Manager, Corporate Tax, Manchester at Ernst & Young (EY)

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Corporate Tax specialist to join our busy Corporate Tax team in Manchester.

Our Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory professionals help businesses meet complex demands for tax compliance and reporting and with the associated tax advisory, strategy and controversy. The Global Compliance Reporting and Advisory team continues to experience growth due to strong client demand.

By integrating deep technical and industry knowledge with established methodologies and cutting- edge tax technologies they work with a wide range of large and complex multinational companies (predominantly FTSE and significant inbound businesses) to help them develop and implement effective, practical and sustainable tax strategies.

Due to significant growth following a number of high-profile client wins we are looking for a Corporate Tax Manager in our Manchester Office. The role offers the opportunity to work on some of the largest and most exciting clients in the market to help support them as they navigate an ever increasingly complex tax environment.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Significant experience in corporate tax from practice or from an in-house tax background
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and exhibit strong and stakeholder management
• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work
• Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
• Enthusiastic team player with the ability to create and sustain effective teams
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
• Ensure delivery of quality work

Your Key Responsibilities

• Grow and maintain relationships with clients both existing and new clients
• High level management of the successful delivery of technically complex tax compliance and tax reporting engagements as well as delivery of any related consulting projects
• Providing exceptional client service
• Working in conjunction with other tax specialist teams
• Help people to develop through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring staff
• Lead team initiatives, covering all aspects of leading a successful team

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Experienced corporate tax practitioner (Minimum of 4 years’ experience)
• ACA / CA / ACCA / CTA Tax Inspectors with full Technical Training course / Law qualification/ Tax specialist qualification / or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification