Senior Manager-International Corporate Tax Advisory-Tax-Belfast or Derry-Londonderry

Senior Manager, International Corporate Tax Advisory

We’ve got an exciting opportunity to join our International Corporate Tax Advisory(ICTA) team, which is recognised as being a market leader in international corporate tax advisory and cross border M&A. This is a pure tax advisory role, and you will be working with some of the largest corporations in the world advising them on international tax issues.

 You will be working with some of the leading international tax Partners who are well known and respected in the market. You’ll also be working with a high performing team who have advised on many large, complex and high profile international tax issues over the past few years.

 It is a great time to join the ICTA team who have expanded significantly in recent years and are continuing to grow. With a number of disrupting factors in the market at the moment you’ll be at the forefront of helping our clients to navigate the complex international tax landscape.

 The opportunity 

The combination of experience and innovation in our team makes it not only one of the most exciting places to work in tax, but also a place where you can learn and accelerate your development into a skilled and renowned international tax adviser, working with the largest UK and foreign-owned MNCs on complex projects.

 Our international tax professionals will work on a variety of projects which are focused on helping clients to develop and execute their international tax strategy, including:

• Expansion into new markets


• Pre-transaction reorganisations and post-transaction integration


• M&A deal structuring


• Legal structure rationalisation


• Operating model redesign


• Optimisation of capital structure and financing


• Optimisation of intellectual property ownership and reliefs


• Managing the risk arising from global law change such as BEPS; and


• Supporting clients with tax controversy            

Your key responsibilities 

• Build and maintain relationships with clients, winning work proactively and contributing to winning new clients and growing existing ones


• Management of the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding advisory projects, ensuring technical excellence and a practical / commercial focus


• Overall responsibility for quality of client service


• Build networks and relationships internally and externally for the team to leverage from, and work with other parts of EY UK and globally to identify and capitalise on opportunities.


• Build and develop client engagement teams, and develop junior staff through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring


• Significant involvement in the management of the team both in terms of strategy and operations and also through managing junior staff development and assignments

Skills and attributes for success 

• Client focus and commercially aware


• Commitment to building strong client relationships with ability to deliver quality outputs to clients


• Negotiation skills and ability to handle complexity and nuance


• Business development skills, able to identify and convert opportunities to grow market


• Strong business acumen with ability to manage engagement financial results


• Effective time management, and ability to remain calm when under pressure to meet deadlines


• Excellent communicator in a range of situations


• Enthusiastic team player with ability to create, develop and sustain high performing teams


• Change orientated and innovative with flexible approach to ways of working and adoption of new technologies

To qualify for the role, you must have 

• Strong UK tax technical skills and understanding and experience, with a particular focus on areas relevant in a cross-border context, such as CFCs, anti-hybrid rules, loan relationships, intellectual property and Pillar 2.


• Any of the following Qualifications preferred: ATT / ACA / CA / CTA


• Experience of Managing a team and/or coaching and developing more junior team members

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.


• You can read more here: https://www.ey.com/en_uk/careers/what-its-like-to-work-here

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

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

Apply now.