Job description
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence and help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams. Join EY and help to build a better working world.
The opportunity
The funds tax team at EY acts for a wide range of UK and international private equity houses and professional partnerships. The services include annual UK tax reporting for the private equity house and its UK investors, UK tax transaction analysis, deal and fund structuring, and ad‑hoc tax advisory projects for private equity firms.
This is an exciting opportunity to join EY’s specialist Funds Tax team based in Belfast, working with existing clients and intermediaries and building a network to win new business. We are looking to expand our team and are keen to speak with experienced tax advisors.
Your key responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for leading the management and delivery of UK tax reporting and UK tax transaction analysis for a range of private equity clients.
- Provision of development support to junior members of the team through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring.
- Contribution to people initiatives, including retaining and training the team.
- Pursuit of business development opportunities.
- Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding consulting projects for clients, ensuring technical excellence and a practical / business focus approach.
- Significant role in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and through managing junior staff development and assignments.
Skills and attributes for success
- Relevant/appropriate tax experience in a similar role.
- Technical and practical knowledge and experience in advising UK and non‑UK Private Equity Houses.
- Client focused, strategically and commercially aware.
- Management and delivery of client expectations, ensuring technical excellence and a practical/business driven approach.
- Strong tax technical skills.
- Strong client relationship management skills with ability to develop quality outputs to clients.
- Effective time management, ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral.
- Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
To qualify for the role you must have
- CTA/ACA/Law qualification/Tax specialist qualification or breadth of knowledge equivalent to a Tax specialist qualification.
- Strong tax technical skills.
- Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to sell work.
- Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff.
- Knowledge of the taxation of partnerships and private equity funds.
Qualifications
- CTA preferred.
- ATT/ACA/CA/ACCA with relevant tax experience, or
- Demonstrable experience in a managerial role within a private equity tax environment.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget.
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically.
- Experience in private equity fund compliance in the following areas:
- Private equity fund transaction analysis.
- Private equity partnership computations and returns.
- Investor reporting.
What we offer
- Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Guaranteed equal opportunity
Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here.
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