Senior Manager, Private Client Services, Tax, Belfast or Derry, Londonderry
Location: Belfast
Other locations: Anywhere in Country
Requisition ID: 1717588
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Private Client Services – Personal Tax – Manager or SM
The Private Tax team at EY acts for a wide range of entrepreneurial, owner‑managed, PE‑backed businesses together with their shareholders, in addition to family offices, ultra‑high net worth individuals, private equity and high‑profile professional partnerships. We aim to be trusted advisers to our clients and deliver a broad range of tax advisory services, including tax‑efficient value extraction and creation, re‑organisations, international tax advisory, transactions and ongoing maintenance of the tax structure of our clients.
The services we deliver include tax return compliance services, UK tax reporting and tax analysis for private equity houses and their UK investors, advice on residence and domicile issues, transaction and re‑organisation advice, optimisation of wealth from a tax perspective, estate and succession tax advice, and deal and fund structuring analysis.
The Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious individual to join EY’s specialist Private Tax team based in Belfast. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to work with our excellent existing clients, providing a great opportunity to build and expand their network.
We are currently looking to expand our team and are keen to speak with experienced Tax Managers who have a proven track record of building trusted relationships with clients and a passion for delivering exceptional client service. EY is investing significantly in the Private Tax team, and we are looking for the right individual to join our team and help deliver for our clients at this exciting time.
Your key responsibilities
- Be responsible for a portfolio of tax return compliance clients and build and maintain relationships with these clients
- Manage the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding advisory projects for clients, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business‑driven approach
- Manage private equity transaction analysis for PE fund clients
- Provide development support to junior team members through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring
- Contribute to people initiatives, including retaining and training our team
Skills and attributes for success
- Client driven and strategically and commercially aware
- Strong tax technical skills
- Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to develop quality outputs for clients
- Negotiation skills, able to sustain opinion and handle challenges
- Effective time management, ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines
- Excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral
- Good knowledge of advising a range of individuals, which may include entrepreneurs, shareholders of family‑owned businesses, private equity executives, cross‑border individuals, UHNWI, estates and trusts
To qualify for the role you must have
- ACA/CTA/Tax Inspector with full Technical Training course/ Law qualification / Tax specialist qualification or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification
- Strong tax technical skills
- Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff
Ideally you’ll also have
- Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
What we look for
- Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
- Outgoing with good relationship skills
- The ability to deliver quality output in a timely and efficient manner
What working at EY offers
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
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible
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