EY US / UK Cross Border Tax Senior Manager 

United Kingdom, England, London 

332056779

Senior Manager - US/UK Cross Border

We aim to be trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory services.

The services that we deliver include tax return compliance services, advice on residence and domicile issues, transaction and reorganisation advice, optimisation of wealth from a tax perspective, and estate and succession tax advice. Our client base is predominantly international and therefore experience of working with non-domiciled individuals is essential.

Duties

• Senior Tax Managers have responsibility for running their allocated client list, ensuring clients receive a high level of service
• Ensure that work is planned and delegated in advance
• Take the lead in the billing processes and ensure deadlines are met
• Work with the Credit Control team to secure prompt payment of invoices
• Tax Managers are expected to carry out accurate and complex final reviews, ensuring risks are minimised and high standards are maintained
• Sign out completed tax returns as agreed with senior staff
• Senior Tax Managers should have sufficient knowledge of other areas of tax (such as estate/gift tax, IHT and corporate tax) to be able to identify when to involve other experts within the companyto identify appropriate departments to involve
• Senior Tax Managers should demonstrate continued development of their management skills providing support and guidance to allocated junior staff members
• Ensure the technical, personal and administrative development of allocated staff and deal with personnel issues with guidance from HR
• Senior Tax Managers are ultimately responsible for ensuring all compliance work meets expected standards – this includes minimising risk and ensuring an excellent level of client service is maintained
• Ensure all clients receive an exceptional level of service: organising and prompting when necessary to meet all deadlines
• Role model appropriate behaviours reflecting the EY values as well as ensure all information shared with them is treated with the utmost confidentiality
• Work flexibly as part of the close team at EY. This may mean assisting colleagues from time to time in support of the efficient operation of the practice.

Person Specification

• The job holder will be a qualified member of the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) and qualified to practice US tax i.e. an Enrolled Agent (EA) or CPA. A CTA qualified individual is desirable but not compulsory.

• They can work well under pressure.

• They are well organised.

• They have been working in practice for at least 5 years.

Proven Experience

• They can demonstrate they have gained tax experience and operated at a similar level within a practice.

• Experience of providing a high standard of service to clients both face to face and over the telephone/email

• Experience of dealing with the full range of client tax requirements.

• Experience of dealing with bills

• Experience of signing out US/UK tax returns

• Experience of managing junior members of staff

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• An eye for detail and accuracy

• Good people management skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly numerical and able to interpret financial data

• Sound IT skills

• Must be able to build strong working relationships with other members of staff.

• The role requires them to be able to persuade and also push back with respect when dealing with difficult clients.

• Must be able to work in a team as well as independently.

• They should support colleagues and provide assistance when required.

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 and coaching 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

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.