EY Indirect Tax Manager - Transactions 

United Kingdom, England, London 

126999690

Indirect Tax Manager - Transactions

We have a specialist Indirect tax team in London embedded in the International Tax and Transactions Services team, focused on Transactions, Post Deal Services and Restructuring. The business has been growing strongly over the years and the team requires new talent to provide VAT management in relation to these focus areas.

The role will focus on a range of transaction related issues including diligence on mergers, acquisitions and disposals, structuring, efficient recovery of taxes and post deal services where possible. You will be applying VAT technical knowledge to often complex commercial scenarios across a wide range of markets and industries, as well as managing team members, internal stakeholders and external clients where appropriate. Typical transaction projects can be national to global, buy side or sell side and are often fast-moving so you will experience lots of variety.

Modern tax regulations are highly complex and dynamic. As a tax professional at Ernst & Young, you'll gain the VAT technical knowledge and industry experience you need to help clients manage their tax obligations effectively and enhance their financial performance. In turn, we'll help you achieve your potential by giving you business advisory experience and professional development. Our senior tax professionals will support you throughout your career, helping you to grow and become a leader in the tax profession.

Your client responsibilities

• Build and maintain tax relationships with clients (primarily internal) and provide high levels of client service
• Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
• Contribute to winning new work by proactively managing existing internal networks and contribute to winning new clients.
• Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
• Responsible for managing team members to meet project deadlines and HMRC liaison where appropriate
• Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio.

Skills & Attributes

• Broad UK VAT technical knowledge, including relevant VAT advisory experience
• Previous experience working in the transactions environment, e.g. due diligence projects, recovery of VAT on transaction costs, will be useful
• Minimum 5 years UK (or EU) VAT experience.
• Experience working for a large firm is preferable but not essential (we will consider candidates from professional services or law firms as well as HMRC)
• Ability to build strong client relationships, both internal and external
• Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral, confident leading calls
• Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer to sector VAT/indirect tax specialists
• Able to balance attention to detail with consideration of whether the issue is material and the bigger commercial picture
• Client focused and commercially aware
• Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations
• Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
• Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, be flexible, monitor budgets and handle multiple ongoing projects.
• People management skills to ensure project deadlines are met within the team’s internal review process.

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:

• Commitment for 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