Director Corporate Tax Reading jobs at Ey in United Kingdom

Your key responsibilities

• Building and maintaining key client relationships by delivering exceptional client service
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
• Identifying and driving opportunities –use your knowledge gained from other projects and from our knowledge sharing sessions and technical training to add input to projects and proposals
• Building your own strong client and internal relationships - develop and use your relationship skills to create your own external and internal networks
• Counsel and develop junior staff through delegation and on the job training

Skills and attributes for success

What we look for

• Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
• Enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
• Strong and motivated team player
• Coaching and developing more junior staff

Ideally, you’ll also

• Experienced tax practitioner with reviewing skills and expertise in international tax
• Any of the following preferred: ATT / ACA / CA / CTA (or breadth of knowledge equivalent to CTA, e.g. law qualification)
• Experience of working with financial services clients

Join our Government and Infrastructure Advisory (G&IA) team and you join a team of experienced professionals who bring to clients excellence in the planning, procurement and delivery of infrastructure. You will advise both public and private sector organisations that require support in developing and managing large scale infrastructure projects across a range of sectors. You will also advise on the long-term operation of assets and the creation of high performing organisations.

Your key responsibilities

• Working effectively as a senior member of the team under the supervision of Partners within SaT G&IA as well as other EY departments in both Ireland and internationally on the following assignments:

o Strategic advice - various advice relating to strategic matters, which vary considerably from client to client

o PPPs – advising public and private clients in relation to the procurement and funding of infrastructure assets through PPP

• Understanding our client requirements, co-developing our approach with the client, and providing value to our clients through insights, factual conclusions, and advice.
• Develop and maintain business relationships and market profile with a view to winning business for the practice
• Lead and manage a challenging and varied client portfolio, both public and private side
• Develop and maintain new products and service offerings
• Lead both internal and external projects
• Responsible for client engagement on assignments on day-to-day basis; updating client on project progress; discussing tasks to be completed and deliverables to be provided.
• Actively managing project financials and administration including client take on process, WIP control, billing etc.
• A focus on anticipating and identifying risks that require escalation and subsequently escalating these risks to more senior staff as appropriate.
• Working closely with colleagues you will ensure that work is properly executed, documented and concluded in compliance with our Quality & Risk Management guidelines.
• Actively establishing, maintaining, and strengthening your internal and external relationships.
• As an influential member of the team, you will help create a positive learning culture. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing more junior members of staff and providing constructive feedback on both a formal and informal basis. You will also be responsible for recruitment and retention of team members.
• Maintaining and constantly upgrading technical knowledge and personal skills.

Skills and attributes for success

• Ideally you will have an accounting qualification – Chartered Accountant or equivalent; a sound grasp of Irish Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and/or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial accounting
• High level of business awareness and a strong understanding of the factors that drive financial performance
• Highly numerate with a sound grasp of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• A track record in infrastructure advisory and/or corporate finance advisory, experience of working in a professional services environment, and exposure to high profile transactions, would all be a distinct advantage
• Familiarity with the development or formal review of financial models is a pre-requisite
• Strong leadership skills, willingness to learn and a positive attitude
  

To qualify for the role you must have

• Qualified with ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with proven relevant and transferrable work experience
• Relevant degree, numeric subjects preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and client focus are important, as well as attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Demonstrable organization and self-management skills
• Excellent business development and relationship management skills

What we look for

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
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

Join our fast-growing Global Compliance and Reporting (GCR) team as a Senior Manager in the Direct Tax Compliance and Reporting CoE. You’ll lead multi-country client engagements in tax accounting and direct tax, providing Group Tax Accounting/Reporting services under US GAAP and IFRS. In this role, you’ll help drive improvements and redesign how we deliver tax compliance and reporting, ensuring efficient, high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Your key responsibilities

1. Tax Accounting & Reporting

• Design and implement tax operating models to support multinational clients.
• Build and grow strategic client accounts and relationships
• Manage the full scope of tax and finance outsourcing services as part of the Global Direct Tax and Tax Accounting team
• Lead the preparation and review of interim, quarterly, and year-end global tax provisions under IFRS and US GAAP
• Oversee tax reporting deliverables from controllers and tax managers across the Group
• Manage US GAAP and IFRS disclosure preparation, including reconciliation of GAAP differences
• Prepare and maintain detailed tax provision memoranda and supporting documentation
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX documentation and audit processes
• Lead pursuits and technical discussions related to BEPS Pillar Two and OECD GloBE Framework

2. Process Improvement & Compliance

• Identify and implement process improvements in tax provision and compliance functions
• Coordinate preparation of tax account reconciliations and related schedules
• Monitor and manage the implications of new accounting standards and regulatory changes (including, but not limited to, BEPS Pillar Two)
• Standardize and embed Group Tax Reporting processes to ensure compliance with US GAAP, IFRS, and SOX
• Drive continuous improvement in tax reporting processes through design, control, and operational enhancements

3. Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage tax reporting aspects of M&A transactions, including purchase accounting and compliance
• Mentor and develop staff on ASC 740, IAS 12, and other key tax concepts; provide performance feedback
• Partner with internal tax, accounting, and finance teams, as well as external service providers
• Develop and lead onshore/offshore teams for seamless client service delivery.
• Ensure the highest quality standards and develop team talent at all levels
• Set engagement strategies and connect clients with EY subject matter experts.
• Serve as an escalation point for client and internal teams.

Skills and attributes for success

• Deep expertise in US GAAP and/or IFRS tax accounting provisions/projects
• Strong understanding of ASC 740 and IAS 12 frameworks
• Experience in corporate income tax across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong leadership with a track record of managing teams across borders
• Excellent communication skills — simplify complex topics for diverse audiences
• Ability to distil complex concepts into clear, actionable insights
• Organizational agility; deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Experience coaching and developing junior staff; fostering growth and engagement.
• Problem solving capabilities and process improvement mindset
• Ability to manage budgets and time to deliver quality output
• Accounting or tax qualification (ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA/CPA or equivalent)
• Proactive, business-focused mindset with strong supervisory capabilities

To qualify for the role, you must have

• ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA/CPA qualified or equivalent
• Strong tax accounting skills and working technical knowledge on ASC 740 and/or IAS 12 framework
• Good experience in tax accounting packages and strong Excel skills
• Agile to the changing client environment and able to provide quality deliverables under tight timelines
• Degree qualified
• Hands-on experience with corporate income tax in any country
• Experience providing tax services to a portfolio of clients
• Proactive and able to identify opportunities for business development
• Strong supervisory skills and ability to develop and coach team members

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Project management skills, ability to plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor budgets
• Experience managing international projects
• Experience in process and technology design is beneficial but not mandatory
• Understanding of BEPS Pillar Two and OECD GloBE Framework
• Knowledge of withholding tax processes

The right individual will be technically competent with previous practical experience in reviewing complex self-assessment tax returns.

Your key responsibilities:

• Efficient management, review and sign-off a mixed portfolio of private client tax compliance and related services.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients and colleagues, and providing excellent client service, identifying opportunities and managing expectations.
• Mentoring and technical support of the team.
• Assistance to the senior team on more technical project or advisory work, where appropriate.
• Opportunity to be involved in business development opportunities.
• Effective billing management.

Skills and Experience required for the role

• Relevant/appropriate tax experience in a similar role.
• Efficient technical review of a mixed portfolio of private client’s tax compliance and related services.
• Management and delivery of client expectations, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach
• Mentoring and providing technical guidance to the team
• Ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budgets and fees.
• Ability to integrate with new teams quickly and build effective relationships at all levels
• Confident with good relationship skills and ability to manage client expectations
• Client focused and commercially aware
• Strong technical skills and keen to develop further
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards

Qualifications

• CTA preferred; or
• ATT/ACA/CA/ACCA with relevant tax experience; or
• Demonstrable experience in a Managerial role within a private client tax environment.

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.

Please note;

Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity& inclusiveness

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.

Director - Open to flexible working

You will be working with some of the leading international tax 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 large, complex and high profile international tax issues over the past few years.

It is a great time to join the ICTA team who have expanded significantly 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 complex international tax landscape.

Our international tax professionals will work on a variety of projects which are focused on helping clients to develop and execute their international tax strategy, including:

• Expansion into new markets

• Pre-transaction reorganisations and post-transaction integration

• M&A deal structuring

Legal structure rationalisation

• Operating model redesign

• Optimisation of capital structure and financing

• Optimisation of intellectual property ownership and reliefs

• Managing the risk arising from global law change such as BEPS; and

Supporting clients with tax controversy

Your key responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with clients, winning work proactively and contributing to winning new clients and growing existing ones
• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical / commercial focus
• Overall responsibility for quality of client service
• Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from, and work with other parts of EY UK and globally to identify and capitalise on opportunities.
• Build and develop client engagement teams, and develop junior staff through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring
• Significant 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

• Client focus and commercially aware
• Strong UK tax technical skills and experience, with a particular focus on areas relevant in a cross-border context, such a CFCs, anti-hybrid rules, loan relationships, intellectual property and Pillar 2.
• Commitment to building strong client relationships with ability to deliver quality outputs to clients
• Negotiation skills and ability to handle complexity and nuance
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to grow market
• Strong business acumen with ability to manage engagement financial results
• Effective time management, and ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations
• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create, develop and sustain high performing teams
• Change orientated and innovative with flexible approach to ways of working and adoption of new technologies

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Strong tax technical skills and significant experience of providing tax advice to large MNCs on complex, cross-border issues
• Any of the following preferred: ATT / ACA / CA / CTA
• Experience of Managing a team and/or coaching and developing more junior team members

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 :

Assurance, Technology Risk (Manager) (Multiple Positions) (1651219), Ernst & Young U.S. LLP, Dallas, TX.

Full time employment, Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, International Relations or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate related experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry.

Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, International Relations or a related field and 4 years of related experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm, a professional services firm, or within industry.

Must have 3 years of work experience applying relevant IT audit skills in audit engagements as a Financial Audit IT integration leader on own engagement.

Must have 3 years of experience in a supervisory/managerial capacity focused on financial audit IT in public company audits.

Must have 3 years of experience supervising audit professionals performing the IT portion of the audit (IT general controls, ERP, application knowledge, system implementation, audit knowledge, and similar).

Must have 3 years of experience supervising the integration with the financial audit team on application controls, IPE, and IT dependent manual controls.

Must be eligible to obtain CPA, CA, CISA, CIPP, CGEIT, CIA, CISSP, CISM, CIPT, CRISC, CMA and/or relevant certification within one year of hire.

Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on yourperformance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary for this job is $115,450.00 per year. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year. Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

• 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.
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