EY Tax Disputes - Environmental Associates/Senior Consultants 

Cyprus, Nicosia 

50645412

As a tax controversy- green levy focussed professional, you’ll be helping clients manage tax disputes to resolution, supporting with proactive authorities engagement, and Business Risk Review+ discussions, playing a key part in the evaluation and mitigation of tax and environmental risks. The role is predominantly EU and Cyprus specific tax focussed and experience working with multi-million pound organisations will be a critical component to your success.

Our professionals are required to deal directly with clients, but also with the environmental, tax and customs authorities on behalf of our clients, thus developing both their client relationship and technical skills, as well as their business acumen in relation to tax disputes, sustainability, green levies, customs, environmental taxes, global trade and shipping.

and disputes resolution and you wish to be involved in the most sustainability transition

Associates/Senior Consultants

• Receive professional training on the job to become a fully qualified advisor

• Advise and manage green tax – revenue dispute matters for clients operating in various industries in Cyprus and across the EU

• Work on challenging projects, such as due diligence projects for the environmental tax - disputes evaluation of businesses, sustainability pricing optimisation and planning projects, diagnostic reviews and audits

• Liaising and consulting with Cyprus and EU environmental, tax, shipping and customs authorities

• Interact and appear before EU bodies including EU Commission, Directorate Generates, IMO, EU Courts and responsible Ministries

• Prepare advisory opinions and facilitate compliance on the green tax - controversy resolution treatment of transactions performed by organisations

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the delivery of tax controversy projects, guaranteeing technical and commercial excellence supported by an experienced senior team

• Day-to-day client liaison and wider tax team co-ordination in relation to engagements

• Drive activities to achieve effective tax outcomes and certainty for our clients

• Provide exceptional advisory services on a broad range of green tax issues

• Advise on technical environmental tax issues and provide support to client service teams

• Become the day-to-day contact for allocated clients and provide innovative environmental tax solutions that add value to clients

• Work closely with senior team members who will support and assist you in reaching your full potential

• Demonstrate an understanding and the ability to discuss increasingly complex concepts with team members and clients

• Thoroughly and accurately analyse complex information and contribute in making quality decisions in complex and judgmental areas

• Contribute towards achieving team goals and support in the development of recommendations and implementation plans

• Participation in client workshops, international conferences, high profile institutional meetings and educational – indirect tax go to market initiatives

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• Strong Academic Credentials

• Holding or Studying for a Bachelor or Masters Degree in Tax, Law, EU, Environmental Studies, Business, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Applied Sciences or flexible equivalent;

• Fluent in the Greek and English language;

• Knowledge of another language will be favourably considered especially French;

• Motivated to start a career in Sustainability Taxes – Tax Disputes within a growing Department offering global opportunities of work;

• Experience in Taxation and partial qualification in professional courses (e.g. LPC,BPTC, Cyprus Advocate Qualification, ACCA, ICAEW, CPA, ADIT, ATT, CTA) will be also considered.

• Previous tax controversy/EU/environmental/administrative law experience preferred, but not essential

• Proven ability to analyse and interpret existing and new tax – environmental statute and deliver quality output

• A keen interest in ongoing learning, innovation, public speaking e.g. using technology and AI tools to improve processes

What we offer:

In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits include but are not limited to:

• 13th salary

• Provident Fund

• Private Medical and Life Insurance

• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid work and flexible work schedule)

• Friday afternoon off

• EY Tech MBA and EY MSc in Business Analytics

• EY Badges - digital learning certificates

• Mobility programs (if interested to work abroad)

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Paternity Leave

• Yearly wellbeing days off

• Maternity, Wedding and New Baby Gifts

• EY Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (counselling, legal and financial consultation services)