Equity & Employment Senior Tax Consultant- Reading - EY

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Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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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 believe the People Agenda is at the heart of successful change.

EY People Advisory Services (PAS) help organisations to put humans at the centre of their transformation agenda enabling them to align culture and leadership to their purpose, develop necessary skillsets and mindsets, and build adaptability through continuous change and learning.

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
***Working in the Equity & Global Employment Tax team at EY offers fantastic opportunities to develop client relationships early on in your career and to be involved in the day-to-day management of relationships and delivery of our services across a broad range of issues above and beyond tax compliance and advisory.

We are looking to grow our Equity & Global Employment Tax team with a 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 partner.

This is achieved by being pro-active, understanding their challenges and providing a relevant and high level of client service:

Supporting in the management of clients.
Building and maintaining relationships with clients and providing consistently high levels of client service.
Contributing to the successful delivery of employment tax projects and ensuring technical excellence.
Contributing to the daytoday delivery of client services both compliance and advisory.
Contributing to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients.
Adherence to Quality and Risk Management processes.
Be a trusted member of the team by developing and counselling junior members of staff.

Skills and attributes for success

Experienced equity and/or employment tax practitioner
Enthusiastic and energetic; able to embrace new ways of working.
Team player: ability to integrate with new teams quickly
Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
Strong technical skills and keen to develop further
Ability to build strong client relationships
Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines, monitor own budget
Working understanding and technical competencies of key equity and/or employment tax concepts including:
Experience of equity incentives/share plans
Calculations in respect of crossborder withholding on grant to vest/exercise on share gains
Expenses and Benefits (P11Ds and PSAs processing)
HMRC communications (Audits and disclosures)
Employment Status (Selfemployed and IR35)
Working on global governance projects

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 ability to manage client expectations
Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
Excellent communicator in range of situations both written and oral

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 clientfacing professio