corporate Strategy and Software Strategy Group.
• Working on client engagement teams who advise and support key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions.
• Assess the client's state of readiness with respect to people, resources, planning, data collection and strategy, while identifying high-risk areas, unidentified issues and areas for overall improvement.
• Contribute to people initiatives, recruiting, retaining and training current and future staff.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• A degree in computer science, information technology or related subjects.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Analytical mindset and the ability to provide insights based on experience on IT aspects of transactions that are relevant and valued by clients and readers.
• Strong communicator (verbally and written) and presentation skills.
• Broad knowledge of one or more core aspects of a typical IT ecosystem, including Enterprise Architecture, IT Operating Model, IT Strategy and Governance, Systems Integration and Application Development, IT Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure, IT Financials and Data.
• Project Management experience with demonstrable experience in managing sub-workstreams and being involved in the delivery of successful programmes.
• Flexible with working locations, the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations.

Ideally, you will have:

• Experience of transactions, ideally in performing of IT Due Diligence and/or IT post-merger integration, separation/carve-out assignments.
• Knowledge of structured methodologies and a familiarity with industry standards such as ITIL for Infrastructure, Systems Development Life Cycle methods and COBIT for IT Governance.

Our US/UK Cross-Border Tax team combines the best of both practices to deliver exceptional client service and global reach. With over 45 years of experience advising US and UK private clients, we guide individuals through the complex tax regulations and planning considerations that apply across jurisdictions.

As a Tax Manager, you will:

• Manage a portfolio of clients with complex US and/or UK tax affairs, ensuring exceptional service and timely delivery.
• Plan and delegate work effectively, overseeing the end-to-end compliance process.
• Lead billing processes, ensuring deadlines and financial targets are met.
• Work with the Credit Control team to support timely payment of invoices.
• Review complex returns with accuracy and rigour, signing off completed work as agreed with senior management.
• Identify cross-disciplinary tax issues (including estate, gift, IHT, or corporate tax) and coordinate with relevant specialists.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, supporting their professional growth and performance.
• Oversee the technical, personal, and administrative development of assigned staff, escalating personnel matters as needed.
• Maintain EY’s high standards of risk management, quality, and client service.
• Act as a role model for EY’s values, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions.
• Collaborate flexibly across teams, providing support to colleagues to ensure smooth and efficient operations.

About you

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated professional who demonstrates:

• ATT qualification and US tax certification (Enrolled Agent or CPA) — CTA qualification desirable but not essential.
• At least five years’ experience in professional practice, operating at a similar level.
• Strong technical knowledge of both US and UK tax compliance and advisory work.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality client service in person, by phone, and via email.
• Experience managing billing, reviewing and signing out returns, and overseeing junior staff.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Great attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Proven people management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with colleagues and clients alike.
• Confidence to influence, persuade, and manage challenging client situations with professionalism and tact.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Proficiency with relevant IT systems and tax software.

What We Offer

• Global Exposure:Work with international clients and collaborate across EY’s global network.
• Career Progression:Lead high-impact projects and shape your professional journey.
• Support & Coaching:Learn from industry leaders and receive ongoing mentoring.
• Flexible Working:Hybrid model (minimum two days in the office) with a focus on work-life balance.
• Total Rewards:Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and exclusive EY perks.
• Inclusive Culture:

Whoever you are, whatever your background, you are valued, supported, and empowered to be your best.