Job Description
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At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, we are using the finance products, expertise, and systems we have developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we will make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.
We are growing fast and looking for those, who share our values, believe in the importance of the people agenda, and have experience in organisation and workforce transformation and transactions, change experience and learning, culture and leadership, digital HR, reward, employment tax and people mobility, to join us in PAS.
The opportunity
The opportunity is in the employment tax team working closely with colleagues in the reward, mobility, and workforce advisory teams in London, as well as throughout the FS PAS region and with PAS and other service lines of the firm globally. The role is based in London, though we operate a hybrid working policy. We are looking to grow our Employment Tax team with an experienced Senior Consultant who can deliver high-quality services to our clients.
Your key responsibilities
At EY we operate a 'client-centric' approach, meaning we aim to be our clients' trusted business partners. Whilst the team's core skill set is in providing clients with traditional employment tax consulting and compliance services, its close integration into the rest of FS PAS provides a unique opportunity to work on various complex and challenging multi-disciplinary projects. This is achieved by being proactive, understanding their challenges and providing a relevant and high level of client service:
- Local and global employment tax compliance and advisory projects
- Specialist support to Global Mobility and Business Traveller programmes
- Development and management of Cross Border Remote Worker programmes
- Advising on contractor taxation and compliance
- Advising on reward taxation in the UK and globally (working with shares schemes and regulatory reward professionals).
- Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
- Assist in winning work by proactively managing existing clients and contributing to winning new clients.
- Assist in managing the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business-driven approach taken as well as managing team members to help deliver deadlines
- Support with advising clients on UK domestic employment tax matters including, benefits and expenses reporting, termination payments, salary sacrifice, Off-Payroll Workers, PAYE, and operational payroll matters as well as international aspects with respect to employment taxes
- Contribute to successfully extracting maximum value for both EY and clients from the tax services delivered whilst managing risk appropriately for both client and the fir
Skills and attributes for success
- Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
- A strategic and commercial awareness of wide business issues
- An enthusiastic and flexible attitude to work
- To be a strong and motivated team player
- To be able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- To manage, coach and counsel team members
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
- Client focused and commercially aware
- Relationship management skills with the ability to manage client expectations
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
- Excellent communicator in a range of situations both written and oral
- Experience working in employment tax, dealing with compliance issues, and providing technical advice, as well as winning work in the market.
Ideally, you'll also have:
- Experience working within professional services
- ATT/ACA/CA/ACCA/CTA/Law qualification (or equivalent)
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you will 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 and coaching 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 is right for you
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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