Senior Manager, Funds, Private Client Services, Tax, Belfast or Derry, Londonderry

Job Overview

The Funds Tax team at EY serves a diverse range of UK and international private equity houses and professional partnerships. The team delivers annual UK tax reporting, UK tax transaction analysis, deal and fund structuring, and advisory projects for private equity firms. It also provides personal tax compliance and advisory services for principals of private equity firms in collaboration with the Private Client Services team.

The Opportunity

This position is based in Belfast and offers the chance to work with a fast‑growing team, deliver technical excellence, and pursue business development opportunities with senior clients. The role supports a flexible working approach and has clear progression potential.

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 our 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‑focused 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 or 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 the ability to develop quality outputs for clients.
• Effective time management, able 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 areas such as private equity fund transaction analysis; private equity partnership computations and returns; investor reporting.

Benefits

• Continuous learning: develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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